I consider myself as a director’s actor, so I’m open to work with filmmakers from across the country and even abroad. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
I’m really pleased with the way my career is shaping up. How many actresses get a chance to work with legends like Mani Ratnam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali? Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
My great grandfather from my father’s side, Sir Akbar Hydari, was the prime minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in setting up the Osmania university. His wife set up the Hydari club for women so that they could play tennis, and she also set up the first girls’ school in Hyderabad. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
My mother is a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore and half-Telugu, and my father is a Bohri Muslim. My mother’s father, J Rameshwar Rao, was the Raja of Wanaparthy, a principality of Hyderabad. He was influenced by the socialist movement and became the first Raja to give up his title. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
I must say that Dhanush wears the hat of director and actor pretty seamlessly. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
Though all actors do not make good directors, Dhanush is really one of the finest. He knows exactly how to direct an actor to extract the performance the way he wants it. Perhaps that is happening because he is a performer himself. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
I don’t really understand why we are paid less than the male actors, because we put equal efforts, and recent past has shown that actresses can deliver a hit film. We deserve better pay, equal to what actors get. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote
The whole point of creativity is that it has no boundaries of language, region, and age. Aditi Rao Hydari Read Quote