Veteran actress Soni Razdan recently opened up about a surprising chapter from her early acting career involving an unexpected health scare on a film set. Known for her memorable performances over the decades, Razdan recalled how she ended up smoking roughly a hundred cigarettes in a single day for a movie scene, completely unaware that she was carrying Alia Bhatt at the time. The actress shared these details during a recent media interaction.
The Gumrah Smoking Scene Incident
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt and released in 1993, the film Gumrah featured Soni Razdan in the role of an inmate named Angela. Discussing the making of that project, she explained that a specific sequence required her character to smoke on camera. To get the sequence right, she puffed through about 100 cigarettes across that single day of production. Razdan noted that had she known she was pregnant with Alia at that exact moment, she would have acted entirely differently.
Unaware of Pregnancy During Production
The actress admitted that she had no inkling of her condition during the shoot. According to Razdan, she received no physical hints that would have warned her against smoking. Since she was a non-smoker in her personal life, she even developed an unusual craving for cigarettes following that intensive day of filming. She contrasted this experience with her earlier pregnancy while working on the television show Buniyaad, where she received immense support and care from the entire production crew.
Memories From the Buniyaad Days
Reflecting on her time filming Buniyaad, Razdan shared that she was also expecting during that schedule. At that stage, she lived in the Lokhandwala complex, where finding a morning taxi to reach the shooting location was quite a task. Newly married and without a personal vehicle, she relied on auto-rickshaws and cabs. Recognizing her situation, the team arranged a dedicated car so she would not have to stress about finding transport at six in the morning, back when the area was largely undeveloped. The crew ensured she received the best room on set and was looked after exceptionally well.
Current Work Front
In terms of her recent professional projects, Soni Razdan was featured in the Netflix psychological drama series Shaque: Trust No One, directed by Rensil D'Silva and starring Parineeti Chopra along with Jennifer Winget. Additionally, she appeared alongside Saba Azad in the musical biography film Songs of Paradise.
