Aditi Rao Hydari is a prominent Indian actress. She is also a classical Bharatanatyam dancer. Aditi made her debut in the Indian film industry with a Tamil movie. Her first movie was Sharada Ramanathan`s movie Sringaram in the year 2007. This actress however gained fame through her excellent performance in the movie Yeh Saali Zindagi in 2011, directed by Sudhir Mishra.
Early Life of Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari was born from two royal lineages viz. Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari and J. Rameshwar Rao of erstwhile Raja of Wanaparthy family, in Hyderabad. Akbar Hydari, an Indian politician, was her great grandfather. Aditi is also the grand niece of the former Governor of Assam, Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari. Shanta Rameshwar Rao is her maternal grandmother who is a respected educationalist of Hyderabad and also works as the Chairperson of publishing house Orient Blackswan. Aditi Rao Hydari is the disciple of the renowned dancer Leela Samson and began learning Bharatanatyam at the young age of six. She had completed her schooling from Rishi Valley School located near Bangalore. She did her graduation from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.
Career of Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari stepped into Indian film industry in the year 2007 with a Tamil film Sringaram. She performed the role of the lead character of a devadasi. It was a classical dance based movie directed by two acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancers, Padmini Ravi and Sharada Ramanathan. In fact Aditi`s dance performance at a conference, which was seen by the directors, earned her the lead role in the movie. The movie received huge critical appreciations and got three National Film Awards. In 2009, she made her debut in Bollywood with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra`s Delhi-6 in which she was featured in a supporting role. The movie "Yeh Saali Zindagi" in 2011 got her the screen awards along with fame and praises. In the same year she was starred in the movie "Rockstar". She also performed in Airtel 3G advertisements, in April 2011. Her next venture was the movie London, Paris, New York. She also made her singing debut with this movie where she sang two songs. The actress received a mixed response for her performance in the movie.
In the year 2013, Aditi became a part of the Mahesh Bhatt`s Murder franchise and was starred in Vishesh Bhatt`s Murder 3 along with Randeep Hooda. She got positive reviews for her performance in the movie.
Filmography of Aditi Rao Hydari
Movie | Language | Year |
Sringaram | Tamil | 2007 |
Delhi 6 | Hindi | 2009 |
Yeh Saali Zindagi | Hindi | 2011 |
Rockstar | Hindi | 2011 |
London, Paris, New York | Hindi | 2012 |
Murder 3 | Hindi | 2013 |
Boss | Hindi | 2013 |