Alia Bhatt's British Citizenship Under Fire After Soni Razdan's India-Pakistan ‘Hostilities' Post
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Alia Bhatt holds British citizenship. While she was born and raised in India, her mother, Soni Razdan, is of British descent and was born in the UK.
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt's British citizenship has once again been questioned by netizens after her mother Soni Razdan amplified a petition, asking India and Pakistan to 'stop the hostilities'. Sharing the petition on her official Instagram account, Soni wrote, 'Above all – PEACE Sign the petition. Link in bio." While she later deleted her post after facing a massive backlash, netizens are still upset with her, with many questioning her and Alia's loyalty towards the nation.
One user wrote on Soni's latest Instagram post, 'While peace is the ideal goal, it's important to acknowledge who is truly escalating the conflict. Our soldiers are conducting targeted operations with utmost care, while the other side is openly attacking residential areas and killing civilians. Urging peace without context, especially when our people are dying and defending our borders, feels disconnected from ground reality. Also, this message coming from someone whose daughter enjoys all the privileges of India while holding foreign citizenship raises concerns about sincerity and accountability."
Responding to the user, Soni wrote, 'My appeal for peace was not towards India but towards Pakistan. They are the aggressors after all. We are simply retaliating and rightly so. I think people have jumped to conclusions. Also it was more a generalised statement. Hope that clarifies. I'm as devastated as everyone else naturally. War is a terrible thing. No one who has been through a war would wish it on anyone."
Another one said, 'Can't believe you were a part of movie like Raazi. Please re-watch your own film. And then advocate for peace." To which, the veteran actress replied, 'Peace has to be between 2 nations unless you think this is a war Pak is fighting with itself?"
Is Alia Bhatt a British Citizen?
Alia Bhatt holds British citizenship. While she was born and raised in India, her mother, Soni Razdan, is of British descent and was born in the UK. Alia has a British passport, which she obtained through her mother's citizenship.
While promoting her Hollywood debut Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt confirmed that she holds British citizenship. She stated that her mother was born in Birmingham and while she was born and raised in India, she still holds a British passport. This confirmation came during a video interview with her co-star Gal Gadot for Wired, where the Wonder Woman star asked about Alia's citizenship status.
In 2019, Soni Razdan had also revealed that she owns a British citizenship, but claimed that she had been a responsible citizen of India as well. Reacting to the harsh comments, the actress had tweeted, 'Urging people to vote against hate has nothing to do with citizenship and everything to do with being a human being. We are all human beings first and citizens of the world we live in. Secularism and democratic principles are values and it's those that I stand for. #VoteOutHate."
In another post, she had said, 'My father is Indian. Lived in India since I was 3 months old. Pay taxes. Hold an Overseas Citizen of India card. If my hard earned income is good enough to be used to better this nation then I have a right to voice my opinions too. #VoteOutHate."
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