India, July 3 -- In the 90s, Raveena Tandon starred in some of the most iconic comedies of Hindi cinema, be it Dulhe Raja, Pardesi Babu, or Andaz Apna Apna. The actor returned to the genre with Welcome to the Jungle, the multi-starrer that released in theatres last week. However, as the film receives criticism for not giving many of its female characters much to do, Raveena has admitted that female actors have been reduced to 'glamorous catalysts' in Bollywood comedies.

In an interaction with PTI, Raveena spoke about how Sridevi paved the way for female stars in comedy, calling her the ultimate "gold standard" for female comic performances in Indian cinema. "What she did in Mr India, the whole Hawa Hawai sequence, Charlie Chaplin act and...