Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she has reached a stage in her career where she no longer wants to be what everyone else expects her to be.
"It was one of the biggest challenges to get to a point where I understood that I didn't have to be a factory - manufactured prototype of what I'm expected to be.
I could be uniquely myself and that would be my strength.
I think the day I understood this, everything became happy and effortless for me, " Aditi told IANS.
Born in Hyderabad and brought up in Delhi, Aditi made her debut with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's "Delhi - 6" and went on to work in Hindi and Southern film industry.
While talking about the film industry, she pointed out how people give a lot of priority to images and perception.
"I've always felt the priority of investment is in images and perception.
I wish we would invest more in talent and content.
It's changing now but as a fan I'd love to watch fewer ‘curated projects' and more ‘cinema', " she said on the sidelines of the shoot of "Cheers To That with Janice", a content series presented by Grey Goose.
On the acting front, Aditi will be seen in the Tamil film "Psycho".
It is a psychological thriller directed by Mysskin.
Sharing her shooting experience, she said: "It was tough shooting the film, one of the most challenging and exhausting films I have done, physically and mentally.
Mysskin sir has made pathbreaking cinema and he is on the wishlist of many actors.
I was thrilled to have worked with him. "
She also shared how she manages working in Bollywood and down south simultaneously.
"It's hectic but I love it being hectic.
I'm a fully charged Duracell battery cell and I love being on set in front of the camera, being directed by someone who pushes me.
It's my happy place.
I find it cathartic.
The time between action and cut is magic.
I have to work doubly hard on languages I don't know.
I travel like crazy, juggling all the work.
But if I love something and want to do something, I do it.
Also, I never want any boundary to come in my way - - interms of language, religion, or gender.
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