1. Soni Mahesh Bhatt, born and known professionally as Soni Razdan, is a British actress and film director who works in Indian Hindi-language films.
21 Facts About Soni Razdan
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Soni Razdan had established herself as a leading actress of the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Soni Razdan made her acting debut as Rosemary in 36 Chowringhee Lane.
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Soni Razdan's breakthrough came with drama film Saaransh, earning a nomination for the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Soni Razdan has starred in many OTT series including, The Verdict - State vs Nanavati, Out of Love, This Way Up, and Call My Agent: Bollywood.
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Soni Razdan was born on 25 October 1956 in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, England to a British mother of German descent, Gertrude Hoelzer and an Indian father of Kashmiri Pandit descent, Narendra Nath Razdan.
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Soni 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.
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Soni Razdan's photos were seen by Franco Zeffirelli who wanted to cast her as Mary in his miniseries, Jesus of Nazareth.
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The role was given to Olivia Hussey and Soni Razdan was cast as a young grieving mother as well as appearing as an extra in other scenes.
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Soni Razdan debuted in Hindi films in a supporting role with the 1981 film 36 Chowringhee Lane starring Jennifer Kendal.
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Soni Razdan garnered mainstream attention for her appearance in the film.
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In 1985, Soni Razdan had two release in the year which was the Historical drama Trikal and the Thriller Khamosh, both of which were critically and commercially successful.
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In 1986, Soni Razdan starred in an English-language Indian film named On Wings of Fire.
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In 1998, Soni Razdan appeared as a lead in a Hollywood film named Such a Long Journey, co-starring Roshan Seth and directed by Sturla Gunnarsson.
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Soni Razdan directed a film called Love Affair that was expected to be released in 2016, but did not.
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Soni Razdan acted in Meghna Gulzar's Raazi which starred her daughter Alia in the lead role.
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Soni Razdan played the lead role in the film Yours Truly where she portrayed the character of a lonely middle-aged government employee Mithi Kumar.
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Soni Razdan is brave yet afraid, stoic yet vulnerable, lonely yet hopeful.
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Soni Razdan married Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt on 20 April 1986.
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Bhatt did not want to divorce his first wife, so he and Soni Razdan converted to Islam prior to marriage and held a very private nikaah ceremony.
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Soni Razdan has stated that she has lived in India since she was a 3 month old and that she carries an Overseas Citizenship of India.