Raveena Tandon addressed her state of mind following the public dissolution of her engagement with Akshay Kumar, and the rumours that followed.

Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar were engaged in the late 1990s.

Actor Raveena Tandon addressed her public breakup with Akshay Kumar, and the rumours that followed about her having taken a drastic measure immediately afterwards. She also spoke about adopting two girls at around the same time, and being criticised for that as well. Raveena and Akshay will collaborate with each other for the first time in 20 years with the upcoming Welcome to the Jungle.

In an interview with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, she was asked if she laughs about all the ‘theories’ that did the rounds after her engagement with Akshay was called off. “Yes, what’s the big deal? So many relationships break up, people move on, you remain friends… You realise we were not good as partners but we’re good as friends. So what’s the big deal? I don’t understand. I was absolutely fine. The bigger fuss was made in the media, because in those days, they wanted to sell their magazines. But personally, amongst us, between my friends, and what my family thought mattered to me. Beyond a certain point, what people thought did not matter to me.”