

There is a subtle message in this that reaches out to many Kasturi Dogras, who are facing the same (dilemma) of certain decisions to make, with no emotional backing.” It is important for me to pick up scripts that are about women empowerment. If you look at the movies I have done, there has always been some messaging in it. My character is fierce, independent, passionate. “It was a strong female character driven show.

The series is directed by Vinay Vyakul, with filmmaker Rohan Sippy attached as the showrunner. The 47-year-old actor, who returns to the screen after the 2017 romantic drama “Shab”, said “Aranyak” offered her the opportunity to bring to the forefront the struggle women go through, juggling their personal and professional lives. The harder they tried to put me down, the stronger I wanted to bounce back,” Tandon told PTI. I thank those people because they gave me the drive to bounce back ever harder. “You also thank those, who were not there for you, who probably tried to kick you at a time when you were down at your lowest and tried to completely bury you. There are times when you thank your family for being your backbone, for being there for you. It was a man’s world then but I see a great change today. If you are talented, hardworking and sincere, no one can take it away from you. “Perseverance, hard work will always get rewarded. When asked, how did Tandon navigate the patriarchal set up of Bollywood to remain consistently on the top, the actor said there were breaking points, but her will power and family always had her back. She is now set to make her digital debut with the Netflix series, “Aranyak”, which features her as a cop named Kasturi Dogra, torn between investigating a case and giving time to her family, while making her presence felt in a system that favours men. Tandon made her screen debut with the 1991 action film “Patthar Ke Phool” and emerged as one of the top female stars of the decade, featuring in money spinners like “Mohra”, “Diwale”, “Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi” and “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan”. Actor Raveena Tandon looks back at her journey of 30 years in Bollywood and says she made her way through the male dominated industry by sheer hard work.
