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Alia Bhatt’s mom Soni Razdan on CJP protest: ‘Dharmendra Pradhan’s tenure has seen real work’ | Bollywood News

Alia Bhatt’s mom Soni Razdan on CJP protest: ‘Dharmendra Pradhan’s tenure has seen real work’ | Bollywood News

As the student protests demanding education reforms continue to gather momentum across the country, more voices from the film industry are coming forward in support of the students. The latest to join the conversation is actor Soni Razdan, who expressing solidarity with the protesters while calling for accountability and fairness in the education system. But, Soni, while expressing her solidarity with the students, also said that Education Minister “Dharmendra Pradhan’s tenure has seen real work,” a statement that many of her followers did not agree with. ‘A state is duty bound to listen’ In her Instagram post, Razdan urged the authorities to hear the students out. She wrote, “LISTEN TO THEM It is deeply upsetting to see young people on the streets just to ensure their hard work is not wasted. These students have spent months, often years, preparing for exams that shape their future. They are not asking for favours. They are asking for fairness. When that trust breaks, their anger and disappointment cannot be ignored. Whatever our politics, a state is duty bound …

Soni Razdan joins growing voices urging Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike: ‘Please do not leave us’

Soni Razdan joins growing voices urging Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike: ‘Please do not leave us’

As concern continues to mount over the health of educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk amid his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, actor Soni Razdan has joined the growing list of public figures appealing to him to end his fast. Making an emotional plea, she wrote, “Please live to fight another day.” Sonam Wangchuk joined the protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on June 28. Soni Razdan makes an emotional appeal On Wednesday, Soni took to Instagram to express her support for Sonam Wangchuk and appeal to him to call off his fast. “Dear Sonam Wangchuk, for your health we all do pray… Please do not leave us in this way. Please live to fight another day…Please stay. Please end your fast today,” Soni wrote. The actor shared the note with a caption that read, “We need you. Don’t leave us 🙏” Soni’s message comes as support for Sonam Wangchuk’s protest continues to gather momentum. Actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, along with writer Arundhati Roy, economist Jayati Ghosh, and several other prominent …

Shabana Azmi asks Sonam Wangchuk to end hunger strike: ‘Ladai aage tak ladni hai’ | Bollywood News

Shabana Azmi asks Sonam Wangchuk to end hunger strike: ‘Ladai aage tak ladni hai’ | Bollywood News

A day after celebrities like Zeenat Aman, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak, and Omi Vaidya extended support to Sonam Wanchuk’s ongoing hunger strike, more of them from the Hindi film industry joined the chorus. These included veteran actors Shabana Azmi and Soni Razdan, actors Abhay Deol and Shreya Dhanwanthary, television actor Rubina Dilaik, and lyricists Swanand Kirkire and Varun Grover among others. Shabana took to her Instagram handle on Tuesday evening and shared the viral picture of the environmentalist looking weak and pale on the ongoing hunger strike. “Dear Sonam Wangchuk, our country gravely needs a person like you. You’re standing against injustice, in favour of the truth. We’re all very proud of you,” she wrote in the caption. “That’s why we request you to end your hunger strike because your guidance really encourages our students. Yeh ladayi aage tak ladni hai (We need to fight this for a long time). For that, it’s important you stay healthy. We’re all with you,” added the actor. In the past, Shabana has advocated in favour of slum rehabilitation …

Mahesh Bhatt met Lorraine at 16, wrote letters in blood; Pooja Bhatt says it inspired Aashiqui

Mahesh Bhatt met Lorraine at 16, wrote letters in blood; Pooja Bhatt says it inspired Aashiqui

When filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt made Aashiqui in 1990, audiences loved it and it became one of the most memorable love stories of Hindi cinema. More than three decades later, his daughter, actor Pooja Bhatt, has revealed that the blockbuster was rooted in a deeply personal chapter of her parents’ lives. Speaking on Cyrus Broacha’s podcast, Pooja shared that Aashiqui was inspired by the real-life romance between Mahesh Bhatt and her mother, Lorraine Bright, who later changed her name to Kiran Bhatt. “Aashiqui was based on my mother and father’s love story. My mother was in a Scottish orphanage, and my dad lived in a building across from it. He saw her during a sports day event, jumped the wall to meet her, and got caught.” Pooja said the episode prompted an unforgettable response from her grandmother, Betty Bertha Bright. “My grandmother was called, and she said, ‘Listen, I just put my youngest child in boarding school. If you are old enough to jump the wall, you are old enough to look after her.’” Pooja recalled …

Soni Razdan says ‘dyed my hair black’ to fit into Shyam Benegal’s Smita-Shabana prototype | Bollywood News

Soni Razdan says ‘dyed my hair black’ to fit into Shyam Benegal’s Smita-Shabana prototype | Bollywood News

2 min readMumbaiJul 8, 2026 08:18 AM IST Soni Razdan was among a long list of talented and accomplished women actors in the 1970s and 1980s who barely got the chance to play the lead in a film directed by late legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who died a couple of years ago. Others included Deepti Naval, Ratna Pathak, Supriya Pathak, and Neena Gupta, who despite being key members of India’s parallel cinema movement, didn’t get to do enough work with Benegal, the leader of that movement. The filmmaker was largely fixated on Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil as his choice of the leading lady. Soni admits that given she was the daughter of a German mother, her chances were slim to begin with. “The way I looked, especially in those days, was a complete anomaly to the Smita-Shabana prototype. I guess that was what he wanted,” she tells SCREEN. But that doesn’t mean she never tried. “I remember I dyed my hair black so that I could look more like that, but he didn’t think …

Soni Razdan fiercely defends Alia Bhatt against trolling after Alpha release; reposts fan saying ‘this is her downfall?’

