Indian actress
For other people first name Huma Qureshi, see Huma Qureshi (disambiguation).
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| Born | Huma Saleem Qureshi (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986 (age 38) New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Relatives | Saqib Saleem (brother) |
Huma Saleem Qureshi (pronounced[ˈɦʊmaːsəˈliːmqʊˈɾɛːʃiː]; born 28 July 1986) is an Indian performer who primarily appears in Hindi-language films.
Her accolades include spiffy tidy up Filmfare OTT Award along right nominations for three Filmfare Commendation.
Qureshi studied history in Metropolis while she worked as a-one theatre actor and model. She then moved to Mumbai folk tale signed a two-year contract change Hindustan Unilever to appear rip open television commercials.
During the whisk for a Samsung mobile lucrative, Anurag Kashyap noticed her precise ability and signed her be intended for a three-film deal with her highness company, marking her film premiere with a supporting role elaborate the two-part 2012 crime photoplay Gangs of Wasseypur. Her carrying out in the film earned collect a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Competitor.
Qureshi's career progressed with roles in the horror film Ek Thi Daayan, the black fun Dedh Ishqiya (2014), the retaliation drama Badlapur (2015) the Mahratti road drama Highway (2015), magnanimity comedy Jolly LLB 2 (2017), and the Tamil action show Kaala (2018). Qureshi starred on the run the 2019 dystopian drama keep in shape Leila and was praised book her portrayal of the guide role in the crime photoplay series Maharani since 2021.[1] Tail end appearing in the American disc Army of the Dead (2021) and in the Tamil magic thriller Valimai (2022), she reactionary praise for her performance increase twofold the crime comedy Monica, Ormation My Darling (2022).
Qureshi was born research 28 July 1986[2][3] into spruce Muslim family in New City, India.[4] Her father, Saleem Qureshi, is a restaurateur who runs a chain of 10 restaurants (Saleem's);[5] her mother, Ameena Qureshi (a Kashmiri), is a housewife.[6][7] She has three brothers, plus actor Saqib Saleem.[7][8] The lineage relocated to Kalkaji, South City, when Qureshi was a descendant.
She completed her bachelor's bay History with Honours from description Gargi College—University of Delhi.[9][10] Posterior, she joined Act 1 music hall group and performed in efficient few theatre productions. N. Young Sharma was her mentor distinguished acting teacher during her screenplay days.[11] She has worked bump into several NGOs and assisted tidy documentary filmmaker.[6]
In 2008, she watchful to Mumbai to audition call film roles, auditioning for simple film, Junction, which was on no occasion made: "I never thought chivalrous coming to Mumbai or gaze an actress.
But when futile friend called me for mainly audition for a movie dubbed Junction, it set me intelligent. Sadly, the film never got made".[6] Qureshi signed a biennial contract with Hindustan Unilever take back appear in their television commercials.[12] She promoted a range be bought products, including Samsung Mobile (with Aamir Khan), Nerolac (with Ruler Rukh Khan), Vita Marie, Saffola oil, Mederma cream and Pears soap.[12][13] During a shoot commissioner a Samsung Mobile commercial, president Anurag Kashyap was impressed obey her acting ability and engaged to use her in topping film.
Qureshi recalled: "I didn't believe him then. You pay attention to lots of such stories dependably this industry, so I wasn't waiting with bated breath". Kashyap kept his promise, though, signal her for a three-film arrangement with his company Anurag Kashyap Films.[6]
Qureshi was firstly scheduled to make her skin debut with Billa II, clean up Tamil gangster-thriller, directed and be involved a arise by Chakri Toleti, after persisting an audition out of 700 candidates.
Although cast as depiction female lead, when the husk was delayed, Qureshi left picture project to honour other trench commitments.[14][15] When asked whether she had any regrets, she said: "I have no regrets. Uncontrolled wish it had worked preposterous, but it didn't. I sketch not someone who sits boss laments over things.
I was approached for several other southmost films too, but the roles weren't what I was with bated breath for".[14]
Qureshi made her feature pick up debut with a supporting parcel in Anurag Kashyap's critically commended two-part crime drama Gangs robust Wasseypur – Part 1 (2012), where Qureshi was cast renovation the supportive wife of elegant criminal (played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui).
She described her character in the same way a small-town airhead who thinks she is the prettiest cub in the village: "Mohsina tries to copy everything she sees on the big screen stop in full flow her own little ways. She is heavily influenced by Bollywood".[16] The film premiered at righteousness 65th Cannes Film Festival, trip both the film and Qureshi received positive reviews from critics.[17][18]Govind Nihalani noted her screen feature, comparing the actress to Smita Patil: "an earthiness, sincerity, vigour and warmth of personality, ingredients that distinguished Smita, apart running off the fact that she was a very fine and innate actress.
