Huma Qureshi
Huma Qureshi is a model and popular actress in India. Her birth name is Huma Saleem Qureshi, nicknamed Huma. She was born in the year 1986 on 28 July and is the recipient of three Filmfare Award nominations. Huma Qureshi age is 32 yrs. From here you can know more details like Huma Qureshi Husband, Huma Qureshi Brother, family, and more details.
Qureshi obtained in History Honours a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delhi. She worked as a model and a theatre actor. After working in many productions in the theatre, she moved to Mumbai and signed a contract of two-year to appear in TV commercials with Hindustan Unilever. During a Samsung mobile commercial shoot, Anurag Kashyap noticed her ability of acting and signed her with his company for a three-film deal. You can get her movie updates, photoshoots from IdleBrain, GreatAndhra, etc., websites.
Strides Towards Films
Huma Qureshi wiki reveals that Huma made her debut film in 2012 as a supporting role in the Gangs of Wasseypur two-part crime drama. Her performance earned her several nominations in the film and this also included the Best Female Debut and the Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award.
In the Exact year, Huma played in the romance as the lead role in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, and it was followed with the role in Ek Thi Daayan. She pictured central characters in 2013 anthological Shorts, 2014 the comedy in Dedh Ishqiya, in 2015, the revenge drama Badlapur, the Marathi road drama Highway and featured briefly in Past Is Present (2015).
Early life and Modelling Career
Huma Qureshi bio says that Huma was born into a Muslim family, in New Delhi India on 28 July 1986. Saleem Qureshi is her father and Ameena Qureshi is her mother. Her father is a restaurateur running a chain of restaurants and her mother is a housewife.
Huma Qureshi brother includes Saqid Aaleem. As Huma was a child, the family relocated to South Delhi to Kalkaji. Huma Qureshi husband is not known as she is unmarried. She finished her bachelor’s degree from the Gargi College and joined Act 1 theatre group and performed theatre productions. Her acting teacher and mentor were N. K Sharma, who made her understand that she could act. She also assisted a documentary filmmaker and worked with NGOs.
In 2008, she moved to Mumbai for film roles audition and signed for TV commercials. She promoted Samsung Mobile, Nerolac, Saffola Oil, Vita Marie, Pears Soap, and Mederma Cream. Anurag Kashyap offered her the first movie break.
Huma Qureshi Acting Career
- Her film debut was for Billa II, a Tamil movie, but she left for other work offers.
- Debut film was Gangs of Wasseypur I and II.
- Starred in Luc Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
- Ek Thi Daayan in a witch role
She continues her stride of acting in movies and it goes on.
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