'You put a pile of garbage in front of me and I will find a flower in it.'
She is a conventional Indian beauty, but in her own way. Aditi Rao Hydari has been redefining the stereotypical with her choice of films and characters.
In a heart-to-heart conversation with Aditi says, “Strength doesn't have to be fierce. I believe being vulnerable is my biggest strength as opening your heart to people takes a lot of courage. I laugh, I cry. I am so transparent. I see that as my strength."
While you were already a singer and dancer, given that the common perception or rather, misconception about the film industry, how did your family react to your decision to enter it?
Cinema is also an art form. It depends on what intention you come in with.
Also, I believe that good or bad people could belong to any profession.
I have always been inspired by good story-telling, creating something timeless on celluloid. My family knew I wanted to be a Mani Ratnam heroine and I've always had the freedom to live out my dreams.
As a girl child, I was never given a booklet specifying this is what I could or could not do. I was never treated any differently because of my gender.
But the film industry has traditionally been a male-dominated space.
Yes, but we tell stories about life, and since you cannot have life without women, you can't have stories without women.
When people say 'heroine-oriented', my antenna goes up because you don't say 'hero-oriented, right? When you are talking about people, sometimes the protagonist is a man, sometimes it's a woman.
That balance needs to come into the world of cinema and I think it has.
Today, there are so many different voices, people from different backgrounds, different actors... It's one step at a time, but change has come in.
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'Women don't have to only sing and dance'
'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works.' 'But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.
I haven't done homework for my films'
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.
'I learned about Bollywood by being a part of it'
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.
'MY FACE IS MY GREATEST USP'
'My tool is the way I look. This is the only thing that distinguishes me.' 'Most of us dress similarly. What sets you apart is your face. If you change that also, you're like anybody else.
'My Life Was In Danger'
\"I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
'I AM BRAHMA, VISHNU, MAHESH!'
Tanishaa Mukerji started her acting career with a bang when she got to play a YRF heroine in her second film Neal 'n' Nikki (2005).
Everybody would say I should act like My Sister
‘Padmini and are very different people.’ Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.’
'Girls Are Becoming Suicide Bombers'
'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.
'Four women in their 60s followed me...'
'Don't object to change; understand why people like it.' 'Don't object to change; understand why people like it.'
'EVERYBODY REJECTED ME'
It is only fair that being around the industry has to rub off on its children.