Another South vs Bollywood debate! Raveena Tandon recalls Hindi films needed 200 crew members when South industry did same work with 9 people

Actress Raveena Tandon, popularly known for her work in Hindi films, has also worked in numerous South Indian films. In a recent interview, Raveena recalled about her time working on the 1995 movie ‘Taqdeerwala’, produced by Suresh Productions, a production company based in Hyderabad. She revealed that the financial limitations in the region made them more resource-efficient, something that wasn't the case in the Hindi cinema industry.

 

 

In an interview with Rajshri Unplugged on YouTube, Raveena revealed that she and co-star Venkatesh were supposed to shoot five songs in Mauritius for ‘Taqdeerwala’, but they only went with a crew of nine people, which left her shocked.

The actress said, “We shot five songs in Mauritius with a crew of only 9 people, no light men, no generators, no lights, nothing. They shot the songs with two baby lights and only reflectors, the ones with the silver foil. That’s how all the songs were shot and you look at the quality of those songs.” Further, she recalled that cinematographer K Ravindra Babu shot these songs. She said, "I can never forget that." ‘Taqdeerwala’ was the remake of the Telugu film ‘Yamaleela’, which was directed by K Murali Mohana Rao.

 

 

Raveena remembered that the international outdoor locations where she used to shoot Hindi films had a crew of around 200 people, which left her wondering why so many people were required for work that could be completed by only nine people. She stated, “When I would shoot in Mumbai and we would go for outdoors from here, to Switzerland or some other place, 200 people would go along. I used to say why do you need so many people when we can do all of this work with 10 people?”