Aditi Rao Hydari

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 Mehras Delhi6 2009 She won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sudhir Mishras 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 Bhansalis historical film Padmaavat 2018 earning the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Hydari returned to Tamil cinema with Mani Ratnams 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 Ratnams 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 Motwanes period drama series Jubilee 2023 earning the ITA Award for Best Actress OTT She portrayed Bibbojaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansalis series Heeramandi The Diamond Bazaar 2024