Ravi Tandon

Indian film director and producer (1935–2022)

Ravi Tandon

Born| (1935-02-17)17 February 1935

Agra, United Provinces, British India

Died| 11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 86)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation(s)| Film director
Film producer
Years active| 1960–1987
Children| 2, including Raveena Tandon
Relatives| Rakhee Tandon (daughter-in-law)

Ravi Tandon (17 February 1935 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian film director and producer. He also worked as an assistant director and story writer. He was the father of actress Raveena Tandon.

Ravi Tandon directed a number of hit movies, the most popular among these are Khel Khel Mein, Anhonee, Nazrana, Majboor, Khud-daar, Zindagi. Ravi Tandon was born in a Punjabi family in Agra.[1] Tandon and his wife Veena had a son Rajeev, a producer and director who made the television series Heena, and a daughter, film actress Raveena Tandon.[2] His 22nd directorial venture Nazrana with Rajesh Khanna in the lead was the 5th highest grosser of the year in 1987. He died of respiratory failure at his residence in Mumbai on 11 February 2022, at the age of 86. He had pulmonary fibrosis in the last few years of his life.[3]

## Filmography

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Year | Film | Notes

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As Director
1987  | Nazrana |
1986  | Ek Main Aur Ek Tu |
1985  | Jawaab |
Rahi Badal Gaye |
| Bond 303 |
1984  | Aan Aur Shaan |
1982  | Khud-daar |
1981  | Waqt Ki Deewar |
1979  | Jhoota Kahin Ka |
1978  | Chor Ho To Aisa |
Muqaddar |
1976  | Zindagi |
1975  | Apne Rang Hazaar |
Khel Khel Mein |
1974  | Majboor |
Nirmaan |
1973  | Anhonee |
As Producer
1986  | Ek Main Aur Ek Tu |
1975  | Apne Rang Hazaar |
1973  | Anhonee |
As Assistant Director
1963  | Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke | Chief Assistant Director
1960  | Love in Simla | Assistant
As Writer
1973  | Anhonee | Story
As Actor
1960  | Love in Simla |

## References

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1. ^ "Filmmaker Ravi Tandon, father of actress Raveena, dies at 86". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
2. ^ "'Khud-daar' director Ravi Tandon, father of Raveena, passes away". IANS. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
3. ^ "Filmmaker Ravi Tandon dies at 87". Press Trust of India.

## External links

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* Ravi Tandon at IMDb

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