Raveena Tandon shares why she picked Salman Khan for her debut film and not Sanjay Dutt on Aapka Apna Zakir

Raveena disclosed her reason for declining roles opposite Sanjay Dutt, Chunky Pandey, Lucky Ali, and others.

Published: Monday,Sep 02, 2024 07:45 AM GMT-06:00

Yukta Khanna

Yesterday, the stunning actress Raveena Tandon graced the episode of Aapka Apna Zakir. Her first film was alongside Salman Khan in Patthar Ke Phool. She disclosed her reason for declining roles opposite Sanjay Dutt, Chunky Pandey, Lucky Ali, and others.

When Zakir Khan questioned Raveena Tandon about her debut film, which she did back in her school days, the Mohra star reminisced about Patthar Ke Phool. She mentioned that she chose to do the movie with Salman Khan due to its connection to Maine Pyaar Kia.

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"Salman ke saath kyu haa ki kyuki next day jab mei college pahuchi, Maine Pyaar Kia release hui thi. Toh meri jitni saheliyan thi, unhone kaha please yaar yeh film hum log ke liye kardeh. Hum log buss set pe aake Salman ko milenge, dekhenge aur phir tu industry chodh dena. Unke dabav mei maine Patthar Ke Phool Ha Kardi, uske baad kabhi peeche mudke dekha nai", she quipped.

The actress from Bade Miyan Chote Miyan shared that she had just completed class 10 and was in FYJC at Mithibai College during the filming of Patthar Ke Phool. "I always tell everyone that I'm in this industry by default," she added. She began assisting her father, the late Ravi Tandon, when she was in class 8. At one point, she aspired to become a pilot and later an IPS officer, drawing inspiration from Kiran Bedi.

Rasha Thadani's mom, Raveena, rightfully agreed that "Qismat mei joh likha hota hai, hona hi hota hai" (Whatever is in your destiny, will take place.) The gorgeous actress then shared how she landed the role in Patthar Ke Phool. "Hum log ek restaurant mei thei, joh director thei Anant Balani, Vivek Vaswani ji was the co-producer, woh dono turant aaye mere paas. Mujhse pucha can we get your name, dad's number. Do not get upset."

As fate would have it, Vivek ended up becoming friends with Raveena's brother, Rajiv Tandon. It was then that he discovered Raveena's relation to Ravi Tandon, leading to the offer of the role in Patthar Ke Phool to her.