Soni Razdan: News

Soni Razdan, also known as Soni Bhatt, born on October 25, 1956, is a British film actress and director working in the Hindi film industry. She is married to Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and is the mother of leading actress Alia Bhatt. She started her acting career in English theater with John Fowles's 'The Collector' and her Hindi stage career with 'Bund Darvaze', which was Satyadev Dubey's adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's 'No Exit'. Razdan is known for her role as Sulochana in the highly successful Doordarshan television series called 'Buniyaad'. Other Indian TV serials she has acted in include' Gaatha' and 'Saahil'. Some of her notable films include her debut movie '36 Chowringhee Lane', 'Mandi', 'Saaransh', 'Shootout at Wadala', 'Raazi', 'War', and 'Sardar Ka Grandson'. She ventured into directing in 2002 with 'Aur Phir Ek Din' on Star Plus, which was a take-off on 'One Fine Day' (1996) starring George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer. She also directed a film called 'Love Affair', which is yet to be released.

15 Apr 2024

Paresh Rawal

'Hero Heeroine': Divya Khosla Kumar's character reportedly inspired by Vyjayanthimala

Divya Khosla Kumar is dominating headlines due to her involvement in Suresh Krissna's upcoming bilingual film, Hero Heeroine.

25 Dec 2023

Bollywood Life

Alia Bhatt shares special Christmas pictures featuring Ranbir, Ayan, family

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt spread holiday cheer on Instagram on Monday by sharing heartwarming photos of her family's Christmas celebration.

06 Nov 2023

Bollywood Life

Birthday special: Soni Razdan, Neetu Kapoor shower love on Raha

Time flies fast and now Raha Kapoor, daughter of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor is one year old.

01 Nov 2023

Ishaan Khatter

'Pippa' on Prime: History comes alive in Ishaan Khatter's war-drama

The highly-anticipated war drama, Pippa's trailer was unveiled on Wednesday, aligning with the lead actor Ishaan Khatter's birthday.

01 Jun 2023

Alia Bhatt

'My grandpa. My hero': Alia Bhatt mourns grandfather's death

Actor Soni Razdan's father and Alia Bhatt's grandfather, Narendra Nath Razdan, left for his heavenly abode on Thursday (June 1). He was 94 years old at the time of his death.

17 Apr 2022

Gauri Khan

Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt hold black, metallic-themed reception: Check out pictures

To celebrate their marriage, Bollywood's newest couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor threw a reception at their Mumbai home, Vastu, on Saturday.

21 Jan 2020

Alia Bhatt

Alia's mother Soni Razdan calls terrorist Afzal Guru a 'scapegoat'

The arrest of Jammu and Kashmir top cop, Davinder Singh, has raised a lot of questions, and one of them concerns Afzal Guru, a terrorist who was hanged for his role in Parliament attack of 2001.

17 Apr 2019

Alia Bhatt

Kangana v/s Alia: Kangana's sister calls Alia, her mother non-Indians

The ongoing war of words between the Bhatts and the Ranauts refuses to cease.

01 Apr 2019

Alia Bhatt

Can you guess the price of Alia Bhatt's tote bag?

Alia Bhatt, who recently won Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Raazi, is undoubtedly one of Bollywood's most versatile actresses.

28 Mar 2019

Alia Bhatt

Soni Razdan talks about Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor's wedding

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are one of the most talked about couples in Bollywood.

24 Oct 2018

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt's mother Soni Razdan shares her #MeToo story

Bollywood's ongoing #MeToo movement has given courage to several women, like Vinta Nanda, Shweta Pandit, Sandhya Mridul, to share their traumatic stories.

23 Sep 2018

Dimple Kapadia

#RIPKalpanaLajmi: Director of 'Rudaali' passes away after battling kidney cancer

Noted filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passed away on Sunday morning at 61.

17 Sep 2018

Bollywood

Ranbir is a lovely boy, says Alia's mother Soni Razdan

Alia Bhatt's budding romance with Ranbir Kapoor is a topic everyone has their eyes on. It isn't a hidden fact that the couple is head over heels in love with each other.

17 May 2018

Pakistan News

Don't need jingoism cards to sell 'Raazi': Meghna Gulzar

Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar at a "success" press conference of her film "Raazi" says the story is about patriotism and not bashing Pakistan.

02 Mar 2017

Navi Mumbai

Passengers can soon lodge complaints against rude taxi drivers

Soon, passengers will be able to lodge complaints from their cellphones if they are at the receiving end of misbehavior from the cab/autorickshaw drivers.