1. Huma Qureshi's accolades include a Filmfare OTT Award along with nominations for three Filmfare Awards.
27 Facts About Huma Qureshi
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Huma Qureshi then moved to Mumbai and signed a two-year contract with Hindustan Unilever to appear in television commercials.
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Huma Qureshi's career progressed with roles in the horror film Ek Thi Daayan, the black comedy Dedh Ishqiya, the revenge drama Badlapur the Marathi road drama Highway, the comedy Jolly LLB 2, and the Tamil action drama Kaala.
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Huma Qureshi starred in the 2019 dystopian drama series Leila and was praised for her portrayal of the lead role in the crime drama series Maharani since 2021.
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Huma Qureshi was born on 28 July 1986 into a Muslim family in New Delhi, India.
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Huma Qureshi's father, Saleem Qureshi, is a restaurateur who runs a chain of 10 restaurants ; her mother, Ameena Qureshi, is a housewife.
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The family relocated to Kalkaji, South Delhi, when Huma Qureshi was a child.
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Huma Qureshi has worked with several NGOs and assisted a documentary filmmaker.
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Huma Qureshi signed a two-year contract with Hindustan Unilever to appear in their television commercials.
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Huma Qureshi promoted a range of products, including Samsung Mobile, Nerolac, Vita Marie, Saffola oil, Mederma cream and Pears soap.
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Huma Qureshi was initially scheduled to make her film debut with Billa II, a Tamil gangster-thriller, directed and produced by Chakri Toleti, after surviving an audition out of 700 candidates.
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The film premiered at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, and both the film and Huma Qureshi received positive reviews from critics.
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The Express Tribune added: "When it comes to looks, [Huma Qureshi] is different from the typical Bollywood actors".
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In 2012, Huma Qureshi was ranked third, the highest female position, on Rediff.
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That same year, Huma Qureshi completed her three-film contract with Anurag Kashyap Films by starring in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, a romantic comedy, which describes a quest for an ancient family dish; Chicken Khurana.
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The Indian Express said: "Huma Qureshi has just a few good moments, but makes the most of them", while Koimoi noted that "Huma Qureshi has a remarkably pleasant and confident screen presence".
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Huma Qureshi played the eponymous lead as a young girl who is struggling to come out of the clutches of her tormenting cousin brother.
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The film was screened at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles before its release and received generally positive reviews, and Huma Qureshi's performance was critically acclaimed and earned her a Special Mention Award at the ceremony.
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In 2014, Huma Qureshi featured in Abhishek Chaubey's black comedy Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to the 2010 film Ishqiya, co-starring Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah.
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The film was a commercial success, and Huma Qureshi received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress nomination.
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Huma Qureshi starred in dual roles in the film alongside Mammootty.
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Huma Qureshi then appeared along with her brother Saqib Saleem in Prawaal Raman's horror film Dobaara: See Your Evil, a remake of Mike Flanagan's Hollywood flick Oculus.
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Huma Qureshi starred opposite Rajinikanth in the Tamil language film Kaala.
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In 2019, Huma Qureshi played the title character in the Netflix dystopian series Leila, based on the novel of the same name.
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Huma Qureshi returned to TV and hosted the reality show Fit Fab Feast in Zee Cafe.
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Huma Qureshi was seen in Monica, O My Darling and Double XL in 2022.
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Huma Qureshi has been in relationship with director and writer Mudassar Aziz.