Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Dinesh Kamath's article on Raveena Tandon that was published in 'Newsband'


Raveena Tandon is slowly and surely making a comeback on the small screen. She has already generated quite a stir by stepping into a few talent shows. She wants to write a book on children who participated in the reality show. She was so much impressed by the performances of the little contestants that she couldn't stop herself from keeping coming for the show. If Chhote Ustad is a case in point, then the cookery show, Kitchen King, is another show where Raveena has shown her talent. Raveena will be seen in quite a few similar shows apart from being a regular in Mumbai's social functions. This National Award winning actress is slowly getting on her feet when it comes to her acting career. She is getting back to her acting career but it need not necessarily be Bollywood. She is looking for more meaningful projects right now. She might be biased towards arty films right now. Raveena is keen on being part of few TV projects because she is making a comeback on the small screen. She has also recently done a Bengali film called Laboratory which is based on a work of Rabindranath Tagore. She is not keen on doing movies with jhatka-matka anymore. Every actor goes through a phase and so did she. At that time, there were these dances that she used to be known for. But she has grown out of it. She likes doing unconventional, serious and message-based cinema now. Raveena, the 'mast, mast' lady returned to the small screen with “Amul Chhote Ustaad - Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz.” The show, produced by Saibaba Telefilms was a singing competition that brought together young singers from India and Pakistan. Raveena will also be seen on silver screen with her film Agni.
Raveena is an avid supporter of a variety of social causes and has been an active participant in many social awareness and campaigns. She has also shaken a leg to her famous 'Mast Mast' song on the special Qawwali episode on the show.
Celebrities' writing a book is the latest fad. Raveena, who has lived a colourful life is not chronicling her very interesting life and times, but is all set to write a book about her experience on reality shows. She is very serious about her stint as an author and will look to pursue her passion for writing in the near future too. Many publishers have approached Raveena. But Raveena is not in a hurry to tell all just yet.
Raveena and singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya were guests of honour at 'Natraj Gopi Krishna Nrityotsav 2010'. It was a unique event that was staged by many celebrated artists from all over India. The event was an amalgamation of Rasa, Bhava and Taal which was well gifted with rhythmic footwork, gestures and postures.
Just recently, Nawaz Modi Singhania, wife of Mumbai-based industrialist Gautam Singhania unveiled her first solo exhibition in the capital. Titled 'Movement, Dance and Speed', the artworks in the exhibition were created by Shilpi Chawla. Raveena was invited for this show. This was her first show in Delhi. She didn't know much about the city. Hence it took her some time to know more about Delhi.
Raveena has been getting a lot of offers from Bollywood, but she is occupied with both her kids and therefore, it becomes very difficult for her to take time out. She doesn't want to ignore them. However, she has signed three movies and some projects for the small screen. Shooting has already begun, but it's not that easy for her to go for shoots. Her children keep calling her on the sets and she tries to rush back home.
Raveena has also been attending a lot of social functions. She felt nice about the fact that she could catch up with her friends who had lost contact with her over these years.
Thus this powerful actress has created a niche for herself in the mainstream cinema but at the same time has been extremely applauded for her performances in flicks like Satta and Daman.
Raveena's fans are very eager to see her back on the Big Screen ant that too in a big way. At least I feel that she won't disappoint her fans. Good Luck, Raveena!

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