Soni Razdan
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Biography: Mother of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, Indian actress Soni Razdan started her career in English theatre with John Fowler`s The Collector and her Hindi stage career with Bund Darvaze, an adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre`s No Exit. She later went on to star in Sulochana in the hit Doordarshan TV series Buniyaad. She also acted in the Hindi TV serials Saahil and Gaatha. She has also acted in Bollywood movies, including 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Ahista Ahista (1981), Mandi (1983), Saaransh (1984), Trikaal (1985), Khamosh (1985), Such a Long Journey (1988), Sadak (1991), Saathi (1991), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Page 3 (2005), Jaan-E-Mann (2006), Patiala House (2011), Love Breakups Zindagi (2011), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Love Affair (2016). Her other projects include Meghna Gulzar`s Raazi (2018) starring her daughter Alia Bhatt in the lead. Her 2019 releases include No Fathers in Kashmir, Noblemen, and War, an action-thriller movie starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in central roles. In 2021, she acted in the Netflix movie Sardar Ka Grandson.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, UK
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Birthday: October 25, 1956
Age: 68 years old
Gender: Female
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Monsoon Wedding
Overview: As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2001-08-30
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Gumrah
Overview: Roshni Chadha makes her living, singing in various places and this makes her the breadwinner of her home. She soon gets to meet the handsome and wealthy Rahul Malhotra, who finds out that she can actually sing professionally and he helps her to attain this goal, which soon became a success and Roshni falls in love with Rahul and finds out that he has the same feelings for her. On a foreign trip, Roshni is arrested by the police for having in her possession cocaine, Rahul disappears leaving Roshni in hot-soup and now she must prepare to undergo her prison terms as there is no one to help her.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1993-08-03
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Gunaah
Overview: A doctor finds an injured man and saves his life. But, the man has lost his memory. He sets out in search of his past and the people responsible for his plight.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1993-10-08
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Patiala House
Overview: Parghat Singh 'Gattu' Kahlon is a middle aged shopkeeper who secretly practices bowling at night in order to keep his dream of playing for England alive. Even though his family members despise him for giving up his dreams only due to his father's wish, they find a ray of hope and convince him to play for England while they plan to hide the truth from his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2011-01-28
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36 Chowringhee Lane
Overview: After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-29
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On Wings of Fire
Overview: Maestro Zubin Mehta introduces the history of Zoroastrianism and prophet Zarathushtra in an epic that covers 3500 years of the Zoroastrians, Parsees of India.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-01
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Party
Overview: Celebrities arrive at an extravagant party in Bombay to honour Divakar for his contributions to arts and cinema. However, gossip, uninvited guests and a dead body show up to mar the celebrations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1984-04-01
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Khamosh
Overview: A young actress is found to have committed suicide at the filming location. Things take a different turn when further investigation reveals it to be a cold-blooded murder and the killer is someone within the film crew.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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My Story
Overview: A seriocomic tale of spoiled youth.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Baby Steps
Overview: Communication is the backbone of any relationship. We might not always agree with the other person's decisions but we can always works towards accepting them. Baby Steps is a sweet simple story of a mother and son coming to terms with the decisions regarding their personal life.
Genres: Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2017-11-28
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Kaash
Overview: Bollywood actor Ritesh and Pooja are married and live a fairly wealthy lifestyle. When he ventures to produce a film, a huge risk considering his naivety, results in financial losses, which they have to make good by selling all their personal properties, vehicles, and belongings. They re-locate to live in a small flat, and Ritesh loses himself in an alcoholic and nostalgic world. Pooja decides to take over the reins of this family by seeking employed, much to the chagrin of her husband, who would prefer that she stay at home - a discussion that may well be the turning point of their relationship and signal the end of their marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1987-09-04
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Past, Present, and Future
Overview: Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-tense by one of the friends of the family.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1985-08-30
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Songs of Paradise
Overview: Inspired by the music and songs of Raj Begum, Songs of Paradise tells the story of the first female singer at Radio Kashmir, a radio station in the valley of Kashmir, a paradise on earth marred by conflict.
Genres: Music Drama Family
Original Language: en
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Hero Heeroine
Overview: Suresh Krissna’s Hindi-Telugu film
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Original Language: en
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Page 3
Overview: 'Page 3' takes a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyles of the A-list celebrities in metro cities. It explores the networking and the power play between the air-kissing
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2005-01-21
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Sir
Overview: Sir is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri and Paresh Rawal.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1993-07-09
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Raazi
Overview: An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2018-05-10
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Sadak
Overview: A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.
