Aditi Rao Hydari Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Tamil films. She began her acting career in the Indian film industry in 2006, with her debut film Prajapathi. Since then, she has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Rockstar (2011), London, Paris, New York (2012), and Padmaavat (2018). She has also appeared in several Tamil films, including Sringaram (2007) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). Hydari was born in Hyderabad, India, and is the grandniece of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. She began her career as a classical dancer and trained in the Indian classical dance form of Kathak. She then made her acting debut in 2006 with the Malayalam film Prajapathi and later appeared in several Tamil and Telugu films. Hydari has received several awards and nominations for her performances, including a Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) for her role in Yeh Saali Zin...