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| name = Aditi Rao Hydari
| image = Aditi Rao Hydari at the premiere of Jubilee (cropped).jpg
| alt = Portrait of Aditi Rao Hyadri.
| caption = Rao Hydari in 2023
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], <!-- NOT Telangana -- that was formed in 2014 --> India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|19861978|10|28}}<ref name="e640">{{cite web | last=Fernandes | first=Shefali | title=What Is The Age Gap Between Newlyweds Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth? | website=Free Press Journal | date=March 27, 2024 | url=https://www.freepressjournalcasemine.com/judgement/in/entertainment/what-is-the-age-gap-between-newlyweds-aditi-rao-hydari-siddharth | access-date=June 15, 2024}}56b48d1f607dba348fff1027</ref><!-- DO NOT add DOB unless there's a reliable source. That means no IMDB or any other user generated sites. No Google or any other sites that web scrape. No fansites. No blogsites etc. -->
| occupation = Actress
| years active = 2006–present
| spouse = {{ubl|
| {{marriage|[[Satyadeep Mishra]]|2002| 2013|reason=divorcediv}}
| partner | = {{marriage|[[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] (engaged)|2024}}
}}
| mother = [[Vidya Rao]]
| relatives = [[Kiran Rao]] (cousin)
}}
'''Aditi Rao Hydari''' (Hindi: [[Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu|[ədɪtɪ ɾɑːʋ ɦɛːdɾiː]]]; born 28 October 19861978) is an Indian actress who works primarily in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. Born into the [[Tyabji family|Tyabji–Hydari family]], she made her film debut with the Malayalam film ''[[Prajapathi]]'' (2006). She wentreceived onattention tofor have supportingher roles in Hindi[[Delhi-6|''Delhi films,6'']] such(2009) as the dramasand ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]'' (2011), for which she won her first [[Screen Awards|Screen Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaidya |first=Rujuta |date=2017-07-19 |title=Then and now: Aditi Rao Hydari''s complete style evolution |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/style-evolution-aditi-rao-hydari#:~:text=Aditi%20Rao%20Hydari%20won%20her,and%20Nargis%20Fakhri%20in%20Rockstar. |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Vogue India |language=en-IN}}</ref> She subsequently appeared in [[Rockstar (2011 film)|''Rockstar]]'']] (2011), the horror film ''[[Murder 3]]'' (2013), thriller[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|''Boss'']] (2013), and the thriller [[Wazir (film)|''Wazir]]'']] (2016), andas well as the period drama ''[[Padmaavat]]'' (2018), which was commercially successful and earned her an [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sachar |first=Anjan |date=2018-11-23 |title=In pictures: Aditi Rao Hydari’s beauty evolution |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/then-and-now-aditi-rao-hydaris-beauty-evolution |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Vogue India |language=en-IN}}</ref>
HydariAditi had a starring rolestarred in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s romantic drama ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'' (2017), for which she won a [[SIIMA Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Suhani |date=3 July 2020 |title=They were writing scripts for me: Aditi Rao Hydari |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/they-were-writing-scripts-for-me-aditi-rao-hydari-1696415-2020-07-03 |title=They were writing scripts for me: Aditi Rao Hydari |first1=Suhani |last1=Singh |date=3 July 2020 |website=India Today |accessurl-datestatus=10 September 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233132/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/they-were-writing-scripts-for-me-aditi-rao-hydari-1696415-2020-07-03 |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=10 September 2020 |website=India Today}}</ref> She received a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]] for ''[[Sammohanam (2018 film)|''Sammohanam'']]'' (2018). She has since starred in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, such as ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' (2018), ''[[Sufiyum Sujatayum]]'' (2020) and ''[[Maha Samudram]]'' (2021), as well as the Hindi anthology film ''[[Ajeeb Daastaans]]'' (2021) and series ''[[Jubilee (TV series)|''Jubilee]]'']] (2023) and ''[[Heeramandi]]'' (2024).
== Early life and background ==
Aditi Rao Hydari was born in [[Hyderabad]]<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Adivi |first1first=Sashidhar |date=26 November 2017 |title=I always consider myself a Hyderabadi: Aditi Rao Hydari |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/261117/i-always-consider-myself-a-hyderabadi-aditi-rao-hydari.html |accessurl-datestatus=3 March 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=26 November 2017 |archive-date=24 December 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224201805/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/261117/i-always-consider-myself-a-hyderabadi-aditi-rao-hydari.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live24 December 2018 |access-date=3 March 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> to engineer Ahsan Hydari and singer [[Vidya Rao]].<ref name="Stephen">{{citeCite news |last1last=Stephen |first1first=Rosella |date=21 July 2017 |title=Doing desi-boho like Aditi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/doing-desi-boho-like-aditi/article19324058.ece |accessurl-datestatus=12 November 2017 |work=The Hindu |date=21 July 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035542/https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/doing-desi-boho-like-aditi/article19324058.ece |urlarchive-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Aditi's father, who died in 2013, was a [[Sulaimani Bohra]] [[Muslim]]. Aditi's mother is a practising [[Buddhist]] who was born the daughter of a [[Chitrapur]] [[Saraswat]] [[Brahmin]] father from [[Mangalore]] and a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] mother.<ref name="Chakraborty">{{cite web |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Sumita |title=Aditi Rao Hydari on-screen kissing, the casting couch and more... |url=http://www.savvy.co.in/article/i-believe/aditi-rao-hydari-on-screen-kissing-the-casting-couch-and-more/2403 |website=Stardust |publisher=savvy.co.in |date=59 DecemberNovember 20132020 |access-date=2012 November 2017}}{{dead link|datework=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yesThe Hindu}}</ref>
Both of Hydari's parents belong to the nobility of erstwhile [[Hyderabad state]].<ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Varma |first1first=Shraddha |date=15 September 2017 |title=Did You Know These Bollywood Celebrities Had A Royal Lineage? |url=https://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/did-you-know-these-bollywood-celebrities-had-a-royal-lineage/17071538 |website=iDiva.com |accessurl-datestatus=3 December 2017 |date=15 September 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233136/https://www.idiva.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-you-know-these-bollywood-celebrities-had-a-royal-lineage/17071538 |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=iDiva.com}}</ref> Aditi's father was the grandson of [[Akbar Hydari]], former [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad|Prime Minister of Hyderabad state]], and the nephew of [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]], former [[List of Governors of Assam|Governor]] of [[Assam]].<ref name="TOI5TOI-2013" /> Aditi's mother, [[Vidya Rao]], is a classical singer accomplished in the [[thumri]] and [[dadra]] genres of [[Hindustani music]].<ref name="Panicker">{{citeCite news |last1last=Panicker |first1first=Anahita |date=20 September 2017 |title=I feel like a kid in a candy shop! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-feel-like-a-kid-in-a-candy-shop/article19722718.ece |accessurl-datestatus=25 November 2017 |work=The Hindu |date=20 September 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233159/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-feel-like-a-kid-in-a-candy-shop/article19722718.ece |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=25 November 2017 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Her mother (Aditi's maternal grandmother), Shanta Rameshwar Rao (not to be confused with the writer Shanta Rama Rao), was the founder of [[Vidyaranya High School]] in [[Hyderabad]] and chairperson of the publishing house [[Orient Blackswan]], (ownedestablished by her father, the Raja) J Rameshwar Rao.<ref name="TOI4">{{citeCite news |date=21 January 2012 |title=I can speak good Hyderabadi Hindi: Aditi Rao Hydari |url=httphttps://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-21entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/30647713_1_actressI-aditican-raospeak-hydarigood-biryanihyderabadi-alihindi-zafarAditi-Rao-Hydari/etarticleshow/11567863.cms |url-status=deadlive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710083352/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-21/news-interviews/30647713_1_actress-aditi-rao-hydari-biryani-ali-zafar |archive-date=10 July 2013 |access-date=29 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Vidya is the step-daughter of [[J. Rameshwar Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=The Wanaparthy Samsthanam: Rajas Under the Rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad; Descendants Include Aditi Rao Hydari and Kiran Rao |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/people/the-wanaparthy-samsthanam-rajas-under-the-rule-of-the-nizam-of-hyderabad-descendants-include-aditi-rao-hydari-and-kiran-rao-article-113393992 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> last ruling [[Raja of Wanaparthy]].<ref name=":0CaseMine-1989">{{Cite web |title=Ahsan Hydari v. Mrs. Vidya Hydari. Andhra Pradesh High Court. Mar 1, 1989 |url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b48d1f607dba348fff1027/amp |website=CaseMine}}</ref> He was one of the four highest-ranking nobleman in the court of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. His ancestral ''Jagir,'' [[Wanaparthy]], was one of the four largest feudal estates under [[Hyderabad state]]; the holders of these estates held the title of "Maharaja".{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director [[Kiran Rao]], ex-wife of actor [[Aamir Khan]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao diagnosed with swine flu |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/060817/shocking-aamir-khan-and-wife-kiran-rao-diagnosed-with-swine-flu.html |access-date=24 November 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=6 August 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233138/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/060817/shocking-aamir-khan-and-wife-kiran-rao-diagnosed-with-swine-flu.html |url-status=live}}</ref> is Aditi's maternal first cousin.<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/drama-queen-392.html Drama Queen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015041123/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/drama-queen-392.html |date=15 October 2013 }} Filmfare 2 July 2013</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-11 |title=Kiran Rao: Unveiling the royal legacy of Aamir Khan’sKhan's ex-wife; Know how she is related to Aditi Rao Hydari |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/kiran-rao-unveiling-the-royal-legacy-of-aamir-khans-ex-wife-know-how-she-is-related-to-aditi-rao-hydari/3361337/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
HydariAditi's parents separated when she was two years old, and she hasgrew noup siblings.between While[[Hyderabad]] herand father[[Delhi]] remained in Hyderabad,with her mother. tookShe herstudied andat moved tothe [[NewRishi DelhiValley School]], givingrun riseby tothe a[[Krishnamurti bitterfoundations|Krishnamurti legal battle for custody and her father's visiting rightsFoundation]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Chakraborty" /><ref name="The Times of India">{{citeCite newsweb |last1date=Gupta |first1=Priya2020-09-24 |title=I'veAditi alwaysRao struggledHydari: with“I mysang relationshipbefore withI myspoke father:and Aditidanced before I walked” |url=https://timesofindiawww.indiatimesvogue.comin/entertainmentmagazine-story/hindi/bollywood/news/Iveaditi-alwaysrao-struggledhydari-withbollywood-mycelebrity-relationshipmay-with2018-myvogue-fathercover-Aditistory/articleshow/18627876.cms |access-date=21 January 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=23 February 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020101123313620200924091133/https://timesofindiawww.indiatimesvogue.comin/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/newsmagazine-story/Iveaditi-alwaysrao-struggledhydari-withbollywood-mycelebrity-relationshipmay-with2018-myvogue-fathercover-Aditistory/articleshow/18627876.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live2020-09-24 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Vogue}}</ref> Due to the bitterness between her parents, Hydari saw little of her father in childhood, and had a difficult relationship with him in her adulthood.<ref name="The Times of India"/> After many years, her father remarried, but had no other children. Her mother never remarried, but she had an active social life and career, so after the custody issues abated and Aditi was old enough, she sent Aditi away to [[boarding school]]. This was the [[Rishi Valley School]] near [[Madanapalle]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Hydari later graduated from [[University of Delhi|Lady Shri Ram College]], [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=TreenaMukherjee>{{citeCite news |last1last=Mukherjee |first1first=Treena |date=12 October 2014 |title=Making the right moves |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1141012/jsp/graphiti/18902153.jsp |accessurl-datestatus=18 November 2017 |work=The Telegraph |date=12 October 2014dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210523/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1141012/jsp/graphiti/18902153.jsp |archive-date=12 June 2018 |urlaccess-statusdate=dead18 November 2017 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Kaushik |first1first=Divya |date=7 August 2015 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari: I know the best places to shop in Delhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-Hydari-I-know-the-best-places-to-shop-in-Delhi/articleshow/48374392.cms |accessurl-datestatus=12 November 2017 |work=The Times of India |date=7 August 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233133/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-Hydari-I-know-the-best-places-to-shop-in-Delhi/articleshow/48374392.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
HydariAditi spentgrew herup earlyaround childhooda andlot laterof schoolclassical vacations in New Delhiarts and also Hyderabad, where much of her family lived. She started learning [[Bharatanatyam]] at age sixfive and became a student of acclaimed Delhi-based exponentdancer [[Leela Samson]].<ref name="Hindu">{{citeCite news |date=6 August 2005 |title=Delhi girl's Chennai tryst |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/08/06/stories/2005080602230100.htm |title=Delhi girl's Chennai tryst |date=6 August 2005 |accessurl-datestatus=11 March 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, Indiadead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225001136/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/08/06/stories/2005080602230100.htm |archive-date=25 February 2009 |urlaccess-statusdate=dead11 March 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> HydariAditi uses both of her parents' surnames. Sheand explained,that’s "Iwhat wantedmakes toher keepname both,unique.<ref asname="Gupta-2013">{{Cite mynews mom|last=Gupta has|first=Priya brought|date=23 meFebruary up,2013 but|title=I've myalways fatherstruggled iswith alsomy arelationship partwith ofmy me.father: HydariAditi is|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ive-always-struggled-with-my-relationship-with-my-father-Aditi/articleshow/18627876.cms a|url-status=live rare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ive-always-struggled-with-my-relationship-with-my-father-Aditi/articleshow/18627876.cms name|archive-date=11 soOctober I2020 kept|access-date=21 bothJanuary Rao2018 and Hydari."<ref name|work="The Times of India"}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Early roles (2004–2009) ===
