Aditi Rao Hydari
Born: 1978-10-28 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Lust Stories 3 as Saira
- Gandhi Talks as Gayatri
2024
- The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self
- Heeramandi as Bibbo
2023
- Taj: Divided by Blood as Anarkali
- Jubilee as Sumitra Kumari
2022
- Hey! Sinamika as Mouna
2021
- Ajeeb Daastaans as Priya Sharma (segment 'Geeli Pucchi')
- The Girl on the Train as Nusrat
- Sardar Ka Grandson as Young Sardar / Rupinder Kaur
- Jail ... (Playback Singer)
- Maha Samudram as Mahalakshmi
2020
- V as Saheba
- Psycho as Dahini
- Sufiyum Sujatayum as Sujatha
2018
- Padmaavat as Mehrunissa
- Sammohanam as Sameera
- Chekka Chivantha Vaanam as Parvathi
- Antariksham 9000 KMPH as Riya
- Daas Dev as Chandani
2017
- The Drama Company as Self
- Kaatru Veliyidai as Dr. Leela
- Bhoomi as Bhoomi
2016
- BFFs with Vogue as Self
- Fitoor as Young Hazrat
- Wazir as Ruhana Ali
- Mama's Boy as Draupadi
- The Legend of Michael Mishra as Varsha Shukla
2015
- Guddu Rangeela as Baby
2014
- Khoobsurat as Kiara
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Boss as Ankita
- MTV Webbed
- Murder 3 as Roshni
2012
- London, Paris, New York as Lalitha Krishnan
2011
- Rockstar as Sheena
- Yeh Saali Zindagi as Shanti
2009
- Delhi-6 as Rama Bua
2007
2006
- Prajapathi as Savithri