Raveena Tandon attends the HT India's Most Stylish Awards 2023 in Mumbai. File/AFP

Amid reports that actress Raveena Tandon has liked a post on social media, which questioned the newbies Agastya Nanda and Khushi Kapoor for their acting, the ‘Mohra’ star said the “like was made in error”, and called it “genuine mistake”. A video of the recently released teen musical drama ‘The Archies’ went viral on the internet, featuring a scene of Agastya and Khushi.

The viral video had a caption that read: “Acting died here.” Reportedly, Raveena had liked the post, which was noticed by the netizens, and she was trolled on the social media. Taking note of the same, the actor in a now deleted post wrote: “Touch buttons and social media. A genuine mistake has been blown out of proportion. The like was made in error, and something that I was not even aware of that had been pressed by scrolling. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and hurt this may have caused.”

The film is directed by Zoya Akhtar, and stars Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi Saigal and Yuvraj Menda. The screenplay is by Reema Kagti. The heartfelt coming-of-age tale set in the idyllic backdrop of the 1960s, ‘The Archies’ draws viewers into the lives of a beloved group of teenagers. The film is a collaborative effort between Netflix India, Tiger Baby, Archie Comics, and Graphic India.

It is streaming on Netflix. Meanwhile, Raveena was last seen in the movie ‘One Friday Night’ and ‘KGF Chapter 2’. She next has ‘Ghudchadi’ in her kitty. Raveena Tandon is a recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award. In 2023, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian honour.

The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film Patthar Ke Phool, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Tandon established herself by playing the leading lady in the commercially successful action films Dilwale (1994), Mohra (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), and Ziddi (1997).

She earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1994 drama Laadla and in the late 1990s, she collaborated with Govinda in several successful comedies, including Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Dulhe Raja (1998) and Anari No.1 (1999).

She also played against type in the crime dramas Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) and Shool (1999). In the 2000s, Tandon ventured into arthouse cinema with roles in the 2001 films Daman and Aks, both of which garnered her critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award for Best Actress for the former and a Filmfare Special Performance Award for the latter.

Post her marriage with film distributor Anil Thadani, Tandon took a break from films. She intermittently appeared on television with shows like the Sahara One drama Sahib Biwi Gulam (2004), the dance reality show Chak De Bachche (2008) and talk shows Isi Ka Naam Zindagi (2012) and Simply Baatien With Raveena (2014).

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