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. Her photos were seen by Franco Zeffirelli who wanted to cast her as Mary in his miniseries, Jesus of Nazareth. The role, however, was given to Olivia Hussey and Razdan was cast as a young grieving mother as well as appearing as an extra in other scenes.[citation needed]
Razdan debuted in Hindi films in a supporting role with the 1981 film 36 Chowringhee Lane starring Jennifer Kendal. It also marked the directorial debut of Aparna Sen, who had until then been known as a leading actress of Bengali cinema.[9] Razdan garnered mainstream attention for her appearance in the film. 36 Chowringhee Lane was also entered in the first edition of the Manila International Film Festival, where it won the top prize. Scholar Wimal Dissanayake sees the film as a portrayal of the patriarchal social system: "The film portrays the plight of a lonely woman in a society that cares little for questions of female subjectivity and self-fulfillment. In popular culture the title of the film has become symbolic of the city of Kolkata, particularly its cuisine. A Bangalore restaurant is called 36 Chowringhee Lane.[10] A fast-food chain in Delhi is called 34 Chowringhee Lane.[11] Then she also appeared in Ahista Ahista directed by Esmayeel Shroff. [12] It is a remake of the Kannada film Gejje Pooje.[13]
Razdan directed a film called Love Affair that was expected to be released in 2016, but did not.[24][25]
She acted in Meghna Gulzar's Raazi which also starred her daughter Alia in the lead role. This was the first time when she shared the screen with Alia where she played the character of Alia's mother.[26] Soni played the lead role in the film Yours Truly where she portrayed the character of a lonely middle-aged government employee Mithi Kumar.[27] She also appeared as the Imaaduddin Shah's mother in the 2007 movie Dil Dosti Etc.[citation needed] In 2018, in the light of the MeToo movement Razdan said that once she was nearly raped by someone on a film set. They did not succeed and she did not file a complaint against the attempted rape.[28]
Personal life
Razdan and her family attend the opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
Razdan married Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt on 20 April 1986. Bhatt did not want to divorce
his first wife, so he and Razdan converted to Islam prior to marriage and held a very private nikaah ceremony.
Upon converting to Islam Soni chose the name Sakina as her Muslim name.[29][30][31]
She is the mother of Shaheen Bhatt (born 28 November 1988) and actress Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993), step mother of Pooja Bhatt & Rahul Bhatt.[32]
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.[33]
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