Akshay got Padma Shri in 2009, way before he started doing "desh-bhakti" films. And, if the likes of Kangana or KJO can get a Padma Shri, then I have no problem in Raveena getting one too.
Having said that, there are far more deserving people right now in Bollywood itself, for Padma Shri than Raveena. She wasn't even been part of any culturally significant films in the 90s, like Madhuri. Neither she ever known as an artsy actress like Shabana Azmi or Nandita Das. She did several off-beat films though, but nothing concrete.
On personal front, although it's not an achievement, she adopted her cousin's daughters Pooja and Chaya in 1995 after their mother had passed away. Technically, she became a single mother at the age of 23-24 something. So, in a way, she broke some stigma back then and did something unusual.
She is definitely an underrated actress, and she was far more versatile than Karisma.👍🏼 I agree.
Edited by diasingh2 - 1 years ago
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