Hydari began her career as a [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer, having become interested in the art form following her association with [[Leela Samson]] from the age of 11. She worked as a part of Samson's dance group, Spanda, teaching students and travelling through India and abroad to perform in stage events.<ref name="agehindu">{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/winsome-twosome/article28200979.ece |title=The Hindu : Winsome twosome |website=The Hindu |date=25 February 2004 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205132452/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/winsome-twosome/article28200979.ece |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040218/cth2.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Chandigarh Stories |website=The Tribune |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233146/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040218/cth2.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2004, Hydari completed work on her first acting project titled ''[[Sringaram]],'' where she portrayed the lead role of a [[devadasi]], a temple dancer of the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Dance-to-me-has-been-like-a-marriage/articleshow/643904.cms |title=Dance, to me, has been like a marriage |website=The Times of India |date=28 April 2004 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233144/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Dance-to-me-has-been-like-a-marriage/articleshow/643904.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The Tamil film was directed by [[Sharada Ramanathan]] and produced by Padmini Ravi, a noted Bharatanatyam dancer. Hydari was offered the role after Ramanathan saw her dance performance at a conference, and was also impressed with her "vulnerable and fresh face" and her resemblance to dancer [[Shobana]].<ref name="rediff2007Rediff-2007">{{citeCite web |urldate=https://www.rediff.com/movies/26 September 2007/sep/24slid1.htm |title=Sringaram, a labour of love |workurl=[[Rediffhttps://www.rediff.com]] |date=26 September /movies/2007/sep/24slid1.htm |accessurl-datestatus=12 November 2011 |archive-date=2 November 2012live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054723/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/24slid1.htm |urlarchive-statusdate=live2 November 2012 |access-date=12 November 2011 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> After being screened at numerous international film festivals throughout 2005 and 2006, the film received critical acclaim upon being shown in India and fetched several accolades, including three [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="rediff2007Rediff-2007" /> ''Sringaram'' had a limited theatrical release in October 2007, but won positive reviews, with one critic noting that "the film has brilliant acting from the lead, Aditi Rao".<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Sringaram review |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sri/20071005.htm |title=Sringaram review |work=Rediff.com |accessurl-datestatus=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233147/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sri/20071005.htm |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |urllast=http://www.narthaki.com/info/reviews/rev403.htmlSumathi, Saigan |title=Review – Poignant tale of the devadasis...- Lada Singh |authorurl=Sumathi, Saigan |website=Narthakihttp://www.narthaki.com/info/reviews/rev403.html |accessurl-datestatus=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233207/http://www.narthaki.com/info/reviews/rev403.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Narthaki.com}}</ref>
Her first film to have a theatrical release, however, was the Malayalam film ''[[Prajapathi]]'' (2006), in which she starred alongside [[Mammootty]]. She had been recommended to director [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] for the role by actress [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]], and was selected after the director managed to get in contact with her through [[Madhu Ambat]], who was the cinematographer of ''Sringaram''.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Shobana look-alike? |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/shobana-look-alike-news-malayalam-kkfvn9hcifisi.html |title=Shobana lookurl-alike? |websitestatus=[[Sify]] |access-date=15 February 2018 |archive-date=16 February 2018dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084452/http://www.sify.com/movies/shobana-look-alike-news-malayalam-kkfvn9hcifisi.html |urlarchive-statusdate=dead16 February 2018 |access-date=15 February 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Hydari portrayed an orphan girl who falls in love with the character played by Mammootty, but her role was considered minimal, with a critic from [[Rediff]] stating she "has nothing to do with the overall plot".<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Prajapathi: Just another Ranjith flick |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/praja/20060619.htm |title=Prajapathi: Just another Ranjith flick |work=Rediff.com |accessurl-datestatus=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233149/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/praja/20060619.htm |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> In 2009, she was cast by [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]] in his Hindi drama film, ''[[Delhi-6]]'', where she portrayed a supporting role of an unmarried woman living in a community where [[spinster]]hood was frowned upon. Featuring in an ensemble cast alongside [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Sonam Kapoor]], Hydari was selected by Mehra after he was impressed with her performance in ''Sringaram''.<ref>{{citeCite news |title=Aditi: Delhi 17 to Delhi 6 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Delhi-17-to-Delhi-6/articleshow/4075541.cms |title=Aditi: Delhi 17 to Delhi 6 |website=The Times of India |accessurl-datestatus=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233148/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Delhi-17-to-Delhi-6/articleshow/4075541.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
=== Career expansion (2009–2015) ===
[[File:Aditi Rao Hydari at 'Love Breakups Zindagi' party.jpg|thumb|Hydari in 2011]]
In 2011, Hydari appeared in a role opposite [[Arunoday Singh]] in [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s romantic drama ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''. Portraying the wife of a former convict, the film garnered publicity prior to release for the sensuous scenes between Hydari and Singh.<ref>{{cite video |url=http://ishare.rediff.com/video/entertainment/record-breaking-lip-locks-/2677589 |title=Record breaking lip-locks! |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=9 December 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005193845/http://ishare.rediff.com/video/entertainment/record-breaking-lip-locks-/2677589 |url-status=live }}</ref> Post-release, Hydari received acclaim for her performance by winning the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and subsequently received much larger public attention.<ref name="ysrred">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-aditi-rao-hydari/20110316.htm#1 |title=Meet Rockstar Ranbir's impulsive co-star |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233149/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-aditi-rao-hydari/20110316.htm#1 |url-status=live}}</ref> She later portrayed a supporting role alongside [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]'s musical drama ''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-08/news-interviews/28545395_1_nargis-fakhri-imtiaz-ali-s-rockstar-imtiaz-sir |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Aditi Rao the other woman in Rockstar |date=8 February 2011 |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-date=23 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923131918/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-08/news-interviews/28545395_1_nargis-fakhri-imtiaz-ali-s-rockstar-imtiaz-sir |url-status=dead}}</ref> Hydari initially had met Ali to discuss the leading female role of a Kashmiri girl, but he chose to cast newcomer [[Nargis Fakhri]] instead. Ali subsequently contacted her again after two months and signed her to play a supporting role of an impulsive television reporter, who follows the character played by Kapoor.<ref name="ysrred" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-the-other-woman-in-Rockstar/articleshow/7450511.cms |title=Aditi Rao the other woman in Rockstar |website=The Times of India |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233149/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-the-other-woman-in-Rockstar/articleshow/7450511.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Several of Hydari's scenes in the film were trimmed before its theatrical release, much like her appearance in ''Delhi-6'', and a critic noted her role "suffers due to an undeveloped characterization".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rockstar/critic-review/rockstar-movie-review/ |title=Rockstar Review – |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=11 November 2011 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233213/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rockstar/critic-review/rockstar-movie-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ▼
▲In 2011, Hydari appeared in a role opposite [[Arunoday Singh]] in [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s romantic drama ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''. Portraying the wife of a former convict, the film garnered publicity prior to release for the sensuous scenes between Hydari and Singh.<ref>{{ citeCite videoAV media |url=http://ishare.rediff.com/video/entertainment/record-breaking-lip-locks-/2677589 |title=Record breaking lip-locks! |date=31 January 2011 |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=9 December 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005193845/http://ishare.rediff.com/video/entertainment/record-breaking-lip-locks-/2677589 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Post-release, Hydari received acclaim for her performance by winning the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and subsequently received much larger public attention.<ref name=" ysrredRediff-2011">{{ citeCite web |title=Meet Rockstar Ranbir's impulsive co-star |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-aditi-rao-hydari/20110316.htm#1 | title=Meet Rockstar Ranbir's impulsive courl- star |workstatus= Rediff.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233149/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-aditi-rao-hydari/20110316.htm#1 | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> She later portrayed a supporting role alongside [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]'s musical drama ''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]'' (2011).<ref>{{ citeCite news | urldate= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-08/news-interviews/28545395_1_nargis-fakhri-imtiaz-ali-s-rockstar-imtiaz-sir8 |work=[[TheFebruary Times of India]]2011 |title=Aditi Rao the other woman in Rockstar | dateurl= 8 February 2011 |accesshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-the-other- date=12 November 2011woman-in-Rockstar/etarticleshow/7450511.cms | archiveurl- datestatus= 23 September 2012live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923131918/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-08/news-interviews/28545395_1_nargis-fakhri-imtiaz-ali-s-rockstar-imtiaz-sir | urlarchive- statusdate= dead23 September 2012 |access-date=12 November 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Hydari initially had met Ali to discuss the leading female role of a Kashmiri girl, but he chose to cast newcomer [[Nargis Fakhri]] instead. Ali subsequently contacted her again after two months and signed her to play a supporting role of an impulsive television reporter, who follows the character played by Kapoor.<ref name=" ysrredRediff-2011" /><ref>{{ citeCite news |title=Aditi Rao the other woman in Rockstar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-the-other-woman-in-Rockstar/articleshow/7450511.cms | title=Aditi Rao the other woman in Rockstar |website=The Times of India |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233149/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-the-other-woman-in-Rockstar/articleshow/7450511.cms | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Several of Hydari's scenes in the film were trimmed before its theatrical release, much like her appearance in ''Delhi-6'', and a critic noted her role "suffers due to an undeveloped characterization".<ref>{{ citeCite web |date=11 November 2011 |title=Rockstar Review – |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rockstar/critic-review/rockstar-movie-review/ | title=Rockstar Review – |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=11 November 2011 |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233213/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rockstar/critic-review/rockstar-movie-review/ | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
Hydari made a public statement that she wanted to appear in lead roles, rather than portray secondary characters, and subsequently, she was cast in her first lead role in a Hindi film through ''[[London, Paris, New York]]'' (2012) opposite [[Ali Zafar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/aditi-rao-hydari-wants-to-play-lead-roles/915281/ |title=Aditi Rao Hydari wants to play lead roles – Indian Express |website=The Indian Express |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233158/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/aditi-rao-hydari-wants-to-play-lead-roles/915281/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/drama-queen-392.html |title=Drama Queen |website=The Indian Express |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233211/https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/drama-queen-392.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Directed by [[Anu Menon]], the film narrated the tale of a couple who connect with each other in unlikely circumstances in three different cities – London, Paris and New York City.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news |date=22 August 2011 |title=Ali Zafar busy shooting his third Hindi film |pages=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/london-paris-new-york-is-winner-overseas-603874 |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ali-Zafar-busy-shooting-his-third-Hindi-film/articleshow/9693265.cms |access-date=21 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> With the film, she made her singing debut by singing two of the songs from the soundtrack. Hydari won predominantly positive reviews for her role of Lalitha, with a reviewer from Sify.com stating Hydari "makes the transition from side actress to leading lady and is instantly impressive", adding she is a "good performer with a striking screen presence" and that "she's likely to go places".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-london-paris-new-york-i-review-ali-aditi-rock-the-film-review-bollywood-pcmaqRajeadjj.html |title=Review : London Paris New York (2012) |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=15 February 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233210/https://www.sify.com/movies/i-london-paris-new-york-i-review-ali-aditi-rock-the-film-review-bollywood-pcmaqRajeadjj.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Likewise, reviewers from [[The Hindu]] and [[NDTV]] called her performance "beautiful and in control of her character" and "a delight to watch", respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-london-paris-new-york-687 |title=Review: London Paris New York – NDTV Movies |website=Movies.ndtv.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233211/https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-london-paris-new-york-687 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/london-paris-new-york-love-lost-and-found/article2957454.ece |title=London Paris New York: Love, lost and found |first=Sudhish |last=Kamath |date=3 March 2012 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=The Hindu |archive-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216031352/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/london-paris-new-york-love-lost-and-found/article2957454.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> During the period, she also sung the Hindi version of the song "We Are Family" for the Hollywood animation film ''[[Ice Age 4: Continental Drift]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/actress-aditi-rao-hydari-to-sing-for-ice-age-four/20120709.htm |title=Actress Aditi Rao Hydari to sing for Ice Age 4 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233227/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/actress-aditi-rao-hydari-to-sing-for-ice-age-four/20120709.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> ▼