Genres: Romance Thriller Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1991-12-06
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Saaransh
Overview: A retired school teacher and his wife come to terms with life after the death of their only son in a mugging incident on the streets of New York.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1984-05-25
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Dobara
Overview: Ranbir (Jackie Shroff) is a successful writer, and happily married to Anjali (Mahima Chaudhry). But when his schizophrenic ex (Raveena Tandon) shows up out of the blue, tells him he has a son living in Goa, and hints that Anjali is cheating on him, his happy life is turned upside down.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-24
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Such a Long Journey
Overview: The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard and the street, which the municipal authorities want to widen so that even more choking diesel fumes can cloud the air. We meet the hero, Gustad (Roshan Seth), in the process of defending the old concrete wall that protects his courtyard from the street, and later he strikes a bargain with an itinerant artist (Ranjit Chowdhry), who covers the wall with paintings from every conceivable religious tradition, with the thought that all of the groups represented will join in defending the wall.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-13
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Yours Truly
Overview: Amidst the daily din of the local trains in Calcutta, a lonely working woman in her late fifties finds herself falling in love with the voice of the railway announcer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2019-01-20
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Jaan-E-Mann
Overview: Agastya a NASA scientist comes in search of his crush Piya. In order to make her fall for him, he gets Suhaan to help this out. However, everything goes well till a shocking past stands in front of them, turning their lives upside down.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2006-10-20
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Pashmeena
Overview: Under the tattered shroud of life, as her funeral is led through the gritty streets of Kashmir, Nargis Aslam Khan reminisces about the tragic lives of people caught in the crossfire of the conflict while they experience love and loss.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
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No Fathers in Kashmir
Overview: A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her roots. She is joined by Majid, a local Kashmiri boy who is more smitten by her exotic foreignness than her obsession to unravel the mysteries of their disappeared fathers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-05
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War
Overview: Khalid, entrusted with the task of eliminating former soldier turned rogue Kabir, engages in an epic battle with his mentor who taught him everything.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2019-10-02
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Daddy
Overview: Pooja has been brought up by her grandparents, and has no recollection of her mom and dad. She is told by her grandpa, Kantaprasad, that her dad had passed away. Years later, Pooja has now grown up. She starts getting mysterious phone calls from a male who merely says "I love you", and hangs-up. When her grandpa has these phone calls traced, the caller is Anand, Pooja's dad. Kantaprasad has him beaten up, and warns him against contacting Pooja again. When Pooja is being molested by a male in her apartment building, Anand comes to her rescue, and it is then Pooja comes to know that this shabby, alcoholic man is her dad. Will Pooja accept him, or will she follow her grandpa's advise and continue on with her life.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1989-01-02
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Market Place
Overview: The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1983-02-25
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Pippa
Overview: The story of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India’s 45 Cavalry regiment who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. Named after the Russian amphibious war tank “PT-76”, which floats on water like an empty ‘pippa’ (tin) of ghee, the film traces Mehta's coming-of-age as he steps up to prove himself in a war to liberate Bangladesh.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2023-11-10
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Sardar Ka Grandson
Overview: A devoted grandson's mission to reunite his ailing grandmother with her ancestral home turns into a complicated, comic cross-border affair.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2021-05-18
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Noblemen
Overview: A secretly gay 15-year-old boy, struggling with his adolescent years, is terrorized by a gang of bullies in a posh boarding school. This sets forth a chain of events that leads to a loss of life and innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2019-06-28
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Saathi
Overview: Suraj and Aman are best friends who would die for each other. Suraj's father is brutally killed by a cop for stealing a bread to feed him. Suraj and Aman then take the life of crime to con people when they grow up they come across Pasha a drug lord and Suraj gets fascinated by his lifestyle. Aman meets Asha a club singer and both fall in love. Suraj and Aman get a contract from Pasha to kill Vicky whose testifying against him But Aman finds he is brother of Asha and decides to give away the life of crime and turn a police informer. While Suraj has become a big name in drug world and wants Pasha's throne. Suraj and Aman then part ways and Suraj blames Asha for everything and wants her dead.
Genres: Action Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1991-09-03
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Hari ka Om
Overview: Hari Prasad and his son Om are separated because of ideological differences. When Hari suffers a heart attack one morning and announces that he is going to die in six days, his wish to take his last breath at Kashi (Varanasi) with his elder son Om sets them on a destined journey to heal their dysfunctional relationship.
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Original Language: en
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