Actress Raveena Tandon’s father and legendary filmmaker Ravi Tandon passed away at the age of 86. Indian Film & TV Directors Association (IFTDA) is mourning the demise of director producer and writer Ravi Tandon who passed away due to respiratory failure.
Hon. President of IFTDA Ashoke Pandit took to the micro-blogging site and shared a letter on his Twitter handle along with letter “@DirectorsIFTDA mourns the sad demise of well Known Producer – Director respected #RaviTandon Ji. Our heartfelt condolences to the entire family.”
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/1493245453512572937?t=yUIqEmf4SXBHvcFxfIGs4Q&s=19
Meanwhile, like a doting daughter, Raveena Tandon performed the last rites of her late father Ravi Tandon. Defying the age-old tradition of performing last rites only by son, the actress lights her father’s pyre and makes history.
Ravi Tandon was a renowned name in Indian cinema in the 1970s-1980s. He was a director, producer and writer. He has directed films such as Nazrana, starring Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi and Smita Patil; Khel Khel Mein, featuring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor; Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Majboor; and Anhonee with Sanjeev Kumar in the lead role. He was suffering from lung fibrosis from the past few years and he passed away due to respiratory failure.
