Aditi Rao Hydari is looking at a year of potential milestones. The Hyderabadi beauty is poised for a Tamil debut with Mani Ratnam's love story 'Kaatru Veliyidai' opposite Karthi, will play Kamala Devi, wife to Ranveer Singh's Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period romance 'Padmavati', and Sanjay Dutt's daughter in his comeback film, 'Bhoomi'. 



"A week after I wrapped up Mani sir's film, I started shooting for Sanjay (Bhansali) sir's 'Padmavati'. His attention to detail, be it dance, music or jewellery, is amazing. I'd stand on my head in a snowstorm for them without asking questions," she exclaims. 

Mention SLB ,the 'tough taskmaster' moniker and the 30-year-old actress, quick on the uptake, says diplomatically that even though she did get to see that side of the filmmaker she has no complaints. "Being a taskmaster is essential to push yourself. Cinema is a director's medium, and when a director challenges me, it infuses me with the energy to do better," Aditi asserts IANS