Quotes from Soni Razdan

I don't know what kept us together. Initially, both of us were hotheaded, so we would end up fighting a lot. But there was a lot of love and respect, too, I guess. I believe that's the key to a successful marriage.

Everyone is different, and each has to create his or her own path, irrespective of who their parents are.

I was really a very ambitious young girl when I started studying drama and performing art.

I am as curious about my daughter's acting debut as the rest of the world. I think Alia has got the best possible debut under the biggest banner. But it's not going to be easy for her to go from the first to the second film smoothly.

In 'Yours Truly,' I was the centre of the story; I was the protagonist. There was a lot more happening inside the mind of the character which was not projected loudly through dialogue and action... As a performer, playing such a nuanced, internal character is challenging.

It's tough for a child to deal with expectations that people have if they have a successful parent. A child often fails to cope with the same and constantly tries to find out possible ways to excel - just to live up to the name.

Presumably, with age, you mellow down.

Every company should have zero tolerance on sexual harassment so that victims feel secure while taking a stand.

I frankly don't watch TV shows that much.

Alia doesn't need my guidance regarding the kind of films she should do. Rather, she is quite a sorted individual who follows a strong instinct. And this seems to have worked in her favour.

Two single, young souls can fall in love. What's the big deal? Rather, it's a good thing.

I was a complete anomaly in this business. I didn't fit into the Hema Malini-Zeenat Aman commercial cinema mould, neither the Shabana Azmi-Smita Patil art cinema mould.

My mother is a German who was brought up in the U.K. So, there is so much cross-cultural exposure I had as a child. But Mumbai is my city.

Kolkata does not look like a Delhi or Mumbai. The city has its identity.

Nepotism is a natural thing that happens in every field.

A doctor's son can become a doctor, and no one screams nepotism. I don't understand why, in this industry, people keep saying 'Nepotism, nepotism.'

Acting is a fair business. If you are not going to bring in the audience, no nepotism will work.

Alia and Shaheen have a smart father and have got good genes. But it's not fair that people expect them to do as well as their father.

Alia was a very obedient child. The only thing she was fussy about was what dress she wore. I would have to give her choices, and she would pick her dress out knowing very well exactly what she wanted to wear.

People are lazy when they cast. It's natural to think of the most obvious fit to your character.

Not much changed post-'Raazi.' I didn't get too many offers.

When television emerged, it opened up many avenues for actors like me, but after a point, it also became very limiting.

There will always be people who will first wait for somebody's comment and then attack them. I'll say they are just cowards. They have no opinions of their own. It's very easy to be a sheep; it's not easy to be a shepherd. One should not give a damn about these trolls. One should not give them importance at all.

I think TV, at times, is incredibly regressive, but I guess with the way few people are ready to experiment, the progressive streak has slowly crept in.