When Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar called off their engagement, several articles did the round about how Raveena was handling her breakup. From a rumoured suicide attempt to Raveena adopting two girls, every aspect of the actress’ life was under the radar. She recently addressed these and opened up about that time in her life.
In an interview with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, Raveena said, “Yes, what’s the big deal? So many relationships break up, people move on, you remain friends… You realise we were not good as partners but we’re good as friends. So what’s the big deal? I don’t understand. I was absolutely fine. The bigger fuss was made in the media, because in those days, they wanted to sell their magazines. But personally, amongst us, between my friends, and what my family thought mattered to me. Beyond a certain point, what people thought did not matter to me.”
Talking about when Raveena adopted two girls after the breakup, she said, “There was absolutely no control on the kind of stories that would go around. So, the day I got my two girls home… They were not getting the life that they deserved, I felt, and this was something that was happening closer to home, and I decided to take charge. The day I turned 21 I brought them in. I couldn’t watch it unfold in front of me and not do anything. That is how I’ve always been, sticking my nose into places where it doesn’t belong.” Raveena added that her adopted daughters were primarily brought up by her parents and they helped bring up her two biological children with husband Anil Thadani.
Akshay and Raveena will soon be seen together in Welcome to the Jungle, after several years. Talking about working with Raveena after 20 years, Akshay had earlier told ANI, “We’ve done maximum hit films together and I am looking forward to starting the shoot after a long long time and we will be together on the same screen.” Akshay and Raveena have collaborated on several hit films including Mohra, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, among others.
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