Soni Razdan
Soni Razdan officially known as Soni Razdan Bhatt was her married name is a British actress and film director who works in Hindi films. She is the mother of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt and married to Mahesh Bhatt. She is aunt of Emraan Hashmi.
Early life
Razdan was born in Birmingham, UK, to Gertrude Hoelzer, a German woman, and Narendra Nath Razdan, aKashmiri Pandit. She is the mother of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt.
Career
Razdan started her career in English theatre with John Fowler's The Collector and her Hindi stage career with Bund Darvaze, Satyadev Dubey's adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit.Her photos were seen by Franco Zeffirelli who wanted to cast her as Mary in his miniseries, Jesus of Nazareth. The role, however, was given to Olivia Hussey and Razdan was cast as a young grieving mother as well as appearing as an extra in other scenes.
She appeared as Sulochana in the hit Doordarshan TV series Buniyaad. She also acted in Indian TV serials Saahil, Gaatha and has been a regular on Indian television. In 2002, she turned to direction with Aur Phir Ek Din on Star Plus, a take-off on One Fine Day starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney.
She has also acted in Bollywood movies. Razdan directed a film called Love Affair that was expected to be released in 2016, but did not.
She acted in Meghna Gulzar's Raazi which also starred her daughter Alia in the lead role. This was the first time when she shared the screen with Alia where she played the character of Alia's mother. Soni played the lead role in the film Yours Truly where she portrayed the character of a lonely middle-aged government employee Mithi Kumar.
Personal Life
Razdan married film director Mahesh Bhatt on 20 April 1986.She is the mother of Shaheen Bhatt actress Alia Bhatt, step mother of Pooja Bhatt & Rahul Bhatt and the aunt of Emraan Hashmi.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | 36 Chowringhee Lane | Rosemary, Violet's niece | |
| 1981 | Ahista Ahista | ||
| 1983 | Mandi | Nadira | |
| 1984 | Saaransh | Sujata Suman | |
| 1985 | Trikaal | ||
| 1985 | Khamosh | ||
| 1986 | On Wings of Fire | ||
| 1998 | Such a Long Journey | ||
| 1990 | Daddy | ||
| 1991 | Sadak | ||
| 1991 | Saathi | ||
| 1993 | Sir | ||
| 1993 | Gumrah | ||
| 2001 | Monsoon Wedding | ||
| 2004 | Dobara | ||
| 2005 | Page 3 | ||
| 2006 | Jaan-E-Mann | ||
| 2011 | Patiala House | Dimple Bua | |
| 2011 | Love Breakups Zindagi | ||
| 2013 | Shootout at Wadala | ||
| 2016 | Love Affair | ||
| 2018 | Raazi | Teji Khan | |
| 2018 | Yours Truly | Mithi Kumar | |
| 2019 | Noblemen | Shay's Mother | |
| 2019 | No Fathers in Kashmir | Halima | |
| 2019 | The Verdict - State vs Nanavati | ZEE5 | |
| 2019 | War | Nafeesa Rahmani | Final Film |
Director
| Film | Year |
| Nazar | 2005 |
| Adnan Khan | 2009 |
| Love Affair | 2016 |