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Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari

Actor · Born October 28, 1978 (47) · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Aditi Rao Hydari (born 28 October 1978) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. She began her acting career with the Malayalam film *Prajapathi* (2006) and appeared in the Tamil film *Sringaram* (2007). Hydari made her Hindi film debut in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's *Delhi-6* (2009). She won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sudhir Mishra's thriller *Yeh Saali Zindagi* (2011). Her other Hindi films from the 2010s include the musical *Rockstar* (2011), the romantic thriller *Murder 3* (2013), the action thriller *Wazir* (2016), and the romantic drama *Fitoor* (2016). She played Queen Mehrunisa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical film *Padmaavat* (2018), earning the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hydari returned to Tamil cinema with Mani Ratnam's romantic drama *Kaatru Veliyidai* (2017), earning the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil. Her other South Indian films include the Telugu romantic drama *Sammohanam* (2018), Mani Ratnam's Tamil film *Chekka Chivantha Vaanam* (2018), the Malayalam musical romance *Sufiyum Sujatayum* (2020), and the Telugu action drama *Maha Samudram* (2021). Hydari played the film star Sumitra Kumari in Vikramaditya Motwane's period drama series *Jubilee* (2023), earning the ITA Award for Best Actress (OTT). She portrayed Bibbojaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series *Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar* (2024).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 28, 1978 (47)
From
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Aditi Rao Hydari's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Romance movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
27%
Self
22%
Power
9%
Survival
7%
Society
1%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
12
Romantic
11
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aditi Rao Hydari's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aditi Rao Hydari's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lust Stories 3(2026)

    as Saira

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Gandhi Talks(2026)

    as Gayatri

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bibbo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Jubilee(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sumitra Kumari

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Taj: Divided by Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · as Anarkali

  • Hey Sinamika(2022)

    as Mouna

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Playback Singer

  • Maha Samudram(2021)

    as Mahalakshmi

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sardar Ka Grandson(2021)

    as Young Sardar / Rupinder Kaur

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Ajeeb Daastaans(2021)

    as Priya Sharma (segment 'Geeli Pucchi')

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Girl on the Train(2021)

    as Nusrat

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • V(2020)

    as Saheba

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sufiyum Sujatayum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sujatha

  • Psycho(2020)

    as Dahini

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Antariksham 9000 kmph(2018)

    as Riya

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Parvathi

  • Sammohanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sameera

  • Daas Dev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Chandani

  • Padmaavat(2018)

    as Mehrunissa

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bhoomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bhoomi

  • Kaatru Veliyidai(2017)

    as Dr. Leela Abraham

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mama's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Draupadi

  • The Legend of Michael Mishra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Varsha Shukla

  • Fitoor(2016)

    as Young Hazrat

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Wazir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ruhana Ali

  • Guddu Rangeela(2015)

    as Baby

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Khoobsurat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kiara

  • Boss(2013)

    as Ankita

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • MTV Webbed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 37 episodes · Actor

  • Murder 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Roshni

  • London Paris New York(2012)

    as Lalitha Krishnan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Rockstar(2011)

    as Sheena

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Yeh Saali Zindagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Shanti

  • Delhi-6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rama Bua

  • Sringaram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Prajapathi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Savithri

  • O Saathi Re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Parivarik Manuranjan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Helen

  • Pashmeena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Posha

  • Welcome To Khoya Mahal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 36 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Padmaavat (2018)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Rockstar (2011)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Lust Stories 3 (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20062026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2009Screen debut· Delhi-6
  • 2011Breakout· Rockstar

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 40: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdOther crew1 of 40: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Aditi Rao Hydari's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Sardar Ka Grandson (2021)

98th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rockstar (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Aditi Rao Hydari's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles34–86 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles30–53 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles15–61 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles30–74 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles36–62 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Aditi Rao Hydari work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aditi Rao Hydari's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; A.R. Rahman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers