Shocking: Raveena Tandon recalls being body-shamed by female journalists

There is no denying the fact that Raveena Tandon used to be one of the reigning queens of Bollywood back in the 90s. She delivered back-to-back hit films at the box office and gave a tough competition to several well-established actresses of that era.

And when we talk about the glorious 90s, how can we forget to mention the most sensational song of that decade? Yes, we are talking about ‘Tip Tip Barsa Pani’, filmed on Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar. Tandon had set the silver screen on fire with her sensuous dance moves. Not just the older generation, people from the new generation are also in love with the hit song. But not many people know that despite looking so gorgeous in all her films in her heyday, Tandon had faced body-shaming by other female journalists back in the 90s.

Recalling her early days in the industry, Raveena Tandon said, “You will be shocked to know that some of these women editors that I see today who are now probably not editors anymore but they walk around with this big badge of being feminists. Unfortunately, those same women used to body-shame, humiliate and bring down another woman just because they were probably in love with a hero or hero-worship or the hero promised them the next big cover for their magazine.”

The Andaz Apna Apna (1994) actress went on to add, “They would not give a damn. And you were completely at their mercy. So, if they did not like you, it was a personal vendetta that would happen, and you had no choice. That’s why sometimes I thank social media that today, we have a direct reach. If there is proof about something, ‘Here it is. This is exactly what happened, not what they are saying.’ Even if they had to apologize, it would be that one thin line below which nobody would even bother reading because once the headline was out and it was on the stands, it had villainized you completely.”

Raveena Tandon is currently busy promoting her upcoming streaming show Aranyak, set to premiere on Netflix.