Sudhir spends a lot of time with the actors : Sonia
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You
are
granddaughter
of
the
legendary
singer
Noor
Jehan.
Didn't
you
ever
get
attracted
towards
singing
like
your
grandmother?
I
do
sing,
I
sang
as
a
child.
I
called
my
grandmother
dadu.
When
I
was
living
with
her
in
Lahore
she
used
to
do
her
riyaz
every
morning.
I
used
to
sit
with
her
and
babaji
who
was
our
trainer.
So
you
learnt
it
professionally?
I
studied
singing
for
three
years.
She
(Noorjahan)
was
very
keen
that
I
pursue
it
because
she
thought
that
I
was
the
only
person
in
the
family
who
had
her
voice.
Why
didn't
I
pursue....I
don't
know.
I
personally
feel
that
when
you
are
a
child,
you
don't
think
of
your
future
seriously.
You
are
more
carefree,
you
want
to
play
with
your
friends
and
have
other
interests.
Unfortunately
I
didn't
take
it
seriously.
I
wish
I
had.
As
a
hobby
I
would
still
sing
but
not
professionally.
How
good
a
singer
are
you?
I
am
not
bad
but
I
need
a
lot
of
training.
Where
did
you
spend
your
childhood?
Partly
in
France,
Pakistan
and
partly
in
London.
So
what
attracted
you
to
India?
I
never
planned
to
come
to
India.
I
was
offered
Taj
Mahal
,
I
came
for
the
audition
and
I
got
the
role.
I
stayed
back
as
I
was
already
dating
someone
in
India.
I
met
my
husband
in
London
when
I
was
in
college.
I
keep
joking
that
I
have
done
a
peace
process
between
India
and
Pakistan.
He
is
into
finance,
a
different
world
altogether.
I
am
the
arty
person
in
the
family
and
he
is
the
financial
banker
type.
It
is
great
fun
because
we
travel
a
lot.
He
travels
for
his
work
and
I
travel
for
mine.
When
we
come
back,
we
have
a
lot
to
talk
about.
We
learn
a
lot
from
each
other.
There's
no
time
for
boredom.
Actresses
hardly
talk
about
their
marriage...
I
am
happily
married
and
I
have
no
issues
admitting
it.
I
was
told
by
a
lot
of
people
in
the
industry
to
not
mention
about
my
marriage.
I
don't
understand
why
marriage
is
considered
such
a
taboo
in
the
industry...
I
don't
see
why
being
married
would
affect
me
as
an
actor.
I
mean
my
work
is
my
work
and
my
personal
life
is
my
personal
life.
I
prefer
not
to
talk
about
it
in
depth,
but
yes
I
am
married
and
I
do
work
whenever
it
comes
my
way.
What
is
your
last
name
after
marriage?
Narain.
I
use
it
in
my
everyday
life.
If
I
am
going
to
buy
groceries
then
I
am
Sonia
Narain.
But
if
I
am
doing
a
film
then
I
am
Sonia
Jehan.
I
am
a
normal
human
being.
I
go
to
the
dry
cleaners,
go
to
the
market,
I
do
everything.
That
comes
from
the
fact
that
I
was
brought
up
by
my
grandmother
who
was
a
diva.
People
were
in
awe
of
her,
and
they
were
so
star-struck.
But
behind
closed
doors
I
know
what
she
was
all
about;
she
was
a
very
normal
person.
During
summer
time
we
would
eat
mangoes
in
the
afternoon
sitting
on
the
floor.
And
when
somebody
came
to
meet
her
she
would
be
putting
on
make-up
because
she
was
a
diva,
and
I
would
wonder
what
happened
to
dadu
,
where
has
she
gone.
You
have
done
modeling
in
Pakistan.
Why
didn't
you
try
for
films
there?
I
think
you
might
know
that
the
film
industry
in
Pakistan
is
not
at
all
advanced
like
in
India.
If
I
am
here,
why
would
I
want
to
do
something
which
is
not
as
good?
The
Bollywood
industry
is
great,
it's
huge.
I
can't
see
my
self
living
in
Lahore
being
part
of
that
fraternity,
being
part
of
Lollywood.