Quotes from Soni Razdan

I do believe that actors have responsibilities.

I am a mother. Whether it is Alia or Shaheen, at any point in time, if they are suffering, I am the one who gets affected badly.

People should see my work and think beyond what I am on daily basis, on Twitter, Instagram, or the perception they have of me in their heads.

A filmmaker is in a very vulnerable position when their films are releasing.

Forget being an actor-director: we, as citizens, have the responsibility to make the country a better place. And that doesn't mean advertising other people's agendas; it means looking at what is wrong and making it right.

As you grow older, you start looking at the bigger picture. You don't look at only yourself.

In this country, if a woman wants to work, she has very little choice. After you cross the age suitable for a heroine, there is nothing in the middle; the next thing you do is you become a mother.

Struggle is always very demoralising. It's not a romantic phase in anybody's life. It's very difficult. What it does is, it brings out your creativity in different way.

Actresses do glamorous roles, and then, after 10 films, they do an offbeat one. But Alia didn't do that. She picked films like 'Highway' and 'Udta Punjab,' too.

I think every content can reach its potential audience if placed rightfully.

In this business, you can't make any plans.

It was a miracle that I became an actress. I survived because of hard work and perseverance.

You never really stop learning. You have to experiment and reinvent life to sustain your interest.

I didn't want to be a sex symbol. That was perhaps my mistake, but you can't really change who you are.

The digital space is becoming more relevant, and people are watching a lot of stuff on the web.

I have done a lot of things apart from acting, probably because acting was not very consistent in my life.

Being half Kashmiri, it's always special for me to shoot in the valley and to be there with the locals. They are all very warm people who are very hospitable and genteel and always welcome everyone with an open heart.

Our artistes should be allowed to go to Pakistan just as we welcome their artistes.

For a woman, there is a complete dearth of roles to do. Abroad, you really have good roles, and by good roles, I don't mean the film has to be women oriented. I wouldn't mind playing a well-written, small role.

I was not nervous while making 'Nazar' because I was well prepared. I took three months to prepare. When I went on the sets, I knew what I was doing.

Acting, according to me, gets better with time and age. The more experiences you have in life, the more you have seen, the better equipped you are to deal with complexity and bring out the depth in characters.

Those who belong to the film families may have a certain advantage, but nobody can keep you in this business if you don't deserve it.

The entertainment industry is always targeted at young people. Understandably so, as they are the key consumers. The young are the ones who are falling in love, starting out in life; older people aren't. Nobody thinks, 'Now I'm going to write a film about an older person.'

I wanted to work in the Hindi film industry much more than what I was offered. But if you are a grain of rice in a wheat field, it is not your fault... You are just different.