▲Hydari made a public statement that she wanted to appear in lead roles, rather than portray secondary characters, and subsequently, she was cast in her first lead role in a Hindi film through ''[[London, Paris, New York]]'' (2012) opposite [[Ali Zafar]].<ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Aditi Rao Hydari wants to play lead roles – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/aditi-rao-hydari-wants-to-play-lead-roles/915281/ | title=Aditi Rao Hydari wants to play lead roles – Indian Express |website=The Indian Express |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233158/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/aditi-rao-hydari-wants-to-play-lead-roles/915281/ | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Drama Queen |url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/drama-queen-392.html | title=Drama Queen |website=The Indian Express |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233211/https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/drama-queen-392.html | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Directed by [[Anu Menon]], the film narrated the tale of a couple who connect with each other in unlikely circumstances in three different cities – London, Paris and New York City.<ref name="TOI1">{{ citeCite news |date=22 August 2011 |title=Ali Zafar busy shooting his third Hindi film |pages=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/london-paris-new-york-is-winner-overseas-603874 |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ali-Zafar-busy-shooting-his-third-Hindi-film/articleshow/9693265.cms |access-date=21 March 2012 |work=The Times of India |pages=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/london-paris-new-york-is-winner-overseas-603874}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> With the film, she made her singing debut by singing two of the songs from the soundtrack. Hydari won predominantly positive reviews for her role of Lalitha, with a reviewer from Sify.com stating Hydari "makes the transition from side actress to leading lady and is instantly impressive", adding she is a "good performer with a striking screen presence" and that "she's likely to go places".<ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Review : London Paris New York (2012) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-london-paris-new-york-i-review-ali-aditi-rock-the-film-review-bollywood-pcmaqRajeadjj.html | title=Review : London Paris New York (2012) |website=[[Sify]] |accessurl- datestatus= 15 February 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233210/https://www.sify.com/movies/i-london-paris-new-york-i-review-ali-aditi-rock-the-film-review-bollywood-pcmaqRajeadjj.html | urlarchive- statusdate= dead11 October 2020 |access-date=15 February 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Likewise, reviewers from [[The Hindu]] and [[NDTV]] called her performance "beautiful and in control of her character" and "a delight to watch", respectively.<ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Review: London Paris New York – NDTV Movies |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-london-paris-new-york-687 | title=Review: London Paris New York – NDTV Movies |website=Movies.ndtv.com |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233211/https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-london-paris-new-york-687 | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Movies.ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{ citeCite web |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |date=3 March 2012 |title=London Paris New York: Love, lost and found |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/london-paris-new-york-love-lost-and-found/article2957454.ece | title=London Paris New York: Love, lost and found |first=Sudhish |last=Kamath |date=3 March 2012 |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |website=The Hindu |archive-date=16 February 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216031352/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/london-paris-new-york-love-lost-and-found/article2957454.ece | urlarchive- statusdate= live16 February 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> During the period, she also sung the Hindi version of the song "We Are Family" for the Hollywood animation film ''[[Ice Age 4: Continental Drift]]''.<ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Actress Aditi Rao Hydari to sing for Ice Age 4 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/actress-aditi-rao-hydari-to-sing-for-ice-age-four/20120709.htm | title=Actress Aditi Rao Hydari to sing for Ice Age 4 |work=Rediff.com |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233227/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/actress-aditi-rao-hydari-to-sing-for-ice-age-four/20120709.htm | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
In 2013, she became a part of [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s ''[[Murder (film series)|Murder]]'' franchise, when she was cast as Roshni, opposite [[Randeep Hooda]], in [[Vishesh Bhatt]]'s directorial film ''[[Murder 3]]''.<ref name="TOI5">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/news-interviews/37242750_1_aditi-rao-hydari-j-rameshwar-rao-sir-akbar-hydari |title=I've always struggled with my relationship with my father: Aditi |date=23 February 2013 |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228083108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/news-interviews/37242750_1_aditi-rao-hydari-j-rameshwar-rao-sir-akbar-hydari |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="DC1">{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130216/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/murder-3-review-where%E2%80%99s-murder |title='Murder 3' review: But where's the murder? |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 February 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224094040/http://deccanchronicle.com/130216/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/murder-3-review-where%E2%80%99s-murder |archive-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> Hydari stated she was keen to do a film which would show the "mysterious and sensual side" to her, away from the several "innocent" roles she had done prior to ''Murder 3''. She received positive reviews for her performance, [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] wrote "Aditi and Sara are show-stoppers" and that "both deliver knockout performances", while Roshni Devi of Koimoi stated that "Aditi's performance is pillar for the film."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/murder-3-review/ |title=Murder 3 Review |website=Koimoi.com |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233230/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/murder-3-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/553244 |title=Murder 3 |author=Bollywood Hungama |date=13 February 2013 |work=bollywoodhungama.com |access-date=18 June 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233238/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/murder-3/critic-review/murder-3-movie-review/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sex-in-relationships-is-natural-Aditi-Rao-Hydari/articleshow/18351989.cms |title=Sex in relationships is natural: Aditi Rao Hydari |website=The Times of India |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=5 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605205726/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sex-in-relationships-is-natural-Aditi-Rao-Hydari/articleshow/18351989.cms |url-status=live |last1=Risbood |first1=Vaibhavi V. }}</ref> Hydari then starred alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Shiv Panditt]] in the action film ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]'' (2013) directed by [[Anthony D'Souza]].<ref name=cast>{{cite web |title=Boss Cast & Crew |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/566663 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=25 April 2016 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014182459/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/566663 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Describing her role as one of a "quintessential Hindi movie heroine", she revealed that she signed the film owing to Akshay Kumar's popularity and that it was important to be a part of a film which would have a "wide reach".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/13/oct/17-news-aditi-rao-hydari-akshay-kumar-films-have-larger-reach-101310.asp |title=Aditi Rao Hydari: Akshay Kumar films have larger reach |website=Glamsham.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030356/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/13/oct/17-news-aditi-rao-hydari-akshay-kumar-films-have-larger-reach-101310.asp |url-status=live}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Boss-is-not-always-right/articleshow/24212117.cms |title=Boss: is not always right! |work=The Times of India |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Boss-Anthony-DSouza-Akshay-Kumar-Ronit-Roy-Mithun-Chakravarthy/articleshow/24212117.cms |url-status=live |last1=Malani |first1=Gaurav }}</ref> In 2014, Hydari appeared in two guest roles – as a royal princess in the comedy drama ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]'' and then as a dancer in the Marathi period drama ''[[Rama Madhav]]'', at the request of choreographer [[Saroj Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-Haydris-Marathi-dance-moves/articleshow/39670658.cms |title=Aditi Rao Haydri's Marathi dance moves |website=The Times of India |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233319/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-Haydris-Marathi-dance-moves/articleshow/39670658.cms |url-status=live |last1=Vyavahare |first1=Renuka }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-to-do-cameo-in-khoobsurat/ |title=Aditi Rao Hydari to do cameo in 'Khoobsurat' |date=28 June 2014 |website=The Indian Express |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233249/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-to-do-cameo-in-khoobsurat/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She was next seen in the comedy drama, ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]'' (2015) by [[Subhash Kapoor]], which had an average performance at the box office. For her performance, a reviewer from [[Rediff]] wrote Hydari "is perfectly cast as a bright-eyed girl who knows more than she lets on, and the actress looks luminous".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-fine-actors-make-guddu-rangeela-work/20150703.htm |title=Review: Fine actors make Guddu Rangeela work |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233249/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-fine-actors-make-guddu-rangeela-work/20150703.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-guddu-rangeela-does-average-business/20150706.htm |title=Box Office: Guddu Rangeela does average business |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233253/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-guddu-rangeela-does-average-business/20150706.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> ▼
▲In 2013, she became a part of [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s ''[[Murder (film series)|Murder]]'' franchise, when she was cast as Roshni, opposite [[Randeep Hooda]], in [[Vishesh Bhatt]]'s directorial film ''[[Murder 3]]''.<ref name=" TOI5TOI-2013">{{ citeCite news | urldate= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23 /news-interviews/37242750_1_aditi-rao-hydari-j-rameshwar-rao-sir-akbar-hydari February 2013 |title=I've always struggled with my relationship with my father: Aditi | dateurl= 23 February 2013 |accesshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ive- date=2 July 2013always-struggled-with-my-relationship-with-my-father-Aditi/etarticleshow/18627876.cms | archiveurl- datestatus= 28 February 2013live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228083108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/news-interviews/37242750_1_aditi-rao-hydari-j-rameshwar-rao-sir-akbar-hydari |archive-date=28 February 2013 |access-date=2 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="DC1">{{ citeCite web |date=16 February 2013 |title='Murder 3' review: But where's the murder? |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130216/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/murder-3-review-where%E2%80%99s-murder |title='Murder 3' review: But where's the murder? |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 February 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224094040/http://deccanchronicle.com/130216/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/murder-3-review-where%E2%80%99s-murder |archive-date=24 February 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Hydari stated she was keen to do a film which would show the "mysterious and sensual side" to her, away from the several "innocent" roles she had done prior to ''Murder 3''. She received positive reviews for her performance, [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] wrote "Aditi and Sara are show-stoppers" and that "both deliver knockout performances" , while Roshni Devi of Koimoi stated that "Aditi's performance is pillar for the film. "<ref>{{ citeCite web | urllast= http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/murder-3-review/Bollywood |title=Murder 3 Review |website=Koimoi.comHungama |date= 1513 February 2013 | access-datetitle= 1Murder July 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233230/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/murder-3 -review/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/553244 | title=Murder 3 |author=Bollywood Hungama |date=13 February 2013 |work=bollywoodhungama.com |accessurl- datestatus= 18 June 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233238/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/murder-3/critic-review/murder-3-movie-review/ | urlarchive- statusdate= dead11 October 2020 |access-date=18 June 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{ citeCite news |last=Risbood |first=Vaibhavi V. |title=Sex in relationships is natural: Aditi Rao Hydari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sex-in-relationships-is-natural-Aditi-Rao-Hydari/articleshow/18351989.cms | title=Sex in relationships is natural: Aditi Rao Hydari |website=The Times of India |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=5 June 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605205726/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sex-in-relationships-is-natural-Aditi-Rao-Hydari/articleshow/18351989.cms | urlarchive- statusdate= live5 June 2018 | last1access-date= Risbood27 March 2018 | first1work= VaibhaviThe V.Times of India}}</ref> Hydari then starred alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Shiv Panditt]] in the action film ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]'' (2013) directed by [[Anthony D'Souza]].