Raveena Tandon talks about her career-shaping director E Niwas

Sub-heading: Raveena Tandon credits E Niwas for giving her the career shift that she was looking for

Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon has been in the film industry for over three decades and has managed to make a mark for herself. She recently talked about one of the directors who has played a major role in shaping her career – E Niwas. According to the actress, he gave her the career shift she was looking for and helped her break away from the barrage of commercial films that were coming her way.

Paragraph 1: E Niwas gave Raveena Tandon the career shift she was looking for
Raveena Tandon has worked with several directors in her career, but according to her, E Niwas has played a significant role in shaping it. The actress recently opened up about the director and said that he gave her the career shift she was looking for.

Paragraph 2: Raveena Tandon’s desire to break away from commercial films
Raveena Tandon had done several commercial films like ‘Dulhe Raja’, ‘Anari No 1’, and ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’. However, she was looking to break away from the cliched roles and explore something different. In her own words, “I wanted to be seen in roles which people haven’t seen me doing.”

Paragraph 3: Raveena Tandon’s meeting with Ram Gopal Varma for ‘Shool’
E Niwas came to Raveena Tandon with the script of ‘Shool’, but the film’s producer Ram Gopal Varma was not convinced that the actress would fit the serious role. However, Raveena was determined and went to meet Ram Gopal Varma with E Niwas. During a test shoot for the film, Ram Gopal Varma was surprised to see Raveena in a new avatar and changed his mind about casting her.

Bullet points:

• E Niwas gave Raveena Tandon the career shift that she was looking for.
• Raveena Tandon wanted to break away from the barrage of commercial films that were coming her way.
• Ram Gopal Varma wasn’t convinced about Raveena Tandon’s suitability for the role in ‘Shool’.
• Raveena Tandon went to meet Ram Gopal Varma with E Niwas and Manoj Bajpayee.
• Ram Gopal Varma was surprised to see Raveena in a new avatar during a test shoot for ‘Shool’.