Hydari's films in
2017 failed at the
box office, her
performance in
these films
received immense
appreciation from
critics and
audience alike.
However, 2018
seems to have
started on a good
note. Aditi
appeared in a
cameo role in
Padmaavat, and
her role as queen
Mehrunissa, the
wife of Sultan Alauddin Khilji, is being
lauded as one of the best things about the
Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Now, we hear
that Aditi will be a part of yet another multi-
starrer to be directed by ace filmmaker Mani
Ratnam.
Aditi Rao Hydari worked with the Mani
Ratnam last year in Kaatru Veliyidai. Starring
Aditi and Karthi, Kaatru Veliyidai, set in the
backdrop of the Kargil War of 1999, was
about an Indian military pilot who recalls
his romance with a doctor in the lead up to
the war, while being kept as a prisoner of
war at a jail in Pakistan.
Now, in a conversation with
indianexpress.com, Aditi Rao Hydari
revealed that she would be part of Mani
Ratnam's next. "Last year, I started with
Mani sir (Mani Ratnam) and ended with
Bhoomi. We (Aditi and Sanjay Dutt for
Bhoomi) got an overwhelming praise for it.
The film wasn't liked by the audience as
expected but all in all, it was a positive year.
2018 started with huge success for a film I
loved doing. It was challenging to work
with Sanjay sir and the response I have
received is overwhelming. Now, I will get
onto Mani Ratnam's next, which I am
extremely excited about. I am working with
him for the second time and also, another
film I have in which I would be working
with a National Award-winning director
down south. So, it is exciting. The five-year-
old in me is jumping up and down,
quipped the actor.
While Aditi refused to divulge further details
about the film, speculations are rife that she
would be a part of Mani Ratnam's multi-
starrer featuring Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh
Faasil, Simbu, Jyothika and Aishwarya
Rajesh. To be bankrolled by Madras Talkies,
double Oscar-winning composer AR
Rahman has been roped in to compose the
music while lensman Santosh Sivan will join
the veteran director, marking their sixth
collaboration.
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-rao-hydari-mani-ratnam-5048684/.
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