Was There A Relationship Between Rahul Dravid And Raveena Tandon? Here’s The Truth

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Bollywood is known for many scandalous link-ups and affairs rumors. And, Raveena Tandon too made headlines in the past due to her affairs. Famous actress Raveena Tandon has earned a big name in the Bollywood film industry. There has been a lot of headlines from her films to his relationship with Akshay Kumar. Apparently, she was about to be engaged to Mr. Khiladi. However, unfortunately, her relationship with Akshay Kumar did not last long as she caught him red-handed with Rekha and Sushmita Sen.

Apart from Akshay Kumar, her name has also been associated with many people. And among those big names, one of them was our beloved former batsman of the Indian Cricket Team, Rahul Dravid. Yes, you heard it right. There was a lot of news in the year 2002 about the affair of actress and Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid. The news got viral to the extent that they are about to get married. However, Raveen was very surprised when she came to know about this.

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The actress had revealed that she must have met him once with a friend, but does not even know Rahul Dravid personally. On the other hand, she spoke openly about her relationship with Akshay.

Raveena Tandon And Akshay Kumar Relationship

During the shooting of the film “Mohra,” Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon’s love started. The couple was about to get married but Akshay Kumar’s name started being associated with Rekha. As a result, there was a rift in their relationship, and they separated. However, both Akshay and Rekha never broke their silence on this. Raveena spoke openly about her breakup in the interview.

Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar photoshoot
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According to the actress, the relationship of Akshay with Rekha was the reason behind his breakup with Raveena. Raveena even said that she had caught Akshay red-handed with the actress Sushmita Sen and Rekha.

Rumor Of Raveena Tandon Dating Indian Cricketer, Rahul Dravid

In the year 2002, Rahul Dravid was an eligible bachelor. Perhaps that is why Raveena Tandon was romantically linked with the cricketer even though they had never met each other. Many people also believed that they were about to get married. However, the actress herself denied such rumors in an interview with Filmfare and claimed she doesn’t even know him personally.

raveena tandon and Rahul Dravid
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When asked about her rumored relationship with cricketer Rahul Dravid, she said in an interview with Filmfare, “For God’s sake, he is not even an acquaintance. I would have understood had he been a friend or something.” She further continued, “Poor fellow, I don’t have anything against him, but it’s very upsetting. At the moment I am focusing on my work only.”

However, Raveena agreed that she had met Rahul Dravid before. And, also added that she has many male friends in Bollywood and Dravid is surely not one of them. The actress said, “I have met him at functions and there was, as usual, polite exchange of pleasantries. And I go out with friends quite often. He must have been a part of it.” She further clarified, “I haven’t met him, alone, simply because I don’t know him so well. I have male friends like Govinda, Suniel Shetty, and Salman Khan. He doesn’t figure anywhere.”

Reason Behind The Rumors Of Raveena And Rahul Dating

Rahul Dravid and Raveena Tandon
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In the interview with Filmfare, Raveena was asked if she knows the reason behind this rumor of her and Dravid dating. She said, “I don’t know how the whole thing started. Maybe because I am not seeing anybody and he is also an eligible bachelor. People link up when you don’t have any remote idea.” She explained with another rumor, “Recently, I was linked up with Sandeep Chowta (Music Director), for heaven’s sake, I don’t even know him. The poor fellow called up the next day to apologize. It’s ridiculous.”

While finalizing the interview, it was asked if it will be now awkward if she meet Dravid. To which she replied, “To an extent, yes, it spoils relationships, however polite it is. I will try to be normal if at all I meet him, but I don’t think I will bump into him.” She continued, “Don’t you think it’s high time to take control of situations? Yeah, I will do that, but it will take another six to eight months for me to properly get into that frame of mind. To stop all this I need to see somebody. But work is my focus now.”

Life Of Raveena Tandon

Raveena-Tandon and Anil Thadani in an event
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In the year 1991, Raveena Tandon made her debut with the film “Pathar Ke Phool” alongside Salman Khan. After that, the actress was untoppable and gave hit films one after the other. In 2004, she tied the knot with filmmaker and distributor Anil Thadani. Later, she got blessed with a son and three daughters. At first, she adopted two eldest daughters. And, later, she has two children from this marriage as well. This glorious and legendry actress is the mother of four children.