Courtesy:
IndaiFM
Thursday,
May
31,
2007
Sonia
Jehan.
Does
that
name
strike
a
chord?
The
ethereal
beauty
from
Pakistan
made
her
debut
in
Hindi
films
with
Akbar
Khan's
Taj
Mahal
.
Post
the
release
of
the
film,
she
married
an
Indian
and
settled
in
India.
She
is
now
playing
an
actress
from
the
1940s
on
the
lines
of
Madhubala
and
Nutan
in
Sudhir
Mishra's
Khoya
Khoya
Chand.
This
granddaughter
of
the
legendary
singer
Noor
Jehan
speaks
exclusively
to
us
about
life
after
Taj
Mahal,
life
after
marriage,
Pakistani
film
industry,
her
stint
with
singing
and
a
lot
more.
Your
debut
film
Taj
Mahal
didn't
do
well.
Do
you
think
it
was
a
right
debut
for
you?
I
think
the
role
that
was
offered
to
me
was
fabulous.
I
was
playing
the
role
of
Mumtaz,
it
was
a
historical
role
and
I
love
history.
Unfortunately
the
marketing
wasn't
very
good
but
its
okay
I
thoroughly
enjoyed
the
experience.
What
kind
of
response
did
you
get
after
the
release
of
Taj
Mahal?
Did
you
get
more
movie
offers?
I
got
a
lot
of
offers
after
the
film
was
released.
But
I
live
in
Delhi
and
for
me
to
do
another
project;
I
wanted
it
to
be
a
very
interesting
and
different
role.
The
roles
that
I
was
being
offered
were
the
ones
were
I
was
needed
to
play
the
European
girl.
I
wanted
to
do
something
different.
Why
did
it
take
you
so
long
to
do
your
second
film?
Where
have
you
been
all
this
while?
I
have
been
in
Delhi,
I
am
married.
I
got
married
while
I
was
shooting
for
Taj
Mahal
to
someone
with
whom
I
was
dating.
I
have
been
married
for
three
years.
My
husband
is
very
encouraging
and
he
actually
thinks
that
I
should
do
more
films.
But
after
Taj
Mahal
which
took
very
long,
I
just
wanted
to
wait
and
do
something
totally
different.
Taj
Mahal
was
a
big
budget
film,
it
was
a
historical
film
and
for
a
debut
it
was
very
taxing
in
the
sense
there
was
a
lot
of
hard
work.
We
were
shooting
in
Jodhpur
so
I
was
away
for
a
very
long
time
and
I
just
wanted
to
comeback,
settle
properly
and
set
my
home
and
everything
in
order.
I
was
getting
roles
which
were
interesting
but
not
something
that
would
make
me
jump
out
of
my
seat.
So
when
I
got
an
offer
from
Sudhir
Mishra,
as
it
is
I
admire
his
work
a
lot,
I
was
very
keen
on
playing
the
role
of
Ratan
Bala.
How
did
Khoya
Khoya
Chand
happen?
I
was
approached
by
the
casting
director,
Shanu.
She
told
me
about
the
script
and
was
honest
enough
to
tell
me
that
it
wasn't
a
lead
role.
But
I
don't
have
an
issue
with
lead
or
supporting
roles.
For
me
it
has
to
be
something
challenging,
different
from
what
I
have
done
before,
a
new
character
altogether.
I
was
interested
so
I
went
to
Mumbai.
This
was
the
first
time
that
I
auditioned
for
a
film
after
Taj
Mahal
.
Sudhir
thought
that
I
was
right
for
the
role
of
Ratan
Bala
and
we
started
shooting
in
October.
Ratan
Bala
is
a
unique
name.
Tell
us
more
about
her
My
name
in
the
film
is
Ratan
Bala.
She's
a
movie
star
of
1940s,
an
established
actress
who
is
very
well
known.
She's
a
bit
of
a
diva.
And
it's
the
struggle
that
she
goes
through
to
remain
in
the
industry,
because
in
those
days
after
hitting
mid
20s
you
were
considered
to
be
old
and
you
would
have
to
settle
down,
you
couldn't
be
part
of
the
industry.
That's
what
the
industry
was
all
about.
It's
about
how
she
struggles
to
remain
there,
to
be
famous,
to
be
loved
and
to
be
admired.
It's
quite
an
interesting
and
complex
character,
because
you
see
her
in
the
beginning
as
someone
who's
a
diva
who
throws
tantrums.
Then
you
see
a
soft
side
of
her
of
someone
who
wants
to
be
loved
and
cared
truly.
It
was
quite
interesting
to
play
this
role.
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