Huma Qureshi is a popular Bollywood actress. He made his debut as an actor in Bollywood with the super hit Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
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Huma Saleem Qureshi was born on Monday, 28 July 1986 (age 33; as in 2020), in New Delhi. His zodiac sign is Leo. He graduated with a degree in History from Garg College, New Delhi (2007 batch)
Physical appearance
Height: 5′4¾”
Eye Color: Black
Hair color: black
Family, caste and boyfriend
Huma was born into a conservative Muslim family. His father Salim Qureshi is a restaurateur and owns the chain of restaurants “Saleem’s” in Delhi. His mother, Amena Qureshi, hails from Kashmir. He has two older brothers and one younger brother. His elder brothers Naeem Qureshi and Hasan Qureshi work in their family business, while his younger brother Saqib Salim Qureshi is a popular Indian actor.
She has been in the news for her many rumored relationships. Before starting her acting career, she was in a relationship with Manoj Tanwar (a student from Venkis) in 2007 and Ibrahim Ansari (a businessman from Nehru Place) in 2008. In 2012, she was often spotted spending quality time with actor Arjan Bajwa.
In 2013, she was spotted vacationing with actor Shahid Kapoor in Goa and rumors of Huma dating Shahid were in the air. She was rumored to be dating director Anurag Kashyap. In 2014, Huma was spotted hugging Anurag at the screening of the Hollywood film ‘American Hustle’ in Mumbai.
In 2016, she was linked with actor Sohail Khan and was often spotted outside her house. According to sources, Sohail showered Huma with expensive gifts.
There were other rumors about her dating filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey after he split from wife Supriti Malhora.
In 2019, she started dating Sushmita Sen’s ex-boyfriend and filmmaker Mudassar Aziz. According to some media reports, the couple will get married soon.
Career
Huma joined ‘Act 1’, a theater group in Delhi. He was mentored by Indian theater director and acting teacher NK Sharma.
She moved from Delhi to Mumbai in 2008 for a film, Junction, which was never made. He later signed a two-year contract with Hindustan Unilever for television commercials. Her first commercial was for Mobile Phone with Abhishek Bachchan in which she played the role of a reporter. She came into limelight with a mobile phone commercial starring Aamir Khan and shot by Anurag Kashyap in Panchgani.
Later, Huma appeared in various television commercials, including a mobile commercial with Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. While shooting for a Samsung mobile commercial, Anurag Kashyap told her that he would cast her in his film. Later, Anurag offered him a three film deal with his company ‘Anurag Kashyap Films’. She made her film debut in 2012 in the film Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1, in which she portrayed the character of Mohsina. His performance was well received by the audience and critics.
Later, she appeared in many superhit Bollywood films like Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012), Ek Thi Daayan (2013), D-Day (2014) and Dedh Ishqiya (2015).
She made her TV serial debut with ‘Upanishad Ganga’ in 2012, in which she portrayed the character of Pundalik’s wife Natty Hussain.
In 2016, she made her debut in the Malayalam film White.
She has appeared in music videos such as Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Mitti Di Khusboo’ (2014) and ‘Tumhe Dillagi’ with actor Vidyut Jamwal (2016).
In 2017, he played the character of the Viceroy in the Hollywood movie “Viceroy’s House”.
She made her Tamil debut with the film Kaala (2018) opposite legendary actor Rajinikanth.
In 2018, she appeared as a judge on the TV reality show ‘India’s Best Drumbaaz’.
She made her acting debut in the Netflix Hindi series ‘Leila’ in 2019.
In 2020, he was cast in the American Netflix series Army of the Dead.
confrontations
- Huma’s love affair with Sohail Khan was in news in 2016. There were reports that Salman Khan was not happy with his closeness with his younger brother.
Car collection
Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV
End Rover
favorite things
- Food: Shaami Kebab, Biryani, Sushi, Galout and Malai Tikkas
- Movie(s): Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Om Shanti Om (2007), Titanic (1997) and Blue Valentine (2010)
- Perfume: Daisy by Marc Jacobs
Facts/Trivia
- His parents were not happy with his career as an actor. In an interview, he revealed
My father felt that too much study had affected my mind. My parents advised me to go abroad and do MBA. But when I told my father that I regretted for the rest of my life that I couldn’t follow my dreams because of him, he got emotional. He brought me to Mumbai the very next day. He said, “If nothing happens in a year, go back to normal life.”
- He was supposed to make his debut with the 2012 film Billa II: The Beginning, but the film was delayed.
- When asked about his years in Mumbai, he said:
Although my father could get me an independent house and a car, I didn’t want to ask him for extra money when I moved to Mumbai. I stayed in Juhu as a PG with four other girls in a small place where we each had a bed and a cupboard and every day we had fights over who would use the washroom first. I used to eat dhaba, travel by rickshaw, sometimes even walk to save money. I decided to give myself a year before coming back.”
- He is quite close to theater director and acting teacher NK Sharma. She considers him her lucky charm.
- He was a geek during his school and college days. In an interview he said,
I love books. In fact, I was a geek in college and school. I became an actor by mistake. Now I have become fashionable, but at first I used to wear my father’s shirts. In my house in Delhi, I still have more books than clothes.
- According to reports, he was asked to change his name by a film director; Because her name is like a Pakistani actress.
- In 2014, she did a photo shoot for the “Be Unstoppable Campaign” in which she held a mannequin, condemning body shaming.
- He has made guest appearances in various television shows such as Comedy Nights With Kapil (2013), Baba Ki Chowk (2016), Back Benchers (2019) and The Kapil Sharma Show (2016).
- It appeared at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and 2019.
- His hobbies are playing basketball, reading autobiographies and traveling.
- She has traveled to India for many ace fashion designers.
- She has appeared on the cover of many famous magazines.
- He has received many awards for his acting skills in various films.
- Director and choreographer Farah Khan is one of his best friends.
- He is often spotted drinking alcohol at parties.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- A restaurant named Vatika in Varanasi (UP) serves a dish named after Huma Qureshi. Huma revealed the story behind it in an interview, she said:
We were shooting Gangs Of Wasseypur in Varanasi. Vatika was the only restaurant serving vegetarian, Italian and continental cuisine. We went there for lunch and sometimes for coffee. Everything there was based on cheese, because of the Italian influence. So I would order a custom meal and teach you how to cook it. Other guests of the restaurant also started asking for the same dish. That’s why the owner named this particular dish after me.”
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