By Aditi Rao Hydari, who most recently starred as Bibbojaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first online series, ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,’ reflected on her performance as Mehrunisa in the 2018 historical drama ‘Padmaavat’ and expressed her thankfulness for a ‘full life.’
The stunning diva declared that she would never decline a chance to make a “Mehrunisa”-style appearance in the future.
In an interview with news agency IANS, she said, “I am very protective of him. I feel he is very precious, and he should just be protected. For me, it’s a huge blessing and a blessing from him. When he called me for Mehrunisa, he said that of the four, it’s the smallest part, but believe me, it will be beautiful. I just love him, his cinema, his mind, and his heart so much. I said you don’t have to say any of that, sir, I am there. This was also sometimes back, I was a little more ‘kacha’, so I was just grateful to be a part of his vision,”
“I wanted to do a full-fledged heroine role with him. But the magic is that you know Mehrunisa was also ‘complete’. The 20-25-minute role was a complete role. She sat in people’s hearts, and the kind of love Mehrunisa got was incredible. And that’s the magic of a great director. With Bibbojaan and ‘Heeramandi’, I felt I have got more time with a person that I respect and love. I got to live a full life. I just got to be around a genius and absorb. And you know one, two, or three times are not enough with directors like Sanjay. It’s addictive, you want to keep working with him,” she shared.
