Raveena Tandon Shares How She Bagged Her Debut Movie 'Patthar Ke Phool'

With ‘Patthar Ke Phool' (1991) starring Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon made her acting debut in the Hindi film industry.

Raveena discussed her first film in 'The Kapil Sharma Show'.

New Delhi: In 1991, with the release of ‘Patthar Ke Phool,’ starring Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon made her acting debut in the Hindi film industry. The actor explained how she landed her first major role. She has recently attended 'The Kapil Sharma Show' as a guest. Raveena discussed her first film as part of a segment honouring three of India's most accomplished women: Sudha Murty, Raveena, and Guneet Monga.

Kapil Sharma, who is the host of the talk show, asked Raveena about her debut film and the circumstances surrounding her casting.

Raveena reflected on her past by recalling how she and her friends often visited a new pizza place on Linking Road during her freshman year of college. 

She shared, "One day, while we were there, I saw Vivek Vaswani and Anant Balani sitting nearby. They were discussing the heroine for Salman Khan's second film and Anant pointed towards me and asked Vivek to talk to me. Vivek didn't recognise me, but I recognised him as he is my brother's friend and I told him the same when he asked my name. He realised I was Ravi Ji's daughter and that's how we connected."

She further said, "Simultaneously, I was interning with Prahlad Kakkar and assisting him in shoots. Whenever there was no model available, he would make me stand in for free. During one of these shoots in Bandra, Bunty Walia noticed me, told Salman I would be perfect for films, and brought Salman to meet me.

"However, Salman didn't personally meet me, but he noticed from a distance. Meanwhile, my father received a call from Salim ji and that's how I got another opportunity. You know how destiny works, what's written in it will always happen," she concluded.

‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ airs on Sony Pictures Television.

Meanwhile, Raveena Tandon’s forthcoming film is ‘Patna Shukla,’ and a romantic comedy ‘Gudchadhi,’ starring Sanjay Dutt.

(With inputs from IANS)