Soni Razdan fiercely defends Alia Bhatt against trolling after Alpha release; reposts fan saying ‘this is her downfall?’

Actor Alia Bhatt has faced a fresh wave of online trolling since her YRF spy film Alpha was released in theatres this Friday. The film had a decent opening at the box office but registered the lowest for the franchise. In the midst of this, her mother, Soni Razdan, came to her defence online and has been re-posting statements by fans supporting her. Soni Razdan re-shared supportive posts on Alia Bhatt after Alpha’s release. Soni Razdan fiercely defends Alia Bhatt Since Alpha hit screens on June 3, Soni has reposted flattering reviews on X (formerly Twitter) and has posted questioning critics who write it off or compare it to Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar. She also re-posted fan reviews claiming that the film wasn’t as bad as it’s being made out to be online. She also reposted a fan who posted a picture of Alia from the film, writing, “ALIA IS GOOD YOU ALL NEED TO SHUT UP.” Another opinion she seemed to agree with is a fan writing, “And this is supposedly her downfall? Her downfall …

Akshay Kumar’s Rustom derailed Soni Razdan’s Nanawati directorial: ‘Still want to make it’ | Bollywood News

Akshay Kumar’s Rustom derailed Soni Razdan’s Nanawati directorial: ‘Still want to make it’ | Bollywood News

3 min readMumbaiUpdated: Jun 28, 2026 05:32 PM IST A decade ago, Soni Razdan was in the process of making her sophomore directorial, Love Affair. While her 2005 directorial debut Nazar was written by her husband and veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, and produced by his brother Mukesh Bhatt’s Vishesh Films, Love Affair was being co-produced by Mahesh’s eldest daughter Pooja Bhatt, from his first marriage with Kiran Bhatt. Pooja was backing the film, along with Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, under her banner Fish Eye Network Private Limited. However, that film never saw light of the day. What happened to Love Affair? Soni Razdan had even started pre-production of Love Affair in Ooty. Based on the infamous 1959 Nanavati murder case, it starred Ali Fazal as Nanawati, Kalki Koechlin as his wife, and Chandan Roy Sanyal as lawyer Ram Jethmalani, along with Gulshan Devaiah, Hansika Motwani, and Soni herself. “Unfortunately, that happens with films,” a disappointed Soni tells SCREEN in an exlusive interview. “I was three weeks away from shooting, and things went haywire with the budget …

Not Alia Bhatt’s fault that she is the daughter of industry insiders, says mom Soni Razdan | Bollywood News

Not Alia Bhatt’s fault that she is the daughter of industry insiders, says mom Soni Razdan | Bollywood News

5 min readMumbaiJun 25, 2026 09:47 AM IST Alia Bhatt is currently one of the most successful actors in the Hindi film industry and she is currently looking forward to her next release, Alpha. While Alia has received a lot of love from her fans over the last decade, in the recent past, she has also been receiving some negativity on social media. Recently, Alia’s mother, Soni Razdan, reacted to the hate her daughter receives on social media and also commented on the trolling that happened during her Cannes 2026 appearance. ‘Alia Bhatt can’t help whose child she is’ In a conversation with Zoom, Soni Razdan said that it is not Alia’s fault that she is the daughter of industry insiders. She also pointed that she herself was an outsider, she never got the kind of success that Alia got, and applauded her talent and hard work. She said, “Alia can’t help whose child she is; it’s not her fault. I was not a product of the industry; I struggled as an actor and human being …

Soni Razdan gives a glimpse into Alia Bhatt’s personal and professional life

Soni Razdan gives a glimpse into Alia Bhatt’s personal and professional life

Alia Bhatt’s Alpha is set to hit the screens in less than a fortnight. The conversations at home then, we assumed, would be all about the movie. Laughing at the thought, Soni Razdan, actor and Bhatt’s mother, revealed, “We talk about films less than people think we do. We talk about smaller domestic things, like babysitting Raha [Bhatt’s daughter] and what she’ll have for lunch. We talk a lot about food.” ‘Alpha’, which hits the screens on July 3, is Alia Bhatt’s only release of 2026 Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Helen, Salim Khan used to go on double dates with Mahesh Bhatt and me’: Soni Razdan | Bollywood News

‘Helen, Salim Khan used to go on double dates with Mahesh Bhatt and me’: Soni Razdan | Bollywood News

3 min readMumbaiJun 18, 2026 08:14 PM IST Karisma Kapoor and Soni Razdan recently shared screen space in Abhinay Deo’s crime thriller show Brown on ZEE5, where they played daughter and mother. They also had a third scene partner in tow, the aunt, played by Helen. Both Karisma and Soni go a long way back with the legendary actor. While Karisma’s family members have worked closely with Helen, Soni’s connection dates back to the early days of her relationship with Mahesh Bhatt. Soni’s first memory of Helen “I actually met Helen many years ago, when I was dating my husband. We used to go on double dates — Helen and Salim sahab, and Mahesh and me,” Soni Razdan tells SCREEN, giggling. This was back in the mid-1980s, when Soni’s husband and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt collaborated with Helen’s husband and veteran screenwriter Salim Khan on the 1986 crime thriller Naam, starring Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, and Amrita Singh. “We used to go to his house very often, and go to Helen’s house once in a while. …