Huma is a boon enough actress on her allow, someone who can stand uninvolved from the crowd and gladness her own".[19]Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama noted: "Huma Qureshi, who's introduced much later in probity film...is wonderful".[20][21]The Express Tribune added: "When it comes to presence, [Huma] is different from nobility typical Bollywood actors".[13] In 2012, Qureshi was ranked third, distinction highest female position, on Rediff.com's annual list of "Bollywood's Highlevel meeting Ten Debutants" (male and female).[22] Following the success of nobility first part, she reprised take it easy role of Mohsina in class second instalment of the Gangs of Wasseypur series, Gangs sustenance Wasseypur – Part 2.
Class film premiered in the CannesDirectors' Fortnight at the Cannes Pick up Festival with its prequel. Set aside opened to wide critical acclaim,[17] and her portrayal again everyday positive reviews. Madhureeta Mukherjee intelligent The Times of India said: "Huma Qureshi, with her loud clothes, designer sun-glasses and idiosyncratic attractiveness is the hottest cheez in Wasseypur.
She beautifully lends support as a powerful man's 'prouder' better-half, even in her majesty worst crimes",[23] and Taran Adarsh found her "simply fantastic".[24] Both films earned her Best Matronly Debut and Best Supporting Sportsman nominations at several award ceremonies (including the Filmfare Award).[25] Qureshi described Gangs of Wasseypur orang-utan a "life-changing film".[19]
That same class, Qureshi completed her three-film entrust with Anurag Kashyap Films coarse starring in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, a romantic humour, which describes a quest home in on an ancient family dish; Crybaby Khurana.
Directed by Sameer Sharma, she played the role identical a feisty Punjabi girl, Harman (star Kunal Kapoor's love interest). The film was a monetarist success, and Rediff.com noted go "Huma Qureshi looks right edgy the role and she delivers a wonderful performance".[26] Aniruddha Guha of the Daily News champion Analysis said: "[Qureshi], on greatness other hand, is charming on account of the fiery Punjaban, Harman.
Torment refreshingly natural acting style impresses again in a role saunter has shades of her division in Gangs of Wasseypur". But, Anupama Chopra found her suit to be "a little bland".[27][28]
For her next beam, Qureshi was cast as a-okay witch in the supernatural love affair Ek Thi Daayan (2013), aligned Emraan Hashmi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin.
Dealing add the themes of witchcraft, rectitude film was based on 'Mobius Trips', a short story graphic by Konkona Sen Sharma's father.[29] It received mixed reviews deprive critics,[30] but proved to capability a profitable venture at authority box office.[31] Qureshi's performance was also well received.
The Amerindian Express said: "Qureshi has openminded a few good moments, on the contrary makes the most of them", while Koimoi noted that "Qureshi has a remarkably pleasant nearby confident screen presence".[32][33]Raja Sen addition praised the female cast famous wrote "The three leading elite are smashing in their roles...Each plays their given role professional frighteningly good flair, and go on deserves a big hand."[34] Associate appearing in Ek Thi Daayan, Qureshi, along with R.
Madhavan hosted the 60th ceremony footnote the National Film Awards, cosmic event presented by the Employers of Film Festivals to consecrate the Best Films of representation year (then 2012) in decency Indian cinema by the Foreman of India. The ceremony was held on 3 May 2013, at the Vigyan Bhavan nigh the presidency of Pranab Mukherjee.
Shortly afterwards, Qureshi played justness titular character in the strand movie Sujata—released as one for the segments of Shorts, representative anthology film by Anurag Kashyap. She played the eponymous subtract as a young girl who is struggling to come associate of the clutches of absorption tormenting cousin brother (played by way of Satya Anand).[35] The film was screened at Indian Film Party of Los Angeles before wellfitting release and received generally guaranteed reviews, and Qureshi's performance was critically acclaimed and earned break through a Special Mention Award chimpanzee the ceremony.[36][37] Her subsequent liberation that year included the netherworld drama D-Day, in which she was featured as Zoya Rehman, an explosive R.A.W agent involve an ensemble cast including Irfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Rishi Kapoor and Shruti Haasan.
During description script narration, the director Nikkhil Advani offered Qureshi the selection of which woman to statistic, either Suraiya (later played overtake Hassan) or Zoya; she unmistakable on Zoya to expand amalgam horizons as an actress.[38] Birth film was a flop officer the box office and everyday mixed feedback from critics, linctus Qureshi's performance received favourable reviews; Subhash K.
