Rakhi Tandon Divorce With Raveena Tandon’s Brother Rajiv

failed marriage hasn’t affected me’

After a divorce and a self-imposed break from the small screen, Hum Paanch’s Sweety is back in an all-new avtar

We best remember her for her unforgettable role as Sweety in Hum Paanch. Then, Rakhi Tandon was in the news for her not-so-amicable divorce with Raveena Tandon’s brother Rajiv. And then the talented actress who made comedy seem so easy, simply vanished, both from the big screen and from television. But she’s back now, with a new serial, a new role, a new look and a renewed zest for life.

Admitting she hasn’t been in the limelight since a while now, Rakhi goes on to say that it was a deliberate move to give up work for personal reasons. “But now I’m back with a bang, not just on the small screen but in films too,” smiles Rakhi, as she proceeds to relate her numerous upcoming film projects which include Golmaal Returns and Money Hain Toh Honey Hain.

“I’m doing a lot of comedies with some fantastic characters!” But doesn’t she feel her talent is being limited, that she is being typecast? “I look at it in a positive way. I’m more comfortable doing comedy, and honestly, I take it as a huge compliment that I’m categorised in the comic bracket. It’s very easy to make people cry, but it’s very, very difficult to make them laugh!” says Rakhi, on a serious note.

Yet, her role in her comeback serial Jiya Jale on 9X sees her in a different avatar. “She’s not a negative character, but she’s not all good either. She’s a very grey character, someone who always reacts according to the situation. It’s an integral character in the storyline, in essence, she unveils the story,” is what Rakhi is willing to reveal. All she promises is that she will be seen in a never-before avatar in terms of her role and her styling — her character will don a sari.

Professionally, she’s doing fine, but on the personal front, does she still believe it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? “Of course, love is the most beautiful thing, it should happen to everybody. I still completely believe in love and marriage; my failed marriage hasn’t affected me.”

As we promised, the new-and-zesty Rakhi’s back!