Actress Aditi Rao Hydari was on Friday feted with the Young Ficci Ladies Organisation (YFLO) Young Women Achievers Award 2017-18.
The event was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
“I’m honoured to receive this recognition before such esteemed dignitaries. I’ve always tried to follow my heart and today I’m glad where it has led me. I thank my fans and viewers for spoiling me with love. I thank all my directors for believing that I could do justice to their vision,” Aditi said in a statement.
The actress was last on-seen as Mehrunisa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s PADMAAVAT.
It also starred Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor.
Other awardees at the event included Malaika Arora (Fashion), singer Ananya Birla was feted for her entrepreneurial skills and jewellery designer Riddhima Kapoor Sahani was honoured for her achievement in the field of design.
Mehrusina in ‘Padmaavat’ was tiny, but special part
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari said her role as Mehrunisa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s epic drama ‘Padmaavat’ may have been tiny, but was special and beautiful in many ways. She is overwhelmed by the response that she has received for it.
“It has been a childhood dream of mine to work with Sanjay (Leela Bhansali) sir. I am actually very overwhelmed by the response because Mehrunisa, I knew, has a very special part and Sanjay sir had always told me that anyone who reads the script always asks who is going to play Mehrunisa. So, I knew it was a special part but it was a very tiny part,” Aditi said.