<ref name=cast>{{ citeCite web |title=Boss Cast & Crew |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/566663 | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessurl- datestatus= 25 April 2016 |archive-date=14 October 2013dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014182459/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/566663 | urlarchive- statusdate= dead14 October 2013 |access-date=25 April 2016 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Describing her role as one of a "quintessential Hindi movie heroine", she revealed that she signed the film owing to Akshay Kumar's popularity and that it was important to be a part of a film which would have a "wide reach". <ref>{{ cite webCitation needed| url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/13/oct/17-news-aditi-rao-hydari-akshay-kumar-films-have-larger-reach-101310.asp |title=Aditi Rao Hydari: Akshay Kumar films have larger reach |website=Glamsham.com |access-date= 27November March 2018 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030356/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/13/oct/17-news-aditi-rao-hydari-akshay-kumar-films-have-larger-reach-101310.asp |url-status=live2024}} </ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success.<ref>{{ citeCite news |last=Malani |first=Gaurav |title=Boss: is not always right! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Boss-is-not-always-right/articleshow/24212117.cms | title=Boss: is not always right! |work=The Times of India |accessurl- datestatus= 17 October 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Boss-Anthony-DSouza-Akshay-Kumar-Ronit-Roy-Mithun-Chakravarthy/articleshow/24212117.cms | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 | last1access-date= Malani17 October 2013 | first1work= GauravThe Times of India}}</ref> In 2014, Hydari appeared in two guest roles – as a royal princess in the comedy drama ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]'' and then as a dancer in the Marathi period drama ''[[Rama Madhav]]'', at the request of choreographer [[Saroj Khan]].<ref>{{ citeCite news |last=Vyavahare |first=Renuka |title=Aditi Rao Haydri's Marathi dance moves |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-Haydris-Marathi-dance-moves/articleshow/39670658.cms | title=Aditi Rao Haydri's Marathi dance moves |website=The Times of India |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233319/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditi-Rao-Haydris-Marathi-dance-moves/articleshow/39670658.cms | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 | last1access-date= Vyavahare27 March 2018 | first1work= RenukaThe Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{ citeCite web |date=28 June 2014 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari to do cameo in 'Khoobsurat' |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-to-do-cameo-in-khoobsurat/ | title=Aditi Rao Hydari to do cameo in 'Khoobsurat' |date=28 June 2014 |website=The Indian Express |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233249/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-to-do-cameo-in-khoobsurat/ | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> She was next seen in the comedy drama, ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]'' (2015) by [[Subhash Kapoor]], which had an average performance at the box office. For her performance, a reviewer from [[Rediff]] wrote Hydari "is perfectly cast as a bright-eyed girl who knows more than she lets on, and the actress looks luminous".<ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Review: Fine actors make Guddu Rangeela work |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-fine-actors-make-guddu-rangeela-work/20150703.htm | title=Review: Fine actors make Guddu Rangeela work |work=Rediff.com |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233249/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-fine-actors-make-guddu-rangeela-work/20150703.htm | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{ citeCite web |title=Box Office: Guddu Rangeela does average business |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-guddu-rangeela-does-average-business/20150706.htm | title=Box Office: Guddu Rangeela does average business |work=Rediff.com |accessurl- datestatus= 27 March 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233253/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-guddu-rangeela-does-average-business/20150706.htm | urlarchive- statusdate= live11 October 2020 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
=== Breakthrough and success (2016–2022) ===
[[File:Aditi Rao Hydari grace Vogue Fashion Weekend in Delhi (06) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hydari grace Vogue Fashion Weekend]]
In 2016, Hydari starred alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]] in [[Bejoy Nambiar]]'s crime thriller film ''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]''.<ref>{{citeCite news |date=24 October 2014 |title=Bejoy Nambiar's Do is now Wazir |url=http://www.asianage.com/bollywood/bejoy-nambiar-s-do-now-wazir-270 |newspaper=The Asian Age |accessurl-datestatus=27 October 2014 |date=24 October 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2014live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027133557/http://www.asianage.com/bollywood/bejoy-nambiar-s-do-now-wazir-270 |urlarchive-statusdate=live27 October 2014 |access-date=27 October 2014 |work=The Asian Age}}</ref> The film tells the story of two unusual friends, a [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]] who uses a wheelchair, played by Bachchan, and a grief-stricken ATS officer, played by Akhtar. Hydari played the love interest of Akhtar's character. The film released on 8 January 2016 to mostly positive reviews and had the box office collection of around {{INRConvert|620|m}}.<ref>{{citeCite news |date=2 February 2016 |title='Wazir' numbers not disappointing: Vidhu Vinod Chopra |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/wazir-numbers-not-disappointing-vidhu-vinod-chopra/ |title='Wazir' numbers not disappointing: Vidhu Vinod Chopra |work=The Indian Express |date=2 February 2016 |accessurl-datestatus=3 February 2016 |archive-date=3 February 2016live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203093131/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/wazir-numbers-not-disappointing-vidhu-vinod-chopra/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live3 February 2016 |access-date=3 February 2016 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/wazir-trailer-2-big-b-farhan-and-the-pawns-in-a-game-of-chess/369790 2nd teaser of the movie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074152/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/wazir-trailer-2-big-b-farhan-and-the-pawns-in-a-game-of-chess/369790 |date=4 March 2016 }}. Ndtv.com (3 June 2015). Retrieved 7 June 2015.</ref> Hydari also garnered praise for her performance. Gayatri Gauri in her review for ''[[Firstpost]]'' called Hydari's performance a "welcome change from glamorous heroines we usually see on screen."<ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Gauri |first1first=Gayatri |date=9 January 2016 |title=Wazir review: Farhan is the Badshah, but Bachchan is mechanical in Vidhu Chopra's laborious gimmick |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/wazir-review-farhan-is-the-badshah-but-bachchan-is-mechanical-in-vidhu-chopras-laborious-gimmick-2575734.html |website=Firstpost |accessurl-datestatus=24 April 2016 |date=9 January 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233251/https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/wazir-review-farhan-is-the-badshah-but-bachchan-is-mechanical-in-vidhu-chopras-laborious-gimmick-2575734.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=24 April 2016 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> Abhijit Bhaduri of ''[[The Times of India]]'' said that despite the lack of focus on her character, she did justice to her part by "conveying stuff with her eyes."<ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Bhaduri |first1first=Abhijit |date=16 January 2016 |title=Movie review: Wazir |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/just-like-that/movie-review-wazir/ |website=The Times of India |accessurl-datestatus=24 April 2016 |date=16 January 2016 |archive-date=13 April 2016live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413113510/http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/just-like-that/movie-review-wazir/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live13 April 2016 |access-date=24 April 2016 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Ananya Bhattacharya of ''[[India Today]]'' gave Hydari the highest praise saying that she "brings vulnerability to her Ruhana" added that she "has to her credit several strong sequences."<ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Bhattacharya |first1first=Ananya |date=8 January 2016 |title=Wazir movie review: Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry steals the show |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wazir-movie-review/1/565582.html |website=India Today |accessurl-datestatus=24 April 2016 |date=8 January 2016 |archive-date=20 March 2017live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320021330/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wazir-movie-review/1/565582.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live20 March 2017 |access-date=24 April 2016 |website=India Today}}</ref>
Hydari next starred in [[Abhishek Kapoor]]'s romantic drama ''[[Fitoor]]'', along with [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Katrina Kaif]] and [[Aditya Roy Kapur]].<ref name="dnaindia.com">[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-aditya-roy-kapur-katrina-kaif-to-pair-up-for-fitoor-1907698 Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif to pair up for 'Fitoor'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085354/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-aditya-roy-kapur-katrina-kaif-to-pair-up-for-fitoor-1907698 |date=24 September 2015 }}. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 October 2013.</ref> The film based on [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''[[Great Expectations]]'', had Hydari play the role of the younger [[Miss Havisham]] (Tabu replaced Rekha).<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-to-play-younger-version-of-rekha-in-fitoor/ Aditi Rao Hydari to play younger version of Rekha in ‘Fitoor’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233250/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-to-play-younger-version-of-rekha-in-fitoor/ |date=11 October 2020 }}. The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2014.</ref> The film was released on 12 February 2016 to mixed-to-positive reviews and underperformed at the box-office.<ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Adarsh |first1first=Taran |date=12 February 2016 |title=Can Fitoor recover its Rs 60-cr budget? |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/fitoor-vs-sanam-re-weekend-collection-pulkit-yami-beats-aditya-katrina-at-box-office/1/596322.html |website=India Today |accessurl-datestatus=24 April 2016 |date=12 February 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233348/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/fitoor-vs-sanam-re-weekend-collection-pulkit-yami-beats-aditya-katrina-at-box-office-308826-2016-02-15 |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=24 April 2016 |website=India Today}}</ref> However, Hydari garnered widespread praise for her performance. Sarita Tanwar of ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' in her review wrote: "Aditi Rao Hydari does full justice to the part of young Begum", and Surabhi Redkar of Koimoi deemed her "stunning".<ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Tanwar |first1first=Sarita |date=12 February 2016 |title='Fitoor' review: Despite Katrina and Aditya's great performances, story isn't romantically compelling |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-fitoor-review-katrina-aditya-s-love-story-is-not-romantically-compelling-2176909 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessurl-datestatus=24 April 2016 |date=12 February 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233253/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-fitoor-review-katrina-aditya-s-love-story-is-not-romantically-compelling-2176909 |urlarchive-statusdate=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite11 webOctober |last1=Redkar |first1=Surabhi |title=Fitoor Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/fitoor-review/ |publisher=Koimoi2020 |access-date=24 April 2016 |datewebsite=12[[Daily FebruaryNews 2016and |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233315/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/fitoor-review/ |url-status=liveAnalysis]]}}</ref> Her third film of 2016, ''[[The Legend of Michael Mishra]]'' had a poor response from critics, with the critic from [[The Times of India]] noting "Aditi Rao Hydari's good looks is the only good thing about this amateurish attempt, masquerading as a feature film, aimed for adults."<ref>{{citeCite news |title=Movie The Legend of Michael Mishra Movie Review 2016, Story, Trailers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-legend-of-michael-mishra/movie-review/53543221.cms |title=Movie The Legend of Michael Mishra Movie Review 2016, Story, Trailers |accessurl-datestatus=29 April 2019 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-legend-of-michael-mishra/movie-review/53543221.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=29 April 2019 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
Hydari's first project of 2017, ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'', marked her first collaboration with director [[Mani Ratnam]] and second film in [[Tamil Cinema]]. She played the role of Leela Abraham, a doctor based in [[Kargil]] during the [[Kargil War|1999 war]], who has a tumultuous and abusive relationship with a fighter pilot, played by [[Karthi]]. Upon release, ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' garnered mixed reviews; though critics predominantly praised the performance of Hydari along with [[A. R. Rahman]]'s music and [[Ravi Varman]]'s cinematography.<ref>{{citeCite web |url=http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kaatru-veliyidai/kaatru-veliyidai-box-office-apr-09.html |title=Kaatru Veliyidai box office collection |date=710 April 2017 |publishertitle=M.behindwoods.comChennai |access-date=26Box August 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233253/http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kaatru-veliyidai/kaatru-veliyidai-box-office-apr-09.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite webOffice |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=rekpe4bcjfage |title=Chennai Box Office |website=[[Sify]] |date=10 April 2017 |accessurl-datestatus=26 August 2017dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213103847/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=rekpe4bcjfage |archive-date=13 February 2019 |urlaccess-statusdate=dead26 August 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' opined: "Hydari's exotic looks and vulnerable demeanour is a perfect foil to Karthi's mercurial ways. The actress has been flatteringly photographed."<ref>{{citeCite web |date=7 April 2017 |title=Kaatru Veliyidai review: A visual treat where roses overpower the guns |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/07/kaatru-veliyidai-review-a-visual-treat-where-roses-overpower-the-guns-1591064.html |title=Kaatru Veliyidai review: A visual treat where roses overpower the guns |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 April 2017 |accessurl-datestatus=26 August 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2017live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830120017/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/07/kaatru-veliyidai-review-a-visual-treat-where-roses-overpower-the-guns-1591064.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live30 August 2017 |access-date=26 August 2017 |website=The New Indian Express}}.</ref> She next appeared as the titular lead in [[Omung Kumar]]'s ''[[Bhoomi (2017 film)|Bhoomi]]'', with [[Sanjay Dutt]], where she played a rape survivor.<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Kukreja |first1first=Monika Rawal |date=18 September 2017 |title=Bhoomi actor Aditi Rao Hydari: Filmmakers not often thought of me as a strong face |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bhoomi-actor-aditi-rao-hydari-filmmakers-not-often-thought-of-me-as-a-strong-face/story-l70HaAl2L3ba9XqeVc58zN.html |accessurl-datestatus=11 January 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 September 2017 |archive-date=11 January 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111225636/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bhoomi-actor-aditi-rao-hydari-filmmakers-not-often-thought-of-me-as-a-strong-face/story-l70HaAl2L3ba9XqeVc58zN.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 January 2018 |access-date=11 January 2018 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
