Fees for actresses were low in the 90s Fees for actresses were low in the 90s: Raveena Tandon said, 'What a hero was paid for one film, a heroine was paid after doing 15-16 films'.

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Raveena Tandon, one of the hit actresses of the 90s, has spoken about her film career. In an interview to Indian Express, Raveena said that she later realized that she had been stereotyped in her career as actresses in those days had very few choices and did not have the freedom to choose anything of their choice.

Raveena has acted in many hit films including 'Mohra', 'Khiladio Ka Khiladi'

Raveena has acted in many hit films including ‘Mohra’, ‘Khiladio Ka Khiladi’

Raveena said, ‘Actresses used to lag behind in fees as well’

Raveena said, ‘When I started my career, there was a lot of stereotyping. We used to work not in one or two films but in 10-12 films at a time. At that time, there was an idea that if the film had a big director or a big star, the film would become a superhit. During that time there was not so much focus on selection.

Fees for actresses were not high in those days. Actresses had to do 15-16 films to earn as much as Hero earned from one film. There was no career planning then so it took us a long time to establish ourselves.’

Today’s actresses are in good shape: Raveena

Raveena further said that, ‘The condition of actresses today is not the same as before. Now female stars are in good shape. Now he is getting good roles at the beginning of his career. Now times have changed. Now after ‘Om Shanti Om’, Deepika Padukone gets a film like ‘Bajirao Mastani’ after five-six films, whereas in our times, a chance to act in such a film would come only after a long career or after 20 films. Now Alia Bhatt gets a chance to work in a directorial like Imtiaz Ali’s film ‘Highway’ right after ‘Student of the Year’. This is a great period.

Raveena in the movie 'Patna Shukla'.

Raveena in the movie ‘Patna Shukla’.

Ravi was seen in the film ‘Patna Shukla’
Raveena’s previous film ‘Patna Shukla’ released on March 29. The film was released on the OTT platform Hotstar. Ravi was seen in the role of a lawyer in the film. Earlier, Ravi was seen in the web series ‘Karma Calling’ and in the coming days she also has projects like Binoy Gandhi’s Ghudchadi and the multi-starrer film ‘Welcome to the Jungle’.