Background
Razdan was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, to Gertrude Hoelzer, a German, and N. Razdan, a Hindu Kashmiri Pandit.
Razdan was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, to Gertrude Hoelzer, a German, and N. Razdan, a Hindu Kashmiri Pandit.
She is the mother of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt. Razdan started her career in English theatre with John Fowler"s The Collector and her Hindi stage career with Bund Darvaze, Satyadev Dubey"s adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre"s Number Exit. She appeared as Sulochana in the hit Doordarshan television series Buniyaad.
She also acted in Indian television serials Saahil, Gaatha and has been a regular on Indian television
In 2002, she turned to direction with Aur Phir Ek Din on Star Plus, a take-off on the Michelle Pfeiffer-George Clooney starrer One Fine Day. She has also acted in Bollywood movies.
Razdan is currently directing a film called Love Affair that is expected to be released in 2016.