[[File:Aditi Rao Hydari snapped at media interactions for Sammohanam (03) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Hydari at an event for her film ''[[Sammohanam]]'']]
In her first release of 2018, Hydari played the role of [[Alauddin Khalji]]'s first wife, Queen [[Malika-i-Jahan (wife of Alauddin Khalji)|Mehrunisa]], opposite [[Ranveer Singh]] in the epic film ''[[Padmaavat]]'' directed by [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]].<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Kameshwari |first1first=A. |date=20 November 2017 |title=Padmavati actor Aditi Rao Hydari slams BJP leader, says 'no difference between a gangster and political leader' |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-actor-aditi-rao-hydari-bjp-leader-sanjay-leela-bhansali-trolled-4945875/ |accessurl-datestatus=11 January 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 November 2017 |archive-date=20 November 2017live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120081931/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-actor-aditi-rao-hydari-bjp-leader-sanjay-leela-bhansali-trolled-4945875/ |urlarchive-statusdate=20 November 2017 |access-date=11 January 2018 |work=liveThe Indian Express}}</ref> The film released on 25 January 2018 amidst numerous controversies and protests.<ref>{{citeCite news |date=25 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat: India's Bollywood saga opens amid high security |url=http://www.dw.com/en/padmaavat-indias-bollywood-saga-opens-amid-high-security/a-42307274 |accessurl-datestatus=28 January 2018 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233438/https://www.dw.com/en/padmaavat-indias-bollywood-saga-opens-amid-high-security/a-42307274 |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=28 January 2018 |publisher=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> ''Padmaavat'' received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics but was a box office success.<ref>{{citeCite news |date=31 January 2018 |title=After slamming Bhansali for Padmaavat in open letter, here's what Swara told Ranveer |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/310118/ranveer-singh-swara-bhasker-padmaavat-open-letter-sanjay-leela-bhansal.html |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233304/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/310118/ranveer-singh-swara-bhasker-padmaavat-open-letter-sanjay-leela-bhansal.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=4 February 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite news |date=4 February 2018 |title=Padmaavat set to cross Rs 200-crore-mark at box office, highest ever hit of Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmaavat-set-to-cross-rs-200-crore-mark-at-box-office-highest-ever-hit-of-ranveer-singh-and-shahid-kapoor/story-cpYBxHrYjRYCd0KsZKInOJ.html |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233317/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmaavat-set-to-cross-rs-200-crore-mark-at-box-office-highest-ever-hit-of-ranveer-singh-and-shahid-kapoor/story-cpYBxHrYjRYCd0KsZKInOJ.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=4 February 2018 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] noted, "Deepika Padukone and Aditi Rao Hydari look great. They are the only ones among the lead cast who manage to eke something out of the stereotype-ridden writing."<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Vetticad |first1first=Anna MM |title=Padmaavat movie review: Bhansali couches regressive, opportunistic messaging in exhausting visual splendour |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmaavat-padmavati-padmavat-movie-review-bhansali-couches-regressive-opportunistic-messaging-in-exhausting-visual-splendour-4317153.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124135739/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmaavat-padmavati-padmavat-movie-review-bhansali-couches-regressive-opportunistic-messaging-in-exhausting-visual-splendour-4317153.html |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=13 February 2018 |work=Firstpost}}</ref> Hydari next starred in [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s political thriller film ''[[Daas Dev]]'',<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Ramasubramanian |first1first=Uma |date=2 February 2018 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari reacts to reports of 'catfight' with Daasdev co-star Richa Chadha |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/020218/aditi-rao-hydari-hates-the-term-catfight.html |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=2 February 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233315/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/020218/aditi-rao-hydari-hates-the-term-catfight.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=4 February 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> which was an adaptation of [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]]'s 1917 novel ''[[Devdas]]''.<ref name="Shah">{{citeCite news |last1last=Shah |first1first=Aashna |date=28 December 2017 |title=Richa Chadha As Paro And Aditi Rao Hydari As Chandni in Daasdev's First Look |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/richa-chadha-as-paro-and-aditi-rao-hydari-as-chandni-in-daasdevs-first-look-1793013 |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2018 |work=NDTV.com |date=28 December 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233337/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/richa-chadha-as-paro-and-aditi-rao-hydari-as-chandni-in-daasdevs-first-look-1793013 |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=4 February 2018 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> She essayed the part of [[Chandramukhi (character)|Chandramukhi]] opposite [[Rahul Bhat]].<ref>{{citeCite news |date=28 December 2017 |title=Daasdev: Sudhir Mishra's take on Devdas stars Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Rahul Bhat |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/daasdev-sudhir-mishras-take-on-devdas-stars-richa-chadha-aditi-rao-hydari-rahul-bhat-4278783.html |accessurl-datestatus=11 January 2018 |work=Firstpost |date=28 December 2017 |archive-date=12 January 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042419/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/daasdev-sudhir-mishras-take-on-devdas-stars-richa-chadha-aditi-rao-hydari-rahul-bhat-4278783.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live12 January 2018 |access-date=11 January 2018 |work=Firstpost}}</ref> The year also marked her second film with [[Mani Ratnam]] and third Tamil film, with ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]''. She played Parvathi, and was paired alongside [[Arvind Swamy]].<ref>{{cite news cn|title=Aditi Rao Hydari's pair in CCV is a super surprise twist! |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/aditi-rao-plays-parvathi-in-chekka-chivantha-vaanam.html |access-date=30 September 2018 |work=Behindwoods |date=23 August 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233301/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/aditi-rao-plays-parvathi-in-chekka-chivantha-vaanam.html |url-status=live2024}}</ref> The film had a worldwide release on 27 September 2018 and was a major commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=27 September 2018 |title='Chekka Chivantha Vaanam' film review: Mani Ratnam serves up revenge cold and cool |url=https://scroll.in/reel/895961/chekka-chivantha-vaanam-film-review-mani-ratnam-serves-up-revenge-cold-and-cool|title='Chekka Chivantha Vaanam' film review: Mani Ratnam serves up revenge cold and cool|first=Nandini|last=Ramnath|website=Scroll.in|date=27 September 2018|accessurl-datestatus=19live October 2018|archive-date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182317/https://scroll.in/reel/895961/chekka-chivantha-vaanam-film-review-mani-ratnam-serves-up-revenge-cold-and-cool |urlarchive-statusdate=live1 October 2018 |access-date=19 October 2018 |website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Hydari then made her debut in Telugu cinema with ''[[Sammohanam]]'', playing an actress opposite [[Sudheer Babu]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2019 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari recalls her Telugu debut |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/aditi-rao-hydari-recalls-her-telugu-debut-119061500326_1.html |website=Business Standard |date=15 June 2019 |language=en |accessurl-datestatus=8 May 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233314/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/aditi-rao-hydari-recalls-her-telugu-debut-119061500326_1.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=8 May 2020 |website=Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> Srivathsan Nadadhur for ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that her part will "stay with you".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=2018-06-15 |title='Sammohanam' review : Union of two worlds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sammohanam-review-union-of-two-worlds/article24172253.ece|title='Sammohanam' review : Union of two worlds|last=Nadadhur|first=Srivathsan|date=2018url-06-15|workstatus=Thelive Hindu|access-date=2019-03-30|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611195048/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sammohanam-review-union-of-two-worlds/article24172253.ece |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 June 2020 |access-date=2019-03-30 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Her final film that year was the Telugu space thriller film ''[[Antariksham 9000 KMPH]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Varun Tej's space-thriller Antariksham 9000 KMPH wraps up its shoot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varun-tejs-space-thriller-antariksham-9000-kmph-wraps-up-its-shoot/articleshow/66029054.cms |title=Varun Tej's spaceurl-thriller Antariksham 9000 KMPH wraps up its shoot |websitestatus=The Times of India |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-date=8 November 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108173256/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varun-tejs-space-thriller-antariksham-9000-kmph-wraps-up-its-shoot/articleshow/66029054.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live8 November 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
Post a year break, Hydari had three releases in 2020. She first played a RJ opposite [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] in ''[[Psycho (2020 film)|Psycho]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=2020-01-24 |title='Psycho' movie review: A fascinating game of shadows |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/psycho-movie-review-a-fascinating-game-of-shadows/article30643438.ece |accessurl-datestatus=2022-07-11 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=11 July 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711103706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/psycho-movie-review-a-fascinating-game-of-shadows/article30643438.ece |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> With her next film ''[[Sufiyum Sujatayum]]'', she returned to Malayalam films playing a mute girl alongside [[Dev Mohan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2020 |title="Sufiyum Sujatayum" first Malayalam film to be released on OTT platform |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sufiyum-sujatayum-first-malayalam-film-to-be-released-on-ott-platform/1884958 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704014709/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sufiyum-sujatayum-first-malayalam-film-to-be-released-on-ott-platform/1884958 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> Nitya Punnackal of ''[[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Online]]'' said, "While Aditi plays adult Sujatha beautifully, she fails to bring freshness in her younger version."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sufiyum Sujathayum review: A mystical tale laced with lingering romance |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2020/07/03/sufiyum-sujathayum-malayalam-movie-review-aditi-rao-jayasurya-vijay-babu.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Onmanorama}}</ref> In her final film that year, Hydari played [[Nani (actor)|Nani]]'s wife Saheba in ''[[V (2020 film)|V]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aditi Rao Hydari signs Indraganti's multi-starrer opposite Nani |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/aditi-rao-hydari-signs-indragantis-multi-starrer-opposite-nani/articleshow/68428211.cms |accessurl-datestatus=2021-01-28 |archive-date=12 April 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412232135/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/aditi-rao-hydari-signs-indragantis-multi-starrer-opposite-nani/articleshow/68428211.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live12 April 2021 |access-date=2021-01-28 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Janaki K. of ''[[India Today]]'' noted, "With limited screen time, Aditi's character arc makes the story more interesting towards the climax."<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=5 September 2020 |title=''V'' Movie Review: Nani is in terrific form in this unimaginative thriller |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/v-movie-review-nani-is-in-terrific-form-in-this-unimaginative-thriller-1718891-2020-09-05 |accessurl-datestatus=2020-09-05 |website=India Today |archive-date=1 November 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101023320/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/v-movie-review-nani-is-in-terrific-form-in-this-unimaginative-thriller-1718891-2020-09-05 |urlarchive-statusdate=live1 November 2020 |access-date=2020-09-05 |website=India Today}}</ref>
