Raveena Tandon on her broken engagement with Akshay Kumar: ‘What’s the big…’

In the glitzy, glamorous world of Bollywood, celebrities are always under public gaze. Whether it is for a statement they made, their interpersonal relationship, or the outfit they wore. Everything that celebrities do becomes a headline, and sometimes, while they might have moved on from a particular situation, their fans would still stay stuck. One such similar story is of Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon. Back in the day, Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar shared a romantic relationship; soon, their love story took a serious turn, and the duo got engaged. However, things didn’t pan out as expected, and they ended up breaking their engagement.

Raveena Tandon on still being linked with Akshay Kumar

However, even today, Raveena’s name continues to appear alongside Akshay Kumar’s in headlines, something the actress admits still surprises her. Addressing this in an interview, Raveena revealed how she chooses to deal with it today.

Speaking about this, Raveena shared that even now, more than 25 years after their breakup, her name is frequently linked with Akshay’s. When she was told that even today, if you Google “Raveena Tandon,” Akshay Kumar’s name comes up, she said, “We broke up 25–30 years ago, and it still pops up.”

Raveena further clarified that both she and Akshay had long moved on from that phase. “Once I had moved out of his life, I was already dating someone else, and he had moved on and was dating someone else,” she said. She further added, “So where will jealousy even come from? I don’t understand why people can’t move on when we already have. One broken engagement is still stuck in my head; I don’t know why.”

Raveena Tandon on evolution in people’s perception

Reflecting on how times have changed, Raveena said, “Girls have been changing boyfriends every week in college since then and even now. But one broken engagement from the 90s is still attached to my name,” she said. “Everyone moves on. People get divorced; people start new lives. So what’s the big deal?”

The actress also revealed how she learned to tune out the noise. “I would never read anything that was written about that. Why unnecessarily increase your blood pressure? Gossip magazines of the 90s were the worst.” Speaking about having a cordial relationship with Akshay Kumar even today, she said, “We were a hit pair during Mohra, and even now, when we bump into each other, we meet, we chat. Everyone has moved on.”