Soni Razdan

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Soni Razdan
| image = Soni Razdan.jpg
| caption = Razdan in 2018
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|10|25}}<ref>{{cite web|title=England and Wales, Birth Registration Index|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV7K-S56X|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Mahesh Bhatt]]|1986}}
| children = Shaheen Bhatt <br/> [[Alia Bhatt]]
| relatives = See [[Bhatt]] and Hashmi family
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[film director]]
| citizenship = [[United Kingdom|British]]
}}

'''Soni Razdan''' (born 25 October 1956) also known as Soni Bhatt is a British actress and [[film director]] who works in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]. She is the mother of Bollywood actress [[Alia Bhatt]] and married to the director [[Mahesh Bhatt]].

==Early life==
Razdan was born in [[Birmingham]], [[UK]], to Gertrude Hoelzer, a [[Germans|German]] woman, and Narendra Nath Razdan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karl Hoelzer, Alia's great grandfather dared to take on the Nazi regime in his own small way and paid a very heavy price for it.|url=https://twitter.com/MaheshNBhatt/status/433454649211777024|access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUT LITTLE DID ALIA's GRANDMA GERTRUDE KNOW that her tragic story would have a happy ending.|url=https://twitter.com/MaheshNBhatt/status/433456898319196160|access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010130/ian30059.html |title=I'll voice the worries of Kashmiri muslim
|first= daily news|last=expressindia |date=30 January 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=@PoojaB1972 @MaheshNBhatt @AdrianMLevy I'm half Kashmiri Pandit and Half German..also an atheist and have not imposed any faith on my kids|url=https://twitter.com/Soni_Razdan/status/404503733880385536|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Razdan started her career in English theatre with [[John Fowles]]' ''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 (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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sonispeak.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/whats-wrong-with-poor-part-3/|title=What's Wrong With Poor Part 3|date=24 May 2016|website=sonispeak|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref name=tribune>{{cite web| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060813/spectrum/tv.htm |work=TheTribune.com |title=Soni Razdan returns |first=Spectrum |last=The Tribune |date=13 August 2006}}</ref> In 2002, she turned to direction with ''Aur Phir Ek Din'' on [[Star Plus]], a take-off on ''[[One Fine Day (film)|One Fine Day]]'' starring [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] and [[George Clooney]].<ref name="tribune"/>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/soni-razdans-directorial-venture-to-go-on-floors-in-2016/|title=Soni Razdan's directorial venture to go on floors in 2016|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 November 2015|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref><ref>[[Love Affair (unreleased film)]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/060317/soni-razdans-love-affair-put-on-hold-to-do-a-tv-series-first.html|title=Soni Razdan's Love Affair put on hold, to do a TV series first?|date=6 March 2017}}</ref>
She acted in [[Meghna Gulzar]]'s ''Raazi'' which also starred her daughter [[Alia Bhatt|Alia]] in the lead role. This was the first time when she shared the screen with [[Alia Bhatt|Alia]] where she played the character of Alia's mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/soni-razdan-after-the-scene-i-wanted-to-hug-alia-bhatt/articleshow/63871597.cms|title=Raazi movie: Soni Razdan explains why she wanted to hug daughter Alia during the shoot}}</ref> Soni played the lead role in the film [[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]] where she portrayed the character of a lonely middle-aged government employee Mithi Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/yours-truly-movie-review-soni-razdan-pankaj-tripathi-rahul-desai-zee5|title=In Yours Truly, Soni Razdan Shines In An Elegant Ode To Middle-Aged Longing|date=6 May 2019|website=Film Companion|language=en-US|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> She also appeared as the Imaaduddin Shah's mother in the 2007 movie [[Dil Dosti Etc]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099196/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Dil Dosti Etc. (2007) Full Cast & Crew|website=IMDb|language=en-US|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/dil-dosti-etc/ET00000147|title=Dil Dosti Etc |website=BookMyShow|language=en-US|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/dil-dosti-etc/cast-crew.html|title=Dil Dosti Etc|website=Filmibeat|language=en-US|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Razdan married film director [[Mahesh Bhatt]] on 20 April 1986.

She is the mother of Shaheen Bhatt (born 28 November 1988) actress [[Alia Bhatt]] (born 15 March 1993), step mother of [[Pooja Bhatt]] & [[Rahul Bhatt]] and the distant aunt of [[Emraan Hashmi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/mar/19raz.html|title=Rediff On The Net, Movies: An interview with Soni Razdan}}</ref>
==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
|''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]''
|Rosemary Stoneham
|
|-
| ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]''
| Deepa
|
|-
| 1983
|''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]] ''
|Nadira
|
|-
| 1984
|''[[Saaransh]]''
|Sujata Suman
|Nominated– [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| ''[[Trikaal]]''
|Aurora
|
|-
| ''[[Khamosh]]''
|Herself
|
|-
| 1986
|''[[On Wings of Fire]]''
|Thais
|
|-
| 1998
|''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]''
|Dilnavaz Noble
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Daddy (1989 film)|Daddy]]''
|Priya
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[Sadak]]''
| Special appearance
|
|-
| ''[[Saathi]]''
| Tina
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''[[Sir (1993 film)|Sir]]''
|Shobha Verma
|
|-
| ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]''
|Angela
|
|-
| 2001
|''[[Monsoon Wedding]]''
|Saroj Rai
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Dobara]]''
| Mrs. Devika Mehta
|
|-
| 2005
|''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]''
|Anjali Thapar
|
|-
| 2006
|''[[Jaan-E-Mann]]''
|Mrs. Goel
|
|-
| 2007
|''[[Dil Dosti Etc]]''
| Apurv's Mother
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]''
|Dimple Bua
|
|-
| ''[[Love Breakups Zindagi]]''
|Guest at wedding
|
|-
| 2013
|''[[Shootout at Wadala]]''
| Manya's mother
|
|-
| 2016
|''[[Love Affair (2016 film)|Love Affair]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Raazi]]''
|Teji Khan
|
|-
| ''[[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]]''
|Mithi Kumar
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[Noblemen (film)|Noblemen]]''
|Shruti Sharma
|
|-
|''[[No Fathers in Kashmir]]''
|Halima
|
|-
|''[[War (2019 film)|War]]''
|Nafeesa Rahmani
|
|-
| 2021
|''[[Sardar Ka Grandson]]''
|Simi
| [[Netflix]] film
|}

===Director===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
|2005
|''[[Nazar (2005 film)|Nazar]]''
|-
|2009
|''Adnan Khan''
|-
|2016
|''[[Love Affair (2016 film)|Love Affair]]''
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Platform
|-
|1986 || ''[[Buniyaad]]'' ||Sulochana (Lochan) || [[DD National]]
|-
|2017 || ''[[Love Ka Hai Intezaar]]'' || Rajmata Rajeshwari Ranawat || [[Star Plus]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''[[The Verdict - State vs Nanavati]]''
|Mehra Nanavati
|[[ALTBalaji]] and [[ZEE5]]
|-
|''[[Out of Love (TV series)|Out of Love]]''
|Mrs. Kapoor
|[[Hotstar]]
|-
|}
1995 Saahil

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0713618}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama person|soni-razdan}}

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