Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari at Love Breakups Zindagi party
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Known forRockstar, Yeh Saali Zindagi, London, Paris, New York

Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian film actress.[1][2] A classical bharatanatyam dancer, she made her acting debut with Sharada Ramanathan's acclaimed film Sringaram (2007) and rose to fame after her performance in Sudhir Mishra's 2011 film Yeh Saali Zindagi.

Early life

Aditi Rao was born in Hyderabad[2] She is half Konkani and half Hyderabadi Muslim.[3] She is the great granddaughter of Sir Akbar Hydari[4] and the grand niece of Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, former Governor of Assam. She started learning Bharatanatyam at age six in 1984 and was a disciple of acclaimed dancer Leela Samson.[2][5][2]

Career

Hydari made her acting debut with the 2006 Tamil film Sringaram, in which she enacted the lead character, as a devadasi.[2] The film itself was based on classical dance, being directed by Sharada Ramanathan and produced by Padmini Ravi, two noted bharatanatyam dancers. Hydari was approached and offered the role, after Ramanathan saw her dance performance at a conference for three days.[3] The film received critical acclaim and fetched several accloades, including three National Film Awards.[6] Her first film to release in theatres, however, was the 2006 Malayalam film Prajapathi, in which she starred alongside Mammootty.[1] In 2009, she essayed a supporting role in Delhi-6, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. She has appeared in the film Yeh Saali Zindagi in 2011, for which she won the screen award.[7][8] and was seen in Bollywood film Rockstar.[9] She has also appeared in Airtel 3G advertisement in April 2011 [10] She stars in Fox Star Studios film titled London, Paris, New York as the female lead opposite Ali Zafar.[11] In 2009 it was reported that she was married to Satyadeep Misra a former bureacrat,[1] however in a 2012 interview the actor has declined to comment on her marital status.[12]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2006 Prajapathi Malayalam
2007 Sringaram Madhura,
Varshini		 Tamil
2009 Delhi 6 Rama Bua Hindi
2011 Yeh Saali Zindagi Shanti Hindi
Rockstar Sheena Hindi
2012 London, Paris, New York Lalitha Krishnan Hindi

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aditi Rao shines as Delhi 6 sinks". Zimbio. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Delhi girl's Chennai tryst". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  3. ^ a b "Sringaram, a labour of love". Rediff.com. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  4. ^ "Ramaa Bua of Delhi-6 is a princess". Buzz18.in. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  5. ^ [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-31/news-interviews/283767

    57_1_arunoday-and-aditi-sudhir-mishra-aditi-rao "Arunodoy Singh, Aditi Rao set new kissing record"]. The Times Of India. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011. ((cite news)): Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 78 (help)

  6. ^ "Sringaram, a labour of love". Rediff.com. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  7. ^ Record breaking lip-locks!. Rediff. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Aditi Rao breaks Mallika Sherawat's smooch record". Gobollywood.com. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  9. ^ "Aditi Rao the other woman in Rockstar". The Times Of India. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  10. ^ New Airtel 3G ad STARE. Youtube. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 12 Februvary 2011. ((cite AV media)): Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "Ali Zafar busy shooting his third Hindi film". Times of India. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  12. ^ "I can't date Ranbir, too many women want him: Aditi". Times of India. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-21.

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