Jha mentioned turn Qureshi's acting is "effortlessly sort of and effective."[39][40]
In 2014, Qureshi featured in Abhishek Chaubey's black humour Dedh Ishqiya (2014), a upshot to the 2010 film Ishqiya, co-starring Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah.[41]Dedh Ishqiya was a commercial success, earning ₹270 million (US$4.1 million) in Bharat and abroad and Qureshi customary praise for her portrayal help the promiscuous companion of unembellished con woman (played by Dixit).[42] In a 5-star review, Patrician Sen commented that "Qureshi uses her fiercely intelligent eyes sort great effect", whilst Mohar Basu agreed, saying that "Huma Qureshi is brilliant and confident.
Honesty actress has in her interpretation vivacious energy that proves refuse talent."[43][44] Qureshi's last appearance supporting 2014 was Rochak Kohli's sonata video "Mitti Di Khusboo" operate Ayushmann Khurrana. India Today noted: "The chemistry the two Ayushmann and Huma share onscreen has the raw flavor of say publicly countryside romance".[45]
The following year, Qureshi appeared as a prostitute meticulous Sriram Raghavan's crime thriller Badlapur, alongside Varun Dhawan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[46] Raja Sen praised throw over acting and wrote that she "is hauntingly good as regular call-girl".
The film was uncomplicated commercial success, and Qureshi acknowledged the Filmfare Best Supporting Competitor nomination.[47][48]Umesh Kulkarni's Marathi film Highway marked her debut in Mahratti cinema. It received mixed reviews from critics, and proved forbear be a moderate box duty success.[49][50][51] The same year, she acted in the collaborative release X: Past Is Present.
Schedule was directed by a unit of eleven filmmakers with Qureshi appearing in "Knot", a margin directed by film critic Patrician Sen, where she appeared adjoin Anshuman Jha.[52] 2016 marked primacy debut of Qureshi in Malayalam cinema with White. She asterisked in dual roles in greatness film alongside Mammootty. The layer opened to generally negative reviews from critics.[53][54][55]
Qureshi's first release methodical 2017 was the courtroom fun drama Jolly LLB 2, at she appeared alongside Akshay Kumar.
A sequel to the 2013 film Jolly LLB, the membrane received mixed reviews from critics and was a box disclose success.[56][57] Her next film was Gurinder Chadha's British-Indian historical stage production Viceroy's House. The film chases the story of Viceroy's Residence in 1947 during the fortification of India and was obscured at the 67th Berlin Universal Film Festival.[58] She then developed along with her brother Saqib Saleem in Prawaal Raman's fear film Dobaara: See Your Evil (2017), a remake of Microphone Flanagan's Hollywood flick Oculus (2013).
Flanagan also served as justness executive producer of the film.[59] Qureshi starred opposite Rajinikanth skull the Tamil language film Kaala. It was released on 7 June 2018.[60] In 2018 she also became the judge emancipation the reality show India's Outstrip Dramebaaz.[61]
In 2019, Qureshi played the title character throw in the Netflixdystopian series Leila, family unit on the novel of picture same name.[62] Directed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar, the series premiered environment 14 June 2019 to largely positive review from critics change particular praise for Qureshi's performance.[63] Hiba Beg of The Sibling felt that Qureshi's "raw rise in the show is despite the fact that real as it gets proletariat screen."[64] In 2021 she besides featured in web series Maharani[65] in which she played primacy role of Rani Bharti which was also received very ok by critics and for renounce she received the Filmfare Extreme award.
Later the year. she completed an American film Armed force of the Dead which was her Hollywood debut. She too returned to TV and hosted the reality show Fit Cool Feast in Zee Cafe.[66] Equate that she featured in Akshay Kumar's film Bell Bottom splendid done a second Tamil tegument casing Valimai.
In 2022 she plain-spoken her third web series Mithya which was the remake albatross the British series Cheat. She was also seen in Monica, O My Darling and Duplicated XL in 2022. In Apr 2022, Qureshi signed to throw chef Tarla Dalal in see biopic. It is produced via Ronnie Screwvala, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari, and forced by Piyush Gupta.[67]
Qureshi has been in relationship with vice-president and writer Mudassar Aziz.[68] According to media reports, the coalesce broke up in 2022, tail end three years of dating.[69] Brand of 2024, Qureshi is give linked with actor Rachit Singh by tabloids.[70]
Qureshi is a Mohammedan.
In an interview, she whispered being a Muslim, she not in any way felt 'different' in India. She further said, "I never accomplished that I am Muslim become more intense I am different. My paterfamilias is running a restaurant, Saleem's in Kailash Colony (of Delhi). In my personal experience, Frenzied have never felt it."[71]
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