Huma Qureshi (actress)

Huma Qureshi (actress)

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Huma Qureshi (actress) Profile

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Huma Qureshi (actress) Biography

Huma Qureshi is a successful model and Bollywood actress. She is a theatre artist also. She made her big screen debut with a supporting role in Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 and Part 2 as Mohsina, for which she received nominations at Filmfare for best female debutant and best supporting actress for the year 2012. Now she is one of the top models, who endorses several leading brands like mobiles and jewellery. Her other releases are Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Ek Thi Daayan, Shorts and D Day. Her upcoming projects are untitled movie of Yash Raj Films opposite Shahid Kapoor and Dedh Ishqiya, aside Madhuri Dixit. She is one among the most popular youngster actresses of Bollywood at present.

 

Quraishi was born on 28 July 1986 in Delhi. Her father Saleem Quraishi, is a restaurateur and her mother, Ameena Qureshi a housewife. She has 3 brothers of whom Saqib Saleem, her younger brother is a Bollywood actor. Qureshi did her History Honours at the Gargi College. Later she joined theatre and has also assisted a documentary filmmaker. She has also worked with many NGOs. In 2008, she moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies. But she had to wait for a long time. It was for the movie, Junction that she attended an audition first. Though the movie was not made, she got a two-year contract with Hindustan Unilever to appear in their television commercials. Apparently she appeared in several television commercials which made her immensely popular.


She was to debut big screen with Tamil movie, Billa 2. But when the movie got dragged, she searched for other opportunities. Though she was approached by several south Indian directors, as the roles were not up to her expectations, she didn’t sign any. Qureshi featured in the short film Sujata which earned a Special Mention at the 2012 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Her big screen debut happened with Gangs of Wasseypur, for which she received appreciation.

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Updated: May 28, 2018

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