Showing posts with label Raveena Tandon mother. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raveena Tandon mother. Show all posts
I kept my kids away from the glam world, says Raveena's mother Veena Tandon
8:32 AM
Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; May 9, 2024)
Raveena Tandon says that her philanthropic and animal-lover side is a gift to her from her mother, Veena Tandon, who turns 82 on May 13. In her first-ever interview, the actor’s mum tells us all about her journey, raising her two kids and being married to producer Ravi Tandon.
“When I was young, I was studying most of the time. I went to The Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai, and then to SNDT College. I shifted to my sister’s house in my teen years who brought me up, since my mother was no more. So, I also lived in Dehradun (Uttarakhand). But most of the time, I was in Mumbai with my father.”
Veena got married after finishing college, and took up the “toughest job” of being a house manager. She says, “I was very happy being in the background and being a force for my husband. He was busy throughout the day, so I had to take care of both our kids (her elder son, producer Rajeev Tandon, and daughter Raveena) — taking them to school, getting them back, raising them well. My husband used to have two-three shifts in a day. I did the best I could.”
She tells us that she never attended any film party that would happen at their home. “I would always be away, along with our kids. I kept them away from all this,” quips Veena. This comes as a surprise because both her kids became part of showbiz.
Raveena adds, “I wanted to be a pilot or appear for the Indian Police Services. But when people started telling me I should try modelling or acting, it got me thinking. If my dad was my emotion, my mum is my strength. As a kid, I would always tag along with her as she was heavily into social work and collecting funds. When I decided to take in my two young girls (Raveena adopted two little girls – Pooja and Chaya) at 21, my mum took care of them when I was away shooting. I have absorbed the strength from her.”
Veena on how Raveena ended up becoming an actor....
She was not interested in films, but when she got Patthar Ke Phool (1991) with (actor) Salman Khan, her friends said, ‘Arey, Salman ke saath film hai, karo-karo.’
My mother is hale and hearty-Raveena Tandon
8:35 AM
An online report wrongly stated that Raveena Tandon lost her mother on Saturday
Subhash K Jha (DNA; September 21, 2015)
Raveena Tandon was stunned to wake up on Sunday
morning with a barrage of condolence messages from friends and
well-wishers. It took her a while to figure out what the confusion was
all about. A leading newspaper in Mumbai published a report on the
internet with the headline ‘Raveena Tandon Bereaved’. It went on to
state that Raveena lost her mother (Veena) “yesterday” (Saturday) and
that “close friends of the Tandons rushed to offer condolences.” Fuming
with rage Raveena says, “No such thing has happened. My mother is hale
and hearty and by God’s grace she has many more years to live. The
closest she came to a health issue on Saturday when she’s supposed to
have — God forbid — died, is when she had to take her dog to a vet.”
The actress got a call from the newspaper’s correspondent on Saturday. “I told her it was not true. They managed to pull it out of the print edition. But the damage was done,” says Raveena. The actress, who is extremely upset, adds, “Death is not a matter to gossip about. It concerns lives.”
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