May 17, 2024

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Raveena Tandon on her digital debut with Aranyak: My youngsters really feel it’s a cool factor to be on Netflix

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Actor Raveena Tandon says whereas she is happy for her digital debut Aranyak resulting from its attention-grabbing script, her youngsters’ motive of pleasure is that their mom can be seen on streaming big Netflix’s present.
Tandon, one of many high Bollywood actors of the Nineties, is finest identified for her movies Mohra, Andaz Apna Apna, Laadla, Dulhe Raja, Shool, Aks, Daman, Satta and Maatr.
The 46-year-old actor described Aranyak as an intriguing sequence which traces the journey of her character, cop Kasturi Dogra.
“She has unbelievable energy. It’s not that she is making an attempt to degree herself in a person’s world, however the best way she proves herself higher than anybody else, that’s what attracted me to the present and the character.
“Being associated with the Netflix family is a joy. Even my kids are excited and tell me, ‘Mom you’re going to be on Netflix!’ It’s a cool thing for them. I have enjoyed the experience,” mentioned Tandon, who’s mom to 4 youngsters.
The actor was talking at a particular occasion of Netflix, See What’s Next India, the place the streamer introduced its 2021 slate for films and sequence.

Produced by Roy Kapur Films and Ramesh Sippy Entertainment, Aranyak options Tandon as a cop who joins fingers together with her city-bred alternative Angad (Parambrata Chatterjee) when a international teenage vacationer disappears in a Himalayan city.
The sequence is directed by Vinay Vyakul.
Tandon mentioned the crew shot the present in a marathon three-month schedule amid the pandemic with excessive security measures.
“When we were shooting in Himachal Pradesh, we would often hear of COVID cases, how shootings had to be stopped. But our safety protocols were so efficient that we could manage to finish the entire schedule without an incident,” she added.
The actor mentioned that although the Hindi movie business has progressively chronicled highly effective women-led tales each decade, it has solely gotten higher with the arrival of streaming platforms.
She believes that the digital medium has opened up the viewers to be extra receptive for numerous content material, which in flip has empowered actors and filmmakers.

“We have see women take charge in the industry but with a global platform like Netflix coming in, even our audience has become aware. They know of different cinemas, watch international content…”

“Which gives us an opportunity to explore untold stories, different format, experiment with cinema. Even the way they view an Indian woman, their perspective has changed. Women protagonists have been more prominent than the male ones, especially on Netflix,” Tandon added.