Not Aware About Phone Ban: Raveena Tandon On Lingaraj Temple Row

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon, who has landed in a soup for filming inside the ‘no shooting zone’ in Bhubaneswar’s Lingaraj Temple has clarified that she was not aware of the phone ban.

“I had absolutely no idea about the people, who were filming me. Since everyone around me was carrying cell phones, they clicked selfies with me. One of them asked me about my fitness regime and sought some beauty tips. He filmed me when I was replying to questions,” Raveena was quoted by a national daily.

Later replying to one of the tweets, the actor said, “temple authorities  distraught as everyone around me (organisers/security/pandits/locals) using cellphones, clicking videos, taking selfies, I was not aware of phone ban.hence the issue.” (sic)

The incident came to the fore when a video clip of the actor offering beauty tips surfaced on social media.