Soni Razdan
Date of birth: 1956-10-25
Place of birth: Birmingham, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Mother of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, Indian actress Soni Razdan started her career in English theatre with John Fowler`s The Collector and her Hindi stage career with Bund Darvaze, an adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre`s No Exit. She later went on to star in Sulochana in the hit Doordarshan TV series Buniyaad. She also acted in the Hindi TV serials Saahil and Gaatha. She has also acted in Bollywood movies, including 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Ahista Ahista (1981), Mandi (1983), Saaransh (1984), Trikaal (1985), Khamosh (1985), Such a Long Journey (1988), Sadak (1991), Saathi (1991), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Page 3 (2005), Jaan-E-Mann (2006), Patiala House (2011), Love Breakups Zindagi (2011), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Love Affair (2016). Her other projects include Meghna Gulzar`s Raazi (2018) starring her daughter Alia Bhatt in the lead. Her 2019 releases include No Fathers in Kashmir, Noblemen, and War, an action-thriller movie starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in central roles. In 2021, she acted in the Netflix movie Sardar Ka Grandson.
Movie Credits
Monsoon Wedding
2001-08-30
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a l
Gumrah
1993-08-03
Roshni Chadha makes her living, singing in various places and this makes her the breadwinner of her
Gunaah
1993-10-08
A doctor finds an injured man and saves his life. But, the man has lost his memory. He sets out in s
Patiala House
2011-01-28
Parghat Singh 'Gattu' Kahlon is a middle aged shopkeeper who secretly practices bowling at night in
36 Chowringhee Lane
1981-08-29
After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely lif
On Wings of Fire
1986-06-01
Maestro Zubin Mehta introduces the history of Zoroastrianism and prophet Zarathushtra in an epic tha
Party
1984-04-01
Celebrities arrive at an extravagant party in Bombay to honour Divakar for his contributions to arts
Khamosh
1986-03-14
A young actress is found to have committed suicide at the filming location. Things take a different
My Story
1982-01-01
A seriocomic tale of spoiled youth.
Baby Steps
2017-11-28
Communication is the backbone of any relationship. We might not always agree with the other person's
Kaash
1987-09-04
Bollywood actor Ritesh and Pooja are married and live a fairly wealthy lifestyle. When he ventures t
Past, Present, and Future
1985-08-30
Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over
Songs of Paradise
2025-08-29
A young musician, Rumi, seeks the truth behind Noor Begum, a reclusive icon of Kashmiri music. Once
Hero Heeroine
Suresh Krissna’s Hindi-Telugu film
Page 3
2005-01-21
'Page 3' takes a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyles of the A-list celebrities in metro cities.
Sir
1993-07-09
Sir is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pooja Bhatt, Atul A
Raazi
2018-05-10
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Sadak
1991-12-06
A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold
Saaransh
1984-05-25
A retired school teacher and his wife come to terms with life after the death of their only son in a
Dobara
2004-09-24
Ranbir (Jackie Shroff) is a successful writer, and happily married to Anjali (Mahima Chaudhry). But
Such a Long Journey
1998-09-13
The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of t
Yours Truly
2019-01-20
Amidst the daily din of the local trains in Calcutta, a lonely working woman in her late fifties fin
Jaan-E-Mann
2006-10-20
Agastya a NASA scientist comes in search of his crush Piya. In order to make her fall for him, he ge
Pashmeena
Under the tattered shroud of life, as her funeral is led through the gritty streets of Kashmir, Narg
No Fathers in Kashmir
2019-04-05
A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her roots. She is joined by Majid, a local Kashmiri boy w
War
2019-10-02
Khalid, entrusted with the task of eliminating former soldier turned rogue Kabir, engages in an epic
Daddy
1989-01-02
Pooja has been brought up by her grandparents, and has no recollection of her mom and dad. She is to
Market Place
1983-02-25
The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers
Pippa
2023-11-10
The story of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India’s 45 Cavalry regiment who, along with his siblings,
Sardar Ka Grandson
2021-05-18
A devoted grandson's mission to reunite his ailing grandmother with her ancestral home turns into a
Noblemen
2019-06-28
A secretly gay 15-year-old boy, struggling with his adolescent years, is terrorized by a gang of bu
Saathi
1991-09-03
Suraj and Aman are best friends who would die for each other. Suraj's father is brutally killed by a
Hari ka Om
Hari Prasad and his son Om are separated because of ideological differences. When Hari suffers a hea
Take 3 Girls
2006-01-01
O'Romeo
2026-02-13
Swayam
1991-01-01
The film is about the determination of a widow to live life on her own terms.
Abir Gulaal
2025-09-12
Two wounded souls, brought together by chance, find solace in each other's company and gradually dev
War 2
2025-08-13
Years ago Agent Kabir went rogue, became India’s greatest villain ever. As he descends further into
Difficult Daughters
In 1940s Lahore, Virmati, eldest of ten in a conservative Punjabi family, defies convention in her p
Papa Kahte Hain
1996-05-17
Sweety lives with her mom, maternal grandpa, and grandma. All she knows is that she is not permitte