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Raveena Tandon Turns 53: Lesser-Known Facts About Bollywood’s ‘Mast Mast Girl’

Unraveling Raveena - India’s original ‘Mast Mast Girl’ hits 53, and the backstories are even curlier than her famous dance moves. If you’d asked any Mumbai taxi driver in the ’90s, “Who’s that girl stealing the show?” odds are, the answer was Raveena Tandon. Not because she did the expected. She rarely did. Example: Once, mid-filming, while other celebs ducked into limos, she’d wander straight off set to grab a vada pav from a roadside stall. That much is clear - Raveena isn’t one for fuss and feathers. She’s a local, through and through, with more Mumbai in her bones than Marine Drive’s endless traffic circles. Maybe that’s why fans still call her “Munmun,” a pet name you’d hear only in Indian households stacked with mischievous cousins. That Wild Name Game (@officialraveenatandon/Instagram) Here’s something you won’t find in most biographies - her name is nothing if not a family mashup. ...

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