In 2021, Hydari appeared in the suspense film ''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl On The Train]]'', directed by [[Ribhu Dasgupta]]. The film starring [[Parineeti Chopra]], [[Kirti Kulhari]], [[Avinash Tiwary]], and Sammy Jonas Heaney alongside her, is based on British author [[Paula Hawkins (author)|Paula Hawkins]] 2015 novel of the [[The Girl on the Train (novel)|same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |title='The Girl On The Train': Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kirti Kulhari, Avinash Tiwary's character posters out |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-the-girl-on-the-train-parineeti-chopra-aditi-rao-hydari-kirti-kulhari-avinash-tiwary-character-posters-out-2871762 |accessurl-datestatus=6 February 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=4 February 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204080718/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-the-girl-on-the-train-parineeti-chopra-aditi-rao-hydari-kirti-kulhari-avinash-tiwary-character-posters-out-2871762 |urlarchive-statusdate=live4 February 2021 |access-date=6 February 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> Her next film the same year, was the [[Netflix]] film ''[[Ajeeb Daastaans]]'', for which she received positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2021 |title=Ajeeb Daastaans Review: An emotional ride but not without the bumps; Konkona & Aditi's segment stands out |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/ajeeb-daastaans-review-emotional-ride-not-without-bumps-konkona-aditi-s-segment-stands-out-701349 |accessurl-datestatus=22 April 2021 |website=PINKVILLA |date=16 April 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419021909/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/ajeeb-daastaans-review-emotional-ride-not-without-bumps-konkona-aditi-s-segment-stands-out-701349 |urlarchive-statusdate=live19 April 2021 |access-date=22 April 2021 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref> She next played a cameo role of Young Sardar Kaur in ''[[Sardar Ka Grandson]]''. Her final film of the year was Telugu film ''[[Maha Samudram]]'', opposite [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] and [[Sharwanand]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='Maha Samudram' release date: Sharwanand, Siddharth and Aditi to arrive on August 19 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/maha-samudram-release-date-sharwanand-siddharth-and-aditi-to-arrive-on-august-19/articleshow/80598308.cms|title='Maha Samudram' release date: Sharwanand, Siddharth and Aditi to arrive on August 19|websitework=Times of India}}</ref> In 2022, she played Mouna, in the Tamil film ''[[Hey Sinamika]]'' opposite [[Dulquer Salmaan]], which received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite news |urllast=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/hey-sinamika-dulquer-salmaan-kajal-agarwal-aditi-rao-hydari/article65187305.eceSudevan |first=Praveen |date=3 March 2022 |title='Hey Sinamika' review: Dulquer Salmaan and Aditi Rao Hydari salvage this messy love triangle |newspaperurl=The Hindu |date=3 March 2022 |last1=Sudevan |first1=Praveen |accesshttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/hey-date=20 April 2022sinamika-dulquer-salmaan-kajal-agarwal-aditi-rao-hydari/article65187305.ece |archiveurl-datestatus=11 April 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411212622/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/hey-sinamika-dulquer-salmaan-kajal-agarwal-aditi-rao-hydari/article65187305.ece |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 April 2022 |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Haricharan Pudipeddi stated that she delivers a "mature performance".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Hey Sinamika movie review: Dulquer Salman and Aditi Rao Hydari's breezy comedy is almost spoiled by soulless drama |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/hey-sinamika-movie-review-dulquer-salman-and-aditi-rao-hydari-s-breezy-comedy-is-almost-spoiled-by-soulless-drama-101646321920403.html |accessurl-datestatus=2023-03-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2023live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312172712/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/hey-sinamika-movie-review-dulquer-salman-and-aditi-rao-hydari-s-breezy-comedy-is-almost-spoiled-by-soulless-drama-101646321920403.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live12 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
=== Further expansion (2023–present) ===
Hydari expanded to web with her first release of 2023, ''[[Taj: Divided by Blood]]'', where she played [[Anarkali]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2018 |title='Taj - A Monument of Blood': A series on rise and fall of Mughal empire |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/taj-a-monument-of-blood-drama-series-on-mughals-rise-and-fall |accessurl-datestatus= 17 February 2023|website=National Herald |date=12 July 2018 |language=enlive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324070713/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/taj-a-monument-of-blood-drama-series-on-mughals-rise-and-fall |archive-date=2021-03-24 |urlaccess-statusdate=live17 February 2023 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref> Suchandra Bose for ''[[The Quint]]'' criticised the character's importance and added, "Aditi doesn't have much to do other than look gorgeous and gaze longingly at her prince."<ref>{{citeCite news |last=Bose |first=Suchandra |date=3 March 2023 |title='Taj Divided By Blood' Review: Mughal 'Game of Thrones' Lacks Depth & Intrigue |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/taj-divided-by-blood-review-mughal-game-of-thrones-naseeruddin-shah-and-aditi-rao-hydari#read-more |access-date=14 March 2023 |work=The Quint |date=3 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> That year, she played an actress in [[Vikramaditya Motwane]]'s web series, ''[[Jubilee (TV series)|Jubilee]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2023 |title=Aparshakti Khurana, Aditi Rao Hydari's web series 'Jubilee' trailer out now |website=[[ThePrint]] |url=https://theprint.in/features/aparshakti-khurana-aditi-rao-hydaris-web-series-jubilee-trailer-out-now/1469709/|title=Aparshakti Khurana, Aditi Rao Hydari's web series 'Jubilee' trailer out now|date=March 24, 2023|accessurl-datestatus=24live March 2023|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324145048/https://theprint.in/features/aparshakti-khurana-aditi-rao-hydaris-web-series-jubilee-trailer-out-now/1469709/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live24 March 2023 |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] noted that though Rao Hydari is over-utilizing her deer-caught-in-headlights stare, she is a "perfect fit" for the steely-softness of Sumitra.<ref>{{Cite web |urldate=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jubilee-review-vikramaditya-motwane-hindi-film-industry-8542602/7 April 2023 |title=Jubilee review: A sparkler of a series that captures myths and legends of Hindi film industry|website=The Indian Express|dateurl=7 April 2023 |accesshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-date=8series/jubilee-review-vikramaditya-motwane-hindi-film-industry-8542602/ April 2023|archiveurl-datestatus=8 Aprillive 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408071237/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jubilee-review-vikramaditya-motwane-hindi-film-industry-8542602/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live8 April 2023 |access-date=8 April 2023 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
In 2024, Hydari played a courtesan Bibbojaan in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s ''[[Heeramandi]]''.<ref>{{citeCite news |title=Heeramandi first look: Sanjay Leela Bhansali series starring Manisha, Sonakshi, Aditi will take you back to another era |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/heeramandi-first-look-sanjay-leela-bhansali-manisha-koirala-sonakshi-sinha-aditi-rao-hydari-richa-chadha-101706760393079.html|title=Heeramandi first look: Sanjay Leela Bhansali series starring Manisha, Sonakshi, Aditi will take you back to another era|workurl-status=Hindustanlive Times|access-date=2024-02-01|archive-date=2024-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201090037/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/heeramandi-first-look-sanjay-leela-bhansali-manisha-koirala-sonakshi-sinha-aditi-rao-hydari-richa-chadha-101706760393079.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-01 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' added, "Rao Hydari is well-placed to do the heavy lifting required of her soft-hearted but secretly tough character."<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2024 |title=Heeramandi review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty |url=https://amp.scroll.in/reel/1067158/heeramandi-review-lahore-luxe-tawaif-saga-runs-on-empty |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Scroll.in|accessdate=5 May 2024}}</ref> While, [[Sukanya Verma]] was appreciative of her beauty and looks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2024 |title=Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/heeramandi-review/20240501.htm |access-date=16 May 2024 |website=Rediff.com|accessdate=6 May 2024}}</ref> Hydari will next appear alongside [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Arvind Swamy]] in the silent film, ''Gandhi Talks''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2022 |title=Silent film 'Gandhi Talks' to feature Vijay Sethupathi, Arvind Swamy & Aditi Rao Hydari |date=5 May 2022 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/silent-film-gandhi-talks-to-feature-vijay-sethupathi-arvind-swamy-aditi-rao-hydari/articleshow/91338462.cms |accessurl-datestatus=7 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505080959/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/silent-film-gandhi-talks-to-feature-vijay-sethupathi-arvind-swamy-aditi-rao-hydari/articleshow/91338462.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live5 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref> She is also set to appear in the upcoming film ''[[Lioness (upcoming film)|Lioness]]'' alongside [[Paige Sandhu]].<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Shackleton |first1first=Liz |date=23 May 2023 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari & Paige Sandhu Feature 'Lioness' Set As First Official UK-India Co-Production |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/aditi-rao-hydari-paige-sandhu-uk-india-co-production-lioness-1235376090/ |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=23 May 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 2004<ref name="agehindu" /><ref name="Hindu" /> and again in 2009,<ref name="Zimbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Bollywood+Movies/articles/25647/Aditi+Rao+shines+Delhi+6+sinks |title=Aditi Rao shines as Delhi 6 sinks |access-date=11 March 2009 |publisher=Zimbio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104065829/http://www.zimbio.com/Bollywood%2BMovies/articles/25647/Aditi%2BRao%2Bshines%2BDelhi%2B6%2Bsinks |archive-date=4 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> it was reported that Hydari was married to [[Satyadeep Mishra]] in 2002, an Indian lawyeractor and former actorlawyer.<ref name="agehindu" /><ref name="TOI2">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-31/news-interviews/28376757_1_arunoday-and-aditi-sudhir-mishra-aditi-rao |title=Arunodoy Singh, Aditi Rao set new kissing record |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-date=9 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809123126/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-31/news-interviews/28376757_1_arunoday-and-aditi-sudhir-mishra-aditi-rao |url-status=dead}}</ref> The actress had declined to comment on her marital status in a 2012 interview, but in a 2013 interview, she mentioned that she and Mishra were now separated.<ref name="TOI3">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-21/news-interviews/31215435_1_imtiaz-ali-london-paris-new-york-ranbir-kapoor |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126080630/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-21/news-interviews/31215435_1_imtiaz-ali-london-paris-new-york-ranbir-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=I can't date Ranbir, too many women want him: Aditi |date=21 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="TOI5" /> Hydari had met Mishra when she was 17 years old, and it was with him that she had her first serious relationship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Tarannum |title=Aditi Rao Hydari: The Royal Damsel You Need To Take Notice Of |url=http://www.farnazfever.com/article/aditi-rao-hydari-royal-damsel-you-need-take-notice |website=Farnaz Fever |access-date=15 December 2017 |date=28 October 2015 |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408145450/http://www.farnazfever.com/article/aditi-rao-hydari-royal-damsel-you-need-take-notice |url-status=live}}</ref> She married him at the age of 24, but they kept the marriage a secret, since she was trying to be an actress. Although now separated, the two have kept in touch over the years and remain close friends.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aditi Rao Hydari regrets first split? |url=httpshttp://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/190216/aditi-rao-hydari-regrets-first-split.html |access-date=25 November 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=19 February 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233445/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/190216/aditi-rao-hydari-regrets-first-split.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Razzaq |first1=Sameena |title=Aditi is my closest friend: Satyadeep Mishra |url=httpshttp://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/121116/aditi-is-my-closest-friend-satyadeep-mishra.html |access-date=3 December 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=12 November 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020101123332420201011233348/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/121116/aditi-is-my-closest-friend-satyadeep-mishra.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
HydariAditi met actor [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] on the setsset of their film, ''[[Maha Samudram]]'', in 2021., Inand the sametwo year,began thedating couplelater beganthat datingyear.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2024 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth's secret wedding: Timeline of the couple's love story |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditi-rao-hydari-and-siddharth-tie-the-knot-in-secret-wedding-timeline-of-the-couples-love-story/photostory/108836102.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=28 March 2024 |access-datework=28The MarchTimes 2024of India}}</ref> On 28 March 2024, Hydari and Siddharththey announced their engagement.,<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari is now engaged to Siddharth: He said yes; see the pics |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/regional-cinema/story/aditi-rao-hydari-siddharth-engagement-photo-wedding-rumours-2520351-2024-03-28 |work=India Today |access-date=28 March 2024 |accessdatewebsite=28India March 2024Today}}</ref> and on 16 September 2024, they were married.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth confirmsmarry engagementin withtraditional AditiSouth RaoIndian Hydari,attire sharesat adorable400-year-old picturetemple: on'To Instagrameternal love, light & magic' |url=https://www.indiatvnewsindianexpress.com/amparticle/entertainmentlifestyle/newsfashion/aditi-rao-hydari-confirmssiddharth-engagementwedding-withtraditional-siddharthsouth-sharesindian-adorableattire-picture400-onyear-instagramold-2024temple-03wanaparthy-289570371/ |access-923546date=16 September 2024 |workwebsite=IndiaThe TVIndian NewsExpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth tie the knot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aditi-rao-hydari-and-siddharth-tie-the-knot/articleshow/113384902.cms |access-date=2816 MarchSeptember 2024 |accessdatewebsite=28The MarchTimes 2024of India}}</ref>
== In the media ==
[[File:Aditi Rao Hydari on sets of The Drama Company.jpg|thumb|upright|Hydari at an event in 2017]]
