Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 28, 1978
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Credits
44 titles
Aditi Rao Hydari
Biography
Aditi Rao Hydari (born 28 October 1978) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. She began her acting career with the Malayalam film *Prajapathi* (2006) and appeared in the Tamil film *Sringaram* (2007). Hydari made her Hindi film debut in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's *Delhi-6* (2009). She won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sudhir Mishra's thriller *Yeh Saali Zindagi* (2011). Her other Hindi films from the 2010s include the musical *Rockstar* (2011), the romantic thriller *Murder 3* (2013), the action thriller *Wazir* (2016), and the romantic drama *Fitoor* (2016). She played Queen Mehrunisa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical film *Padmaavat* (2018), earning the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hydari returned to Tamil cinema with Mani Ratnam's romantic drama *Kaatru Veliyidai* (2017), earning the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil. Her other South Indian films include the Telugu romantic drama *Sammohanam* (2018), Mani Ratnam's Tamil film *Chekka Chivantha Vaanam* (2018), the Malayalam musical romance *Sufiyum Sujatayum* (2020), and the Telugu action drama *Maha Samudram* (2021). Hydari played the film star Sumitra Kumari in Vikramaditya Motwane's period drama series *Jubilee* (2023), earning the ITA Award for Best Actress (OTT). She portrayed Bibbojaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series *Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar* (2024).
Known For
Filmography
Lust Stories 3
Saira
Gandhi Talks
Gayatri
Heeramandi
Bibbo
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Self
Jubilee
Sumitra Kumari
Taj: Divided by Blood
Anarkali
Hey! Sinamika
Mouna
Jail
Playback Singer
Maha Samudram
Mahalakshmi
Sardar Ka Grandson
Young Sardar / Rupinder Kaur
Ajeeb Daastaans
Priya Sharma (segment 'Geeli Pucchi')
The Girl on the Train
Nusrat
V
Saheba
Sufiyum Sujatayum
Sujatha
Psycho
Dahini
Antariksham 9000 KMPH
Riya
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
Parvathi
Sammohanam
Sameera
Daas Dev
Chandani
Padmaavat
Mehrunissa
Bhoomi
Bhoomi
The Drama Company
Self
Kaatru Veliyidai
Dr. Leela
Mama's Boy
Draupadi
BFFs with Vogue
Self
The Legend of Michael Mishra
Varsha Shukla
Fitoor
Young Hazrat
Wazir
Ruhana Ali
Guddu Rangeela
Baby
Khoobsurat
Kiara
Boss
Ankita
MTV Webbed
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Self
Murder 3
Roshni
London, Paris, New York
Lalitha Krishnan
Rockstar
Sheena
Yeh Saali Zindagi
Shanti
Delhi-6
Rama Bua
Sringaram
Prajapathi
Savithri
Parivarik Manoranjan
Welcome To Khoya Mahal
O Saathi Re
Pashmeena
Posha