Sony Razdan has opened up about her parenting style and admitted that despite consciously trying to give her daughters space, she still worries about them and often checks in on them at odd hours.Speaking to Just Too Filmy about being a mother in her latest project Brown, Soni was asked if she was basically playing herself on screen and was just as quirky with her daughters. Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt in real life.
“Ask and they’ll probably say yes”
Jokingly responding, Soni said, “I think you should ask them and they’ll say yes. But if you ask me, I’ll say no.”Laughing, she added: “I say I’m very normal, very sweet, very calm and all that. But to be honest, I don’t think so, if I’m honest.”The actress admits that motherhood often makes it difficult to fully bounce back, no matter how hard she tries.
“I try to give my children space, but I’m still a mother”
Soni revealed that she consciously tries to avoid interfering in her daughters’ lives, but admits that parental concern often takes over.“You can’t avoid anything. If you’re a mom, you try really hard to disconnect and give your kids space. I try to do that. I think I’m very mindful.”However, he acknowledged that the boundaries are often blurred.“But I’m still a mother and then somewhere those lines blur. I worry. I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and worry.”
Midnight messages and advice for parents
Soni says her worries often lead to late-night texts to her daughters.“I’ll text them in the middle of the night, saying you have to do this or that.”He also admitted that he has a habit of sending articles, health-related information and social media messages that he thinks might be useful.“Any message I see about children or some disease or something, I’ll send it to them.”The actress revealed that she is now trying to use some measure.“So I’m trying to control it now too. I’ve saved so many posts on Instagram to send in the future, so I don’t pile it up.”
“I think mothers have a problem”
While reflecting on her behavior, Soni joked that many mothers could probably relate.“I do a lot of this because I think it’s normal. I know a lot of moms don’t hold back the way I do. But yes, I think mothers have a problem.”Paralleling the character she plays on screen, Soni said a mother’s concern is rooted in love.“She’s chasing after her daughter, but I think it’s for a very good reason because my daughter doesn’t eat any food. So what mother wouldn’t chase after her daughter?”
