Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian actress, dancer and singer who works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.Hydari made her on-screen debut for the Tamil film Sringaram, which was released in 2007.But her first theatrical release was Malayalam film Prajapathi in 2006.Aditi Rao Hydari rose to fame after her performance in Sudhir Mishra’s 2011 romantic thriller film Yeh Saali Zindagi, a role that won her the Screen Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.
She has subsequently starred in several successful Hindi films including the musical Rockstar (2011), the horror-thriller Murder 3 (2013), the action-comedy Boss (2013) and the thriller Wazir (2016).In 2017, Hydari starred in Mani Ratnam’s Kaatru Veliyidai in the leading role of doctor Leela Abraham. Following the film’s release, Aditi Rao Hydari was able to expand her career into the South Indian film industries.Her portrayal of Queen Mehrunisa in the 2018 epic film Padmaavat was well received and ranks among the highest-grossing Indian films. Aditi Rao Hydari was born in Hyderabad to Ehsaan Hydari and his wife Vidya Rao, an acclaimed classical singer popular for thumri and dadra genres of music. Her father, who died in 2013, was a Bohri Muslim while her mother, who is a Hindu by birth, is a practicing Buddhist and a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore who is half-Telugu.
Hydari is thus of mixed lineage – Bohri, Chitrapur Saraswat and Telugu.Hydari belongs to two royal lineages, that of sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari and Raja J. Rameshwar Rao of erstwhile Raja of Wanaparthy family. She is the great-granddaughter of Akbar Hydari, former Prime Minister of Hyderabad state (colonial India) and the grandniece of Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, former Governor of Assam.Aditi is the granddaughter of Raja J Rameshwar Rao, who headed the administration of Wanaparthi state during colonial India, and Shanta Rameshwar Rao, a much respected educationalist in the city of Hyderabad, the founder of Vidyaranya school and the chairperson of the publishing house Orient Blackswan. Filmmaker Kiran Rao, the wife of actor Aamir Khan, is her maternal first cousin.Hydari’s parents separated when she was two years old.
Her mother moved from Hyderabad to New Delhi and managed her family business from there. While her father remarried and did not have children, her mother remained single. Hydari spent her childhood in both Hyderabad and New Delhi. She started learning Bharatanatyam at age six and became a disciple of acclaimed dancer Leela Samson. She was educated at A Krishnamurthy Foundation India School and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.Hydari uses both of her parent’s surnames. She explained, “I wanted to keep both, as my mom has brought me up, but my father is also a part of me. Hydari is a rare name so I kept both Rao and Hydari.” Hydari began her career as a Bharatanatyam dancer, having become interested in the art form following her association with Leela Samson from the age of 11. She worked as a part of Samson’s dance group, Spanda, teaching students and travelling through India and abroad to perform in stage events. In early 2004, Hydari completed work on her first acting project titled Sringaram, where she portrayed the lead role of a devadasi, a temple dancer of the 19th century. The Tamil film was directed by Sharada Ramanathan and produced by Padmini Ravi, a noted bharatanatyam dancer.
Hydari was offered the role after Ramanathan saw her dance performance at a conference, and was also impressed with her “vulnerable and fresh face” and her resemblance to dancer Shobana.After being screened at numerous international film festivals throughout 2005 and 2006, the film received critical acclaim upon being shown in India and fetched several accolades, including three National Film Awards.
Sringaram had a limited theatrical release in October 2007, but won positive reviews, with one critic noting that “the film has brilliant acting from the lead, Aditi Rao”.
Aditi Rao Hydari All Movie List :
Film | Role | Year | Language |
Prajapathi | Savithri | 2006 | Malayalam |
Sringaram | Madhura/Varshini | 2007 | Tamil |
Delhi 6 | Rama | 2009 | Hindi |
Dhobi Ghat | Guest at art gallery | 2010 | Hindi |
Yeh Saali Zindagi Rockstar | Shanti Sheena | 2011 | Hindi Hindi |
London, Paris, New York | Lalitha Krishnan | 2012 | Hindi |
Murder 3 Boss | Roshni Ankita Thakur | 2013 | Hindi Hindi |
Khoobsurat Rama Madhav | Kiara Herself | 2014 | Hindi Marathi |
Guddu Rangeela | Baby | 2015 | Hindi |
Wazir Fitoor The Legend of Michael Mishra | Ruhana Ali Begum Hazrat Varshali Shukla | 2016 | Hindi Hindi Hindi |
Kaatru Veliyidai Bhoomi | Leela Abraham Bhoomi Sachdeva | 2017 | Tamil Hindi |
Padmaavat Daas Dev Sammohanam hekka Chivantha Vaanam Antariksham 9000 KMPH | Mehrunisa Chandni Sameera Parvathi Riya | 2018 | Hindi Hindi Telugu Tamil Telugu |
Psycho Sufiyum Sujatayum V | Dagini Sujatha Saheba | 2020 | Tamil Malayalam Telugu |
The Girl on the Train Ajeeb Daastaans Sardar Ka Grandson Maha Samudram | Nusrat John Priya Sharma Young Sardar Kaur Mahalakshmi | 2021 | Hindi Hindi Hindi Telugu |
Hey Sinamika | Mouna | 2022 | Tamil |