Soni Razdan
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
War
as Nafeesa Rahmani 2019
Monsoon Wedding
as Saroj Rai 2001
Raazi
as Teji 2018
Patiala House
as Dimple Bua 2011
War 2
as Nafisa Rahmani 2025
Jaan-E-Mann
as Mrs. Goyal 2006
Page 3
as Anjali Thapar 2005
Sardar Ka Grandson
as Simi 2021
Sadak
as Roopa 1991
Saaransh
as Sujata Suman 1984
Party
as Malvika "Vicky" 1984
Pippa
as Maati 2023
Gumrah
as Angela 1993
36 Chowringhee Lane
as Rosemary Stoneham 1981
Market Place
as Nadra 1983
Noblemen
2019
Khamosh
as Soni Razdan 1986