Raveena Tandon says making people laugh today without offending someone is tough: ‘In the 90s, we weren’t overthinking’
Actor Raveena Tandon, who has been part of several seminal Bollywood comedies, has said that humour in the 90s was uninhibited and unapologetic, while today it is difficult to replicate that in movies, as one never knows what will trigger a social media debate. Raveena Tandon has been part of several iconic Bollywood comedies. (PTI) Raveena Tandon on humour in the 90s Raveena credits comedy hits like Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Aunty No. 1, Dulhe Raja, and Pardesi Babu as the backbone of her career in Bollywood. But she believes the landscape has changed drastically over the years. “Making people laugh without someone getting offended is probably the ultimate tightrope walk today, it is tough… In the 90s, there was an uninhibited, innocent, and totally unapologetic madness to our films. Chi Chi (Govinda) and I would react purely on instinct. We weren’t overthinking how a joke would look on a 15-second internet clip or if a line would trigger a social media debate. That raw, purely character-driven, loud-and-proud humour of the 90s is rare now …