Her performance in the Tamil film, ''Kaatru Veliyidai'', is regarded as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by ''[[Film Companion]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 Greatest Performances of the Decade |url=https://filmcompanion.in/best-of-the-decade/100-best-performances-indian-cinema.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219043509/https://www.filmcompanion.in/best-of-the-decade/100-best-performances-indian-cinema.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2019 |access-date=14 November 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]] |language=en}}</ref> Hydari has frequently featured in [[Times of India|Times' 50 Most Desirable Woman]] list. She ranked 6th in 2018, 9th in 2019 and 16th in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disha Patani Tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2019 List |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/Disha-Patani-tops-The-Times-50-Most-Desirable-Women-2019-list/29-08-2020-314286/|title=Disha Patani Tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2019 List|publisher=BW businessworld|access-date= August 29, 2020 |publisher=BW businessworld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rhea Chakraborty tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020 list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/buzz/rhea-chakraborty-tops-the-times-50-most-desirable-women-2020-list/articleshow/83338122.cms |titleaccess-date=RheaJune Chakraborty8, tops2021 The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020 list|newspaperwork=Times of India|access-date= June 8, 2021}}</ref> She was named the [[Times of India|Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman]] of 2018.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/hotties-who-reigned-supreme/articleshow/68467540.cms 'Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2018: Aditi Rao Hydari'] Retrieved 21 September 2019 ''Times of India''</ref> In the same list, she was placed 4th in 2019 and 6th in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2020 |title=Gosh! these divas are oh so oomph - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/gosh-these-divas-are-oh-so-oomph/articleshow/74655536.cms |access-date=2021-12-11 |websitework=The Times of India|date=17 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2021 |title=Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2020: Behold, the divas who ooze desirability |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/hyderabad-times-most-desirable-women-2020-behold-the-divas-who-ooze-desirability/articleshow/83175421.cms |access-date=2021-12-11 |websitework=The Times of India|date=3 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She was also named the [[Times of India|Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman]] of 2019 and was placed 5th in 2020, in the list.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2020 |title=Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Women 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-times-30-most-desirable-women-2019/articleshow/74612440.cms |access-date=2021-12-11 |websitework=The Times of India|date=14 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 June 2021 |title=Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Women 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-times-30-most-desirable-women-2020/articleshow/83147467.cms |access-date=2021-12-11 |websitework=The Times of India|date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She is a celebrity endorser for brands including [[L'Oreal Paris]], [[Airtel]], [[Cadbury]], [[Maaza]] and [[Avon Products|Avon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aditi Rao Hydari, Mithali Raj and Shakti Mohan are new ambassadors of L'Oreal Paris |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/marketing/aditi-rao-hydari-mithali-raj-and-shakti-mohan-are-new-ambassadors-of-loreal-paris/73303291 |access-date=21 September 2023 |website=Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
===Films===
{{Pending films key}}
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| 2006
| scope="row" | ''[[Prajapathi]]''
| Savithri
| [[Malayalam]]
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| <ref name="ppreview">{{Cite web |date=3 July 2020 |title=Review: 'Prajapathi' |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/prajapathi-review-malayalam-pclvVMhghjhae.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182952/https://www.sify.com/movies/prajapathi-review-malayalam-pclvVMhghjhae.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2021 |title=Review: 'Prajapathi' |date=3 July 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
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| 2007
| scope="row" | ''[[Sringaram]]''
| Madhura/Varshini
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| 2009
| scope="row" | ''[[Delhi 6]]''
| Rama
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| 2010
| scope="row" | ''[[Dhobi Ghat (film)|Dhobi Ghat]]''
| Guest at art gallery
|Hindi
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| rowspan="2" | 2011
| scope="row" | ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''
| Shanti
| Hindi
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|<ref>{{citeCite web |date=29 July 2018 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari on 'standing up' against casting couch: I didn't regret it but I cried about it – Bollywood News |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/aditi-rao-hydari-on-standing-up-against-casting-couch-i-didn-t-regret-it-but-i-cried-about-it/261556 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari on 'standing up' against casting couch: I didn't regret it but I cried about it – Bollywood News |website=Timesnownews.com |date=29 July 2018 |accessurl-datestatus=27 December 2018 |archive-date=27 December 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227085212/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/aditi-rao-hydari-on-standing-up-against-casting-couch-i-didn-t-regret-it-but-i-cried-about-it/261556 |urlarchive-statusdate=live27 December 2018 |access-date=27 December 2018 |website=Timesnownews.com}}</ref>
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| scope="row" | ''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]''
| Sheena
| Hindi
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| ''[[London, Paris, New York]]''
| Lalitha Krishnan
| Hindi
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| rowspan="2" | 2013
| scope="row" | ''[[Murder 3]]''
| Roshni
| Hindi
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| scope="row" | ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]''
| Ankita Thakur
| Hindi
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| rowspan="2" | 2014
| scope="row" | ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]''
| Kiara
| Hindi
| Special appearance
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| scope="row" | ''[[Rama Madhav]]''
| Herself
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| Special appearance in song "Loot Liyo Mohe Shyam"
|<ref>{{citeCite news |date=21 June 2014 |title=First Look: Aditi Rao Hydari in a Marathi film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-aditi-rao-hydari-in-a-marathi-film/20140621.htm |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2018 |work=Rediff |date=21 June 2014 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233336/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-aditi-rao-hydari-in-a-marathi-film/20140621.htm |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=4 February 2018 |work=Rediff}}</ref>
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| 2015
| scope="row" | ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]''
| Baby
| rowspan="4"|Hindi
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| rowspan="3" | 2016
| scope="row" | ''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]''
| Ruhana Ali
| Hindi
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| scope="row" | ''[[Fitoor]]''
| Young Begum Hazrat
| Hindi
| Special appearance
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|-
| scope="row" | ''[[The Legend of Michael Mishra]]''
| Varshali Shukla
| Hindi
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| rowspan="2" | 2017
| scope="row" | ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]''
| Leela Abraham
| Tamil
|
|<ref>{{citeCite web |authorlast=Bangalore Mirror Bureau |date=8 April 2017 |title=Kaatru Veliyidai movie review: 'Kaatru Veliyidai' ain't a breezy ride |date=8 April 2017 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/kaatru-veliyidai-movie-review-kaatru-veliyidai-aint-a-breezy-ride/articleshow/58073528.cms |website=Bangalore Mirror |accessurl-datestatus=27 December 2018 |archive-date=27 December 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227090632/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/kaatru-veliyidai-movie-review-kaatru-veliyidai-aint-a-breezy-ride/articleshow/58073528.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live27 December 2018 |access-date=27 December 2018 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref>
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| scope="row" | ''[[Bhoomi (2017 film)|Bhoomi]]''
| Bhoomi Sachdeva
| rowspan="3"|Hindi
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| rowspan="5" | 2018
| scope="row" | ''[[Padmaavat]]''
| [[Malika-i-Jahan (wife of Alauddin Khalji)|Mehrunisa]]
|Hindi
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|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dbpost.com/iifa-awards-raazi-best-film-ranveer-singh-best-actor-and-alia-bhatt-adjudged-best-actress/ |title=IIFA Awards/ Raazi Best Film, Ranveer Singh Best Actor and Alia Bhatt adjudged Best Actress |date=19 September 2019 |website=DBPOST |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016205457/https://dbpost.com/iifa-awards-raazi-best-film-ranveer-singh-best-actor-and-alia-bhatt-adjudged-best-actress/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Daas Dev]]''
| Chandni
|Hindi
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| scope="row" | ''[[Sammohanam (2018 film)|Sammohanam]]''
| Sameera
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| scope="row" | ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]''
| Parvathi
| Tamil
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/aditi-rao-plays-parvathi-in-chekka-chivantha-vaanam.html |title=Aditi Rao plays Parvathi in Chekka Chivantha Vaanam |date=23 August 2018 |website=Behindwoods |access-date=3 September 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903150801/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/aditi-rao-plays-parvathi-in-chekka-chivantha-vaanam.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Antariksham 9000 KMPH]]''
| Riya
| Telugu
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| rowspan="3" | 2020
| ''[[Psycho (2020 film)|Psycho]]''
| Dagini
| Tamil
|
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|-
| ''[[Sufiyum Sujatayum]]''
| Sujatha
| Malayalam
|
| <ref>{{citeCite web |date=14 May 2020 |title=Vijay Babu announces post-production of Sufiyum Sujathayum |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vijay-babu-announces-post-production-of-sufiyum-sujathayum/articleshow/75739219.cms |date=14 May 2020 |website=The Times of India |accessurl-datestatus=15 May 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233417/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vijay-babu-announces-post-production-of-sufiyum-sujathayum/articleshow/75739219.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |date=15 May 2020 |title=With 'Sufiyum Sujathayum' releasing on Amazon Prime, Malayalam cinema is in for a change of scene |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/with-theatres-closed-sufiyum-sujathayum-becomes-the-first-malayalam-movie-to-release-on-an-ott-platform/article31593292.ece/amp/ |date=15 May 2020 |website=The Hindu |accessurl-datestatus=3 July 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233530/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/with-theatres-closed-sufiyum-sujathayum-becomes-the-first-malayalam-movie-to-release-on-an-ott-platform/article31593292.ece/amp/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[V (2020 film)|V]]''
| Saheba
| Telugu
|
| <ref>{{citeCite web |date=20 August 2020 |title=Nani starrer V to release on Amazon Prime Video |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nani-film-v-digital-release-amazon-prime-video-6561540/lite/ |date=20 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |accessurl-datestatus=20 August 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233511/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nani-film-v-digital-release-amazon-prime-video-6561540/lite/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=20 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''
| Nusrat John
| rowspan="3"|Hindi
|
| <ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 2021 |title='The Girl On The Train': Parineeti Chopra shares gripping teaser as film gears up for digital release |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-girl-on-the-train-parineeti-chopra-shares-gripping-teaser-as-film-gears-up-for-february-26-release/articleshow/80251653.cms |title='The Girl On The Train': Parineeti Chopra shares gripping teaser as film gears up for digital release |newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 January 2021 |accessurl-datestatus=13 January 2021 |archive-date=13 January 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113162735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-girl-on-the-train-parineeti-chopra-shares-gripping-teaser-as-film-gears-up-for-february-26-release/articleshow/80251653.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live13 January 2021 |access-date=13 January 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ajeeb Daastaans]]''
| Priya Sharma
|Hindi
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sardar Ka Grandson]]''
| Young Swanmeet "Sardar" Kaur
|Hindi
| <ref>{{ citeCite news |date=26 August 2020 |title=John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari to play Arjun Kapoor's grandparents |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/john-abraham-aditi-rao-hydari-in-arjun-kapoor-rakul-preet-film-6570195 | title=John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari to play Arjun Kapoor's grandparents |work=The Indian Express |date=26 August 2020 |accessurl- datestatus= 10 May 2021 |archive-date=12 May 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512161055/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/john-abraham-aditi-rao-hydari-in-arjun-kapoor-rakul-preet-film-6570195/ | urlarchive- statusdate= live12 May 2021 |access-date=10 May 2021 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> ▼▲|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/john-abraham-aditi-rao-hydari-in-arjun-kapoor-rakul-preet-film-6570195 |title=John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari to play Arjun Kapoor's grandparents |work=The Indian Express |date=26 August 2020 |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512161055/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/john-abraham-aditi-rao-hydari-in-arjun-kapoor-rakul-preet-film-6570195/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Maha Samudram]]''
| Mahalakshmi
| Telugu
|
| <ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2020 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari on board for 'Maha Samudram' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aditi-rao-joins-maha-samudram/article32832524.ece/amp/ |title=Aditi Rao Hydari on board for 'Maha Samudram' |website=The Hindu |date=12 October 2020 |accessurl-datestatus=25 October 2020 |archive-date=19 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019092915/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aditi-rao-joins-maha-samudram/article32832524.ece/amp/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live19 October 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| scope="row" | ''[[Hey Sinamika]]''
| Mouna Yaazhan
| Tamil
|
