Apart from farming she also likes to stitch, mend, upcycle, and write moreover, during the COVID-19 lockdown, she worked on three books simultaneously – the first was on her mother’s recipes, the second was a book of poems titled “Of Love and Silence,” and the third was a play.Also, it was her dream to do farming since she was 23. Cooked food kept after dinner was fine for lunch the next day, and vegetables last for about two to three days. When she watered the gunny sack material thrice a day, the oranges and tomatoes showed no signs of dehydration or rotting. She also tested the refrigerator in the peak of summer. The Oranges lasted up to 28 days, tomatoes for 15 days, and milk, after boiling it once daily, lasted for a week. She tested the refrigerator with oranges, tomatoes, and milk. To make the refrigerator, she did not use cement or sand, rather she used gunny sack material, an old flattened cardboard carton to work as a sliding door, an old wire rack, and a river-weed mat ( chaapey).

Padmavati Rao showing her non-electric refrigerator Besides Bollywood movies, she has also been a part of the Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, and English plays. Later, she went on to appear in many popular films such as “Pardes,” which was released in 1997 featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Mahima Chaudhary, “TE3N,” (2016) in which she played the role of ‘Nancy,’ Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s “Padmaavat” (2018) in which she played the role of ‘Kunwar Baisa,’ Tanaji (2020) in which she played the role of Rajmata Jijao and Rat Akeli Hai (2020). Padmavati’s debut film, ‘Geetha,’ which was released in 1981, was a super hit.

She is the sister of Arundathi Nag who is also an Indian film and theatre actress.She is actively involved in her theatre activities. She is a versatile person as she is an actor, writer, theatre personality, poet, dancer, and translator. She is also known by the name of Akshatha Rao in the Kannada film industry. Padmavati Rao is an Indian film actress who has worked in the Hindi and Kannada industries.Some Lesser Known Facts About Padmavati Rao

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