Doting mom Soni Razdan seems extremely proud of daughter Alia Bhatt’s achievements. Soni and Alia will be seen in Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi, which is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s book Calling Sehmat, a story inspired by the almost unbelievable real-life story of a woman who Sikka named Sehmat, to protect her identity.
Soni likes to give her daughter space and says she doesn’t interfere in her personal life. “She talks to me about her personal life whenever she feels like. It’s her life and I don’t like to interfere. But, I am a mom at the after all and I like to know what’s going on with her.”
She says, “I ask her directly at times, so that way we are open, but I wouldn’t say too open. I think she is more open now about her life after she has moved away,” she adds.
About Alia’s choice of films, Soni says, “She doesn’t come to me with her scripts and I am happy and proud of her choice of films. After her debut she could have taken the easy route. Actresses do glamorous roles and only after 10 films they do an offbeat one. But Alia didn’t. She picked films like Highway and Udta Punjab, too,” she said.
Soni, who is playing Alia’s mother in Raazi, says it was an emotional experience working with her. “It’s very cute of Alia to say she was nervous for me. It’s a privilege to work with director Meghna Gulzar and be with my daughter in the same frame. It was an emotional moment.”
