Soni Razdan
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 Appearances
Monsoon Wedding
as Saroj Rai
2001
Gumrah
as Angela
1993
Gunaah
1993
Patiala House
as Dimple Bua
2011
36 Chowringhee Lane
as Rosemary Stoneham
1981
On Wings of Fire
as Thais
1986
Party
as Malvika "Vicky"
1984
Khamosh
as Soni Razdan
1986
My Story
1982
Baby Steps
2017
Kaash
as Najma
1987
Trikal
as Aurora
1985
Songs of Paradise
as Noor Begum
2025
Hero Heeroine
TBA
Page 3
as Anjali Thapar
2005
Sir
1993
Raazi
as Teji
2018
Sadak
as Roopa
1991
Saaransh
as Sujata Suman
1984
Dobara
as Mrs. Devika Mehta
2004
TV Appearances
Brown
2023
Kaali Peeli Tales
as Neena
2021
Call My Agent Bollywood
as Treasa
2021
Simply Baatein With Raveena
as Herself
2014
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
as Herself
2002
Buniyaad
as Lochan (Sulochana)
TBA
The Verdict - State Vs Nanavati
as Mehra Nanavati
2019
Out of Love
as Mrs. Kapoor
2019
Tanaav
2022
Talaash: A Mother's Search
TBA
Dalgliesh
as Anita Mehta
2021
Bait
as Nalia
2026