Soni Razdan: “I wanted to be an actor, not a star.” Actress Soni Razdan’s pain spilled over while remembering her four decade long journey in Bollywood. In a recent interview, he candidly told how he had to pay a heavy price for choosing serious acting instead of stardom and in the initial phase, big banner films ignored him.
Talking about his film journey of four decades, he said that when he refused to conform to the mold of a traditional ‘star’, the industry sidelined him. So, let us know the whole story of his struggle and his passion for acting through this article.
Soni Razdan revealed
In a recent interview, Soni Razdan told that at that time everyone wanted to launch a ‘commercial star’. She was from a theater background and in her early days she chose serious projects like Aparna Sen’s film ’36 Chowringhee Lane’ and Shyam Benegal’s ‘Mandi’. But at that time the thinking was dominant in the industry that one who has done parallel cinema cannot be launched as a big commercial star.
After this decision, people told him that he had chosen the wrong career path. Expressing surprise at this thinking, Soni said that he never understood why there should be only one fixed path to become a star. Not only this, after her marriage with Mahesh Bhatt, the makers accepted that she no longer needed work, due to which she stopped getting films. In such a situation, the TV serial ‘Buniyaad’ became a big support for him.
Seen in the film Om Ka Hari
Despite his strong skills in the industry, he always had another niggle. Soni Razdan admitted that despite doing great work, she was always seen as Mahesh Bhatt’s wife or Alia Bhatt’s mother. She said, “All my life I remained someone’s ‘something’.
Even after four decades, his journey has not stopped. He has been seen in unique family stories like the film ‘Om Ka Hari’, which proves that despite every struggle, his passion for acting is still as strong.
Soni Razdan’s story of living on the silver screen on one’s own terms and not running after stardom is a great lesson for today’s new artists too. He proved that even if it takes time to get recognition, your art always remains alive.