| <ref>{{citeCite news |title=Choreographer Brindha turns director, casts Dulquer Salmaan, Kajal Aggarwal and Aditi Rao Hydari |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/choreographer-brindha-turns-director-casts-dulquer-salmaan-kajal-aggarwal-and-aditi-rao-hydari/article31047895.ece |work=The Hindu |accessurl-datestatus=12 March 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233314/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/choreographer-brindha-turns-director-casts-dulquer-salmaan-kajal-aggarwal-and-aditi-rao-hydari/article31047895.ece |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=12 March 2020 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite news |title=Aditi Rao Hydari, Kajal Aggarwal, Dulquer team up for first time for 'Hey Sinamika' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120320/aditi-rao-hydari-kajal-aggarwal-dulquer-team-up-for-first-time-for.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |accessurl-datestatus=12 March 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233329/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120320/aditi-rao-hydari-kajal-aggarwal-dulquer-team-up-for-first-time-for.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=12 March 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
|-
|2024
| {{Pending film|[[Gandhi Talks]]}}
| Gayathri
| [[Silent film|Silent]]
| Delayed
|Filming
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2022 |title=Kishor Pandurang Belekar's directorial 'Gandhi Talks' starring Vijay Sethupathi, Arvind Swamy & Aditi Rao Hydari went on floors |date=5 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kishor-pandurang-belekars-directorial-gandhi-talks-starring-vijay-sethupathi-went-on-floors/articleshow/91345936.cms |accessurl-datestatus=7 May 2022 |archive-date=18 April 2023live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418054223/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kishor-pandurang-belekars-directorial-gandhi-talks-starring-vijay-sethupathi-went-on-floors/articleshow/91345936.cms |urlarchive-statusdate=live18 April 2023 |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| {{Pending film|[[Lioness (upcoming film)|Lioness]]}}
| Mehak
| [[English language|English]]
| Filming
| <ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Ramachandran |first1first=Naman |date=23 May 2023 |title='Emmerdale' Actor Paige Sandhu, 'Jubilee' Star Aditi Rao Hydari to Lead U.K.-India Co-Production 'Lioness' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/emmerdale-paige-sandhu-jubilee-aditi-rao-hydari-uk-india-coproduction-lioness-1235622367/ |accessurl-datestatus=23 May 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523085516/https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/emmerdale-paige-sandhu-jubilee-aditi-rao-hydari-uk-india-coproduction-lioness-1235622367/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live23 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! Network
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Taj: Divided by Blood]]''
| [[Anarkali]]
| [[ZEE5]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Hindi]]
| <ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.comTOI-2022">{{Cite web |date=23 July 2022 |title=Fardeen Khan cast opposite Aditi Rao Hydari in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heera Mandi - Exclusive |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/fardeen-khan-cast-opposite-aditi-rao-hydari-in-sanjay-leela-bhansalis-heera-mandi-exclusive/articleshow/93079817.cms |workwebsite=The Times of India |date=23 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jubilee (TV series)|''Jubilee'']]
| Sumitra Kumari
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2022 |title=Aditi Rao Hyadri, Aparshakti Khurana to star in Vikramaditya Motwane's series Jubilee |url=https://www.news9live.com/amp/entertainment/ott/aditi-rao-hyadri-aparshakti-khurana-to-star-in-vikramaditya-motwane-series-jubilee-167195 |work=News Nine |date=28 April 2022 |accessurl-datestatus=29 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429130234/https://www.news9live.com/amp/entertainment/ott/aditi-rao-hyadri-aparshakti-khurana-to-star-in-vikramaditya-motwane-series-jubilee-167195 |urlarchive-statusdate=live29 April 2022 |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=News Nine}}</ref>
|-
| 2024{{Ndash}}present
| ''[[Heeramandi]]''
| Bibbojaan
| [[Netflix]]
| <ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.comTOI-2022" />
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !
! Movie !
! Dubbing for!
! Language
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 2022
| |2022 || ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]|| rowspan="2" | Hindi ▼| ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]''
▲| |2022 || ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] || rowspan="2" | Hindi
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
| rowspan="2" | Dubbed for the character ''Kundavai''
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 2: Know who dubbed for Vikram, Trisha, Karthi in Hindi for Mani Ratnam film |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/web-stories/entertainment/bollywood/ponniyin-selvan-2-know-who-dubbed-for-vikram-trisha-karthi-jayam-ravi-in-hindi-for-mani-ratnam-film-1682794089283 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]''
|}
== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Year !! Album !! Song !! Music Director !! Language !! Ref.
! Album
! Song
! Music Director
! Language
! Ref.
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Jail (2021 film)|Jail]]''
| "Kaathodu Kaathanen" (co-singer [[Dhanush]])
| [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| rowspan="2" |Tamil
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2018 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari croons for GV Prakash |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/aditi-rao-hydari-croons-jail-movie-5483000/ |title=Aditi Rao Hydari croons for GV Prakash |date=7 December 2018 |accessurl-datestatus=19 January 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233320/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/aditi-rao-hydari-croons-jail-movie-5483000/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Coke Studio (Indian TV program)|Coke Studio Tamil]]''
| "Please Purinjukko" (co-singer [[Sean Roldan]])
| [[Sean Roldan]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D2r848XjbY | title=Coke Studio Tamil | Please Purinjukko | Aditi Rao Hydari x Sean Roldan | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
| 2010
| Best Ensemble Cast
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2009 |title=Nominations for Nokia 16th Annual Star Screen Awards 2009 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-nokia-16th-annual-star-screen-awards-2009/|title=Nominations for Nokia 16th Annual Star Screen Awards 2009|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=31 December 2009|access-date=15 April 2020 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |2013
| [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{citeCite web |date=16 January 2012 |title=Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/2987/Winners+of+18th+Annual+Colors+Screen+Awards+2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessurl-datestatus=24 April 2016 |date=16 January 2012 |archive-date=26 April 2016dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180845/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/2987/Winners%2Bof%2B18th%2BAnnual%2BColors%2BScreen%2BAwards%2B2012 |urlarchive-statusdate=dead26 April 2016 |access-date=24 April 2016 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female]]
| {{Nomnom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2012 |title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2012 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-zee-cine-awards-2012/ |titleaccess-date=Nominations18 forJuly Zee Cine Awards2020 2012|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=19 January 2012|access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Stardust Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Stardust Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2012 |title=Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-of-stardust-awards-2012/|title=Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=6 February 2012|access-date=18 July 2020 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[London, Paris, New York]]''
| {{Nomnom}}
| <ref>{{citeCite web |date=27 January 2013 |title=Stardust Awards 2013: list of winners - NDTV Movies |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/stardust-awards-2013-list-of-winners-610426|title=Stardust Awards 2013: list of winners - NDTV Movies|date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]''
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{citeCite news |last=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=25 January 2012 |title=Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards 2012 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3019 |date=25 January 2012 |accessdate=30 March 2012 |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |work=Bollywood Hungama |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224193648/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3019 |archivedatearchive-date=24 February 2012 |access-date=30 March 2012 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Female
| {{Nomnom}}
|
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Star India & Reliance Broadcast Network launch Big Star Entertainment Awards |work=Business of Cinema |date=16 December 2010 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17466 |access-date=2010-12-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324233310/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17466 |archive-date=2012-03-24 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
| [[Asiavision Awards]]
| Best Actress – Tamil
| {{Wonwon}}
| <ref>{{citeCite web |last1last=Pattikonda |first1first=Gautham |date=24 November 2017 |title=Aditi Rao Hydari to be awarded the Best Actress (Tamil) Award 2017 – Pinkvilla |url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/aditi-rao-hydari-awarded-best-actress-tamil-award-2017/ |website=Pinkvilla |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2018 |date=24 November 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233321/https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/aditi-rao-hydari-awarded-best-actress-tamil-award-2017/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=4 February 2018 |website=Pinkvilla}}</ref>
|-
| [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]]
| Face of the Year
| {{won}}
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/11th-edison-awards-vijays-mersal-wins-big-complete-winners-list-2017-761866|title=Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Mersal sweeps Edison Awards [winners' list]|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=26 February 2018|access-date=26 August 2020|archive-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429105814/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/11th-edison-awards-vijays-mersal-wins-big-complete-winners-list-2017-761866|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil|Best Female Debut – Tamil]]
| {{Wonwon}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2019 |title=SIIMA Awards 2018 nominations: Vijay's Mersal leads with nine nods, followed by Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/siima-awards-2018-nominations-vijays-mersal-leads-with-nine-nods-followed-by-vikram-vedha-4976241.html |access-date=2020-09-28 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2019
| Best Debut Actor – Female
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2018 glitters with the best of Tollywood |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/zee-cine-awards-telugu-2018-glitters-with-the-best-of-tollywood-93893.html |title=Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2018 glitters with the best of Tollywood |website=Exchange4media.com |accessurl-datestatus=17 February 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011233321/https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/zee-cine-awards-telugu-2018-glitters-with-the-best-of-tollywood-93893.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 October 2020 |access-date=17 February 2019 |website=Exchange4media.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[66th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Aditi Rao Hydari- Best Telugu Actor in Leading Role Female Nominee {{!}} Filmfare Awards |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/telugu/nominations/best-actor-female/aditi-rao-hydari |accessurl-datestatus=20 January 2022 |website=[[Filmfare]] |archive-date=20 January 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120140236/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/telugu/nominations/best-actor-female/aditi-rao-hydari |urlarchive-statusdate=live20 January 2022 |access-date=20 January 2022 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]
| {{Nomnom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2019 |title=SIIMA 2019: Vijay Deverakonda and Keerthy Suresh win big. See pics |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siima-2019-vijay-deverakonda-and-keerthy-suresh-win-big-see-pics-1581463-2019-08-16|access-date=28 September 2020|website=India Today|language=en|archiveurl-datestatus=16live August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816191920/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siima-2019-vijay-deverakonda-and-keerthy-suresh-win-big-see-pics-1581463-2019-08-16 |urlarchive-statusdate=live16 August 2019 |access-date=28 September 2020 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Padmaavat]]''
| [[20th IIFA Awards|International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Wonwon}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2019 |title=IIFA 2019: Ranveer Singh Named Best Actor, Alia Bhatt Wins Best Actress Award |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/ranveer-singh-named-best-actor-alia-wins-best-actress-award-at-iifa-2019-2314455.html |title=IIFA 2019: Ranveer Singh Named Best Actor, Alia Bhatt Wins Best Actress Award |date=19 September 2019 |website=News18 |accessurl-datestatus=18 June 2020 |archive-date=19 June 2020live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619004944/https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/ranveer-singh-named-best-actor-alia-wins-best-actress-award-at-iifa-2019-2314455.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live19 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020 |website=News18}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| Best Actress – Popular (OTT)
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{citeCite news |date=11 December 2023 |title=ITA Awards 2023: Tejasswi Prakash, Harshad Chopda win big; Hrithik Roshan dances to 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ita-awards-2023-tejasswi-prakash-harshad-chopda-win-big-hrithik-roshan-dances-to-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-9062956/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
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| 2023
| Outstanding Contributions to the Entertainment Industry
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| <ref>{{citeCite news |title=Aditi Rao Hydari and Jacqueliene Fernandez honored at DIAFA 2023, clicks with Turkish star Burak Deniz |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditi-rao-hydari-and-jacqueliene-fernandez-honored-at-diafa-2023-clicks-with-turkish-star-burak-deniz/amp_articleshow/105564715.cms |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=Times of India |language=en|accessdate=29 November 2023}}</ref>
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| 2024
| Most Stylish Classic Beauty of the Year
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| <ref>{{citeCite news |title=Complete list of winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/style-icons/winners.php |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=Bollywood Hungama |language=en|accessdate=29 April 2024}}</ref>
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