Huma Qureshi (actress)
Huma Saleem Qureshi is an Indian film actress and model. She made her feature film debut with a supporting role in Gangs of Wasseypur. She has been compared to Bollywood actress Smita Patil. She is married to actor Saqib Saleem, and has a son and a daughter.
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Huma Saleem Qureshi is an Indian film actress and model. She made her feature film debut with a supporting role in Gangs of Wasseypur. Her performance in the film earned her several nominations, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and the Best Supporting Actress. She portrayed protagonists in the anthological Shorts, the black comedy Dedh Ishqiya, the revenge drama Badlapur, the Marathi road drama Highway and featured briefly in the collaborative film X: Past Is Present. The film premiered at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, and received positive reviews from both critics and audiences. She has been compared to Bollywood actress Smita Patil, who is heavily influenced by the big screen in her own little ways. She is married to actor Saqib Saleem, and has a son and a daughter with actor Ravi Agrawal, who plays the lead role in the upcoming film The Great Wall of China. She also has a husband and a son with whom she has a daughter, who she has said she is very close to. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and two children, and works as a model for Hindustan Unilever in the city.
She was born on 28 July 1986 into a Muslim family in New Delhi, India. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in History with honours from the Gargi College—University of Delhi. In 2008, she moved to Mumbai to audition for film roles, auditioning for a film, Junction, which was never made. In 2010, she signed a two-year contract to appear in television commercials. During the shoot for a Samsung mobile commercial, Anurag Kashyap noticed her acting ability and signed her for a three-film deal with his company. She described her character as a small-town airhead who thinks she thinks she is the prettiest girl in the village: ‘Mohsina tries to copy everything she sees on the big screens.’ In 2012, she played the lead female role in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, and followed it with a role in Ek Thi Daayan. In 2013, she was cast as the supportive wife of a criminal in the crime drama Gangs Of WasseyPur – Part 1. In 2014, she starred in the romantic comedy Ek Tho Daayan, where she played a mother-of-three.
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