Huma Qureshi is a popular Bollywood actress. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with the super hit film Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
Wiki/Biography
Huma Saleem Qureshi was born in New Delhi on Monday, July 28, 1986 (age 37 years; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Leo. She graduated from Calghi College, New Delhi (2007 batch) with Honors in History
Huma Qureshi old photos
Huma Qureshi’s childhood photos
appearance
Height: 5′4 3/4”
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
Family, caste and boyfriends
Huma was born into a conservative Muslim family. Her father, Saleem Qureshi, is a restaurateur and owns the Saleem restaurant chain in Delhi. Her mother Ameena Qureshi is from Kashmir. She has two older brothers and a younger brother. Her brothers Naeem Qureshi and Haseen Qureshi work in the family business and her younger brother Saqib Saleem Qureshi is a popular Indian actor.
Old photos of Huma Qureshi and her parents
Huma Qureshi and her parents
Huma Qureshi and her brother Saqib
She has been in the news for her many scandalous relationships. Before starting her acting career, she dated Manoj Tanwar (a student of Venky) 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. .
Aryan Bajwa
In 2013, she was spotted vacationing in Goa with actor Shahid Kapoor, and rumors of Huma dating Shahid spread like wildfire. There are rumors that she is dating director Anurag Kashyap. In 2014, Huma was spotted hugging Anurag at a screening of Hollywood film American Hustle in Mumbai.
Huma Qureshi and Anurag Kashyap
In 2016, she dated actor Sahail Khan and was often spotted outside his home. According to sources, Sohail gave expensive gifts to Huma.
Huma Qureshi and Sohail Khan
There were other rumors that she was dating film producer Abhishek Chaubey after he separated from his wife Supriti Malhora.
Huma Qureshi and Abhishek Chaubey
In 2019, she started dating Sushmita Sen’s ex-boyfriend and film producer Mudassar Aziz. According to some media sources, the couple will tie the knot soon.
Huma Qureshi and Mudashar Aziz
Profession
Huma joined Act 1, a theater group in Delhi. Her mentor is Indian theater director and acting teacher NK Sharma.
NK Sharma
In 2008, she moved to Mumbai from Delhi to audition for the film Junction, but the film was never shot. Later, she signed a two-year TV advertising contract with Hindustan Unilever. Her first commercial was a mobile ad with Abhishek Bachchan, in which she played a journalist. She came into limelight for her mobile commercial starring Aamir Khan and shot in Panchgani with Anurag Kashyap.
Huma later appeared in various television commercials, including a mobile ad with Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. While shooting for a commercial for Samsung mobile phones, Anurag Kashyap told her that he would cast her in his film. Later, Anurag offered her a deal for three films with his company “Anurag Kashyap Films”. She made her acting debut in 2012 in Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1, playing the role of Mohsina. Her performance was appreciated by audiences and critics.
Later, she appeared in many super hit Bollywood movies like Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012), Ek Thi Daayan (2013), D-Day (2014) and Dedh Ishqiya (2015).
Huma Qureshi in “Ek Thi Daayan”
In 2012, she made her debut in the TV series Upanishad Ganga, playing the role of Pundalik’s wife Nati Hussaini.
Ganges Upanishad
In 2016, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film White.
Huma Qureshi in white
She has appeared in music videos such as Ayushmann Khurrana’s “Mitti Di Khusboo” (2014) and “Tumhe Dillagi” (2016) with actor Vidyut Jammwal.
In 2017, she played the role of the Governor in the Hollywood movie “Governor’s Palace”.
Huma Qureshi at Governor House
She made her Tamil debut Kala (2018) with legendary actor Rajinikanth.
Huma Qureshi in Kala (2018)
In 2018, she served as a judge on the reality television show “India’s Best Dramebaaz”.
Huma Qureshi serves as judge on India’s Best Dramebaaz show
She made her acting debut in the Netflix Hindi series Leila in 2019.
Huma Qureshi of Laila
In 2020, she was invited to star in the American Netflix series Army of the Dead.
Huma Qureshi poses with the Army of the Dead team
dispute
- In 2016, Huma’s romance rumors with Sohail Khan made news. Sources claim that Salman Khan is not happy with her close relationship with her brother.
car collection
Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV
Huma Qureshi and her car
land rover
Huma Qureshi and her Land Rover
favorite thing
- Food: Shaami Kebab, Biryani, Sushi, Galauti and Malai Tikkas
- Movies: Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Om Shanti Om (2007), Titanic (1997) and Blue Valentine (2010)
- Fragrance: Daisy by Marc Jacobs
Facts/Trivia
- Her parents were not happy with her acting career. She revealed in an interview,
Dad felt that studying too much affected my thinking. My parents suggested that I study abroad for an MBA. But when I told my dad that I would regret not being able to fulfill my dream because of him, he became emotional. The next day, he took me to Bombay. “If nothing happens in a year, just go back to your normal life,” he said.
- She was supposed to make her debut in the 2012 film Beela II: The Beginning, but the film was postponed.
- When she was asked about her struggling years in Mumbai, she said:
Although my father could afford to buy me a separate house and a car, I didn’t want to ask him for much money when I moved to Mumbai. I work as a PG in Juhu and live in a small place with four other girls, each of us has a bed and a cupboard and we fight every day about who can use the bathroom first. I would eat dabbas, travel in rickshaws and sometimes even walk to save money. I decided to give myself a year before coming back. “
- She has a very close relationship with theater director and acting teacher NK Sharma. She considers him her lucky mascot.
- She was a geek in her school and college days. She said in an interview,
I like books. In fact, I was a geek in college and school. I became an actor by accident. Now I have become fashionable, but initially, I used to wear my dad’s shirts. In my home in Delhi, I still have more books than clothes. “
- A film producer reportedly asked her to change her name because her name was similar to that of a Pakistani actress.
- In 2014, she posed for a photo for the Unstoppable Movement in which she held a mannequin to denounce body shaming.
Huma Qureshi joins the Unstoppable campaign
- She has appeared as a guest on Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013), Baba Ki Chowki (2016), Backseat (2019) and The Kapil Sharma Show (2016), among others In many TV shows.
Huma Qureshi on The Kapil Sharma Show
- She appeared at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and 2019.
Huma Qureshi at Cannes Film Festival
- Her hobbies include playing basketball, reading autobiographies, and traveling.
- She has worked for many of India’s top fashion designers.
Huma Qureshi at Lakme Fashion Week
- She has appeared on the covers of many famous magazines.
Huma Qureshi on magazine cover
- She has won many awards for her acting in several films.
Huma Qureshi wins award
- Director and choreographer Farah Khan is one of her best friends.
Huma Qureshi and Farah Khan
- She was often spotted drinking at parties.
Huma Qureshi in the restaurant
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- A restaurant in Varanasi (UP) called Vatika serves dishes named after Huma Qureshi. Huma revealed the story behind it in an interview, she said,
We were shooting for Gangs of Wasseypur in Varanasi. Vatika is the only restaurant serving vegetarian, Italian and continental cuisine. We used to go there for lunch and sometimes coffee. Because of the Italian influence, everything there is cheese-based. So I would order a custom dish and instruct them on how to cook it. Other customers in the restaurant started ordering the same dish. So the owner named this dish after me. “
- On December 2, 2023, Huma Qureshi launched her first novel Zeba: An Accidental Superhero at the Bangalore Literary Festival. Talking about the book at the launch, Huma described the book as a work of fiction centered around a fictional kingdom, an evil king and the protagonist Zeba who ultimately defeats his rival.
Cover page of the book Zeba: The Accidental Superhero (2023)
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education