Updated On: 28 January, 2026 07:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Aditi Rao Hydari repeatedly steps into films where merit, credibility, craft and longevity take priority. Gandhi Talks feels like a homecoming to the kind of fearless performance space she’s been working towards all along

Still from Gandhi Talks
Aditi Rao Hydari has never been that girl. She has built a career doing the opposite. Long before “pan-India”, “content cinema” or “strong female roles” became the industry`s most popular buzzwords, Aditi was already pushing the narrative towards films where craft mattered more than noise.
Gandhi Talks, a silent film in 2026, isn’t a sudden act of bravery on her part but the most natural extension of a pattern she’s followed. This is an actor who has moved between the worlds of Mani Ratnam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, among others and worked with filmmakers who demand diametrically different kinds of process and performances from her. Aditi has survived, thrived and stood out in all her work.