Aditi Rao Hydari

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Aditi Rao Hydari (Hindi: [ədɪtɪ ɾɑːʋ ɦɛːdɾiː]; born 28 October 1978) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. She made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Prajapathi (2006), and gained early recognition with her performances in Delhi-6 (2009) and Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), the latter earning her a Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Hydari's subsequent roles include the musical drama Rockstar (2011) and her first leading role in the psychological thriller Murder 3 (2013). She appeared in the action-thriller Wazir (2016) and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical drama Padmaavat (2018), one of the highest-grossing Indian films of that year, for which she won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. In South Indian cinema, she played the female lead in Mani Ratnam's Kaatru Veliyidai (2017), for which she won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil, and starred in the Telugu romantic drama Sammohanam (2018), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu.
Her later work includes Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018), Sufiyum Sujatayum (2020), Maha Samudram (2021), and appearances in Hindi anthologies and web series such as Ajeeb Daastaans (2021), Jubilee (2023), and Heeramandi (2024).