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In the 1990s when Bollywood was transforming itself many actors including Akshay Kumar Ajay Devgn and Govinda climbed the ladder of success by delivering power-packed performances. Despite being in a male-dominated profession there was an actress of the time who made her way up and within only a few years gave tough competition to all her male co-actors. She was none other than Raveena Tandon. Raveena started her career in Bollywood in the 90s. She is the daughter of the famous producer-director late Ravi Tandon. While Raveena became a famous figure in the industry you will be shocked to know that Raveena never wanted to be an actress. Yes you read that right! Just like her father Raveena also wanted to try her luck in direction. However fate had something else in store for her. When she was just eight years old she assisted her father on one of his films. She also did an internship under renowned ad director Prahlad Kakkar. After assisting her father for a film during her eighth grade Raveena Tandon started learning things like ad filmmaking pre- and post-production with a view to becoming a filmmaker after her 10th-grade studies. For this she took the help of Prahlad Kakkar whom she also considers her boss. During her college days Raveena continued working under Prahlad Kakkar. It was during one of these times when she was offered a film opposite Salman Khan. Upon receiving the offer Raveena was hesitant and skeptical. However it was her boss Kakkar who advised her to take the opportunity. In an interview Raveena opened up on the matter and said My boss Prahlad Kakkar also used to say that how long will you stay behind the camera you should come forward. I was rejecting offers one after the other. Then I was offered a film Patthar Ke Phool with Salman Khan. This became a game changer in Raveenas career and she made her debut in 1991 with Patthar Ke Phool. The film which starred her opposite Salman Khan was a box office success.