Huma Saleem Qureshi was born on July 28, 1986, is known also as Huma Qureshi an Indian actress and model, who has received three nominations for the Filmfare Awards. Qureshi obtained a bachelor’s degree in History Honours from the University of Delhi, India.
After working in several theatrical productions, she moved to Mumbai and signed a two-year contract with a famous company Hindustan Unilever to appear in television commercials. She has gotten her Bollywood debut, Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur. Huma has a nice role in 2 parts of Gangs of Wasseypur.
Early Life
Initially, she worked as a theater actor and model. After establishing herself in theater she decided to come to Mumbai. Huma Qureshi graduated from Gargi college. Later, she joined N.K. Sharma’s Act 1 theater group. When she came to Mumbai, she had to struggle a bit. In the beginning, she worked with many NGOs. And also with some documentary filmmakers.
The short film that she was part of was directed by Shlok Sharma. She came to Mumbai in 2008. She auditioned for a movie called ‘Junction‘. Although the film was never made. Then she signed a 2-year-contract with Hindustan Unilever. She was signed for their TV ads. She did ads with top stars.
Huma Qureshi Biography & Wiki
Huma Qureshi Age, Biography & Wiki
Real Name Huma Qureshi
Nickname Huma
Profession Actress, Model (Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil)
Debut Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 (Hindi in 2012)
Language Known Hindi, Urdu & English
Date Of Birth 28 July 1986
Age (as in 2020) 34 Years
Birthplace New Delhi, India
Hometown New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Star Sign/ Zodiac Sign Leo
Huma Qureshi Height & Physical Overview
Height in Centimeters 170 cm
Height in meters 1.70 m
Height in Inches 5′ 7″
Weight in Kilograms 62 kg
Weight in Pounds 136 lbs
Figure Measurement (approx) 36- 28- 35
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black
Family & Relatives
Father Saleem Qureshi (Restaurateur)
Mother Ameena Qureshi
Sister N/A
Brother Saqib Saleem (Younger, Actor), Naeem Qureshi and Haseen Qureshi
Religion Muslim
Huma Qureshi Boyfriends, Affairs, and Marital Status
Marital Status Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends
Manoj Tanwar (student of Venky’s, in 2007)
Ibrahim Ansari (Businessman)
Arjan Bajwa (Actor)
Education and School, College
Educational Qualification Bachelor in History Honours
School Not Known
College Gargi College, University of Delhi, India
Favorite Things and Like & Dislike
Favorite Actors Ranbir Kapoor & Salman Khan
Favorite Actress Shanaya Kapoor, Kajol & Sara Ali Khan
Favorite Director Martin Scorsese, Rajkumar Hirani
Favorite Fashion Designer Varun Bahl
Favorite Perfume Daisy by Marc Jacobs
Favorite Food Shaami kebabs, Biryani, Sushi, Galauti, Malai tikkas, Afghani/Methi/Achari chicken
Favorite Film
Bollywood: Kaagaz Ke Phool, Om Shanti Om
Hollywood: Harry Met Sally, Titanic, Blue Valentine
Hobbies Reading autobiographies and biographies, swimming
Favorite color Black
Car Collection Mercedes
Favorite Holiday Destination Bali
Salary (approx) 2-3 Crores / Film
Net Worth (approx) $1 Million – $3 Million
Physical Attributes
Huma Qureshi has a Stunning figure and she is 170 cm tall which is 5 feet 7 inches. She has a keen interest to maintain her body fitness her weight is 62 kg. Huma Qureshi is very health conscious she always takes care of her looks and appearance. She visits the gym regularly and her figure measurement is 36–28–35 and she has attractive black hair and black eyes.
Huma Qureshi Family Background and Relationship
Huma Saleem Qureshi is a famous Indian actress and model. She was born on 28th July 1986.
Her father Saleem Qureshi is a restaurant owner. Her mother Ameena Qureshi is a Kashmiri. She has three brothers. One of the brothers Saqib Saleem is an actor. Talking about her education she got a degree in history from the University of Delhi.
She has been in the news for her many rumored relationship, she was in a relationship with Manoj Tanwar (student of Venky’s, in 2007), Ibrahim Ansari (Businessman), and Arjan Bajwa (Actor).
Huma Qureshi Career
During a mobile company’s ad shoot renowned writer and director Anurag Kashyap spotted her. He was so impressed with her acting that he told her.” Huma, very soon you will be my movie’s heroine.” Anurag Kashyap kept his promise. He signed Huma Qureshi for three films. Then she became Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s heroine. The film was ‘Gangs of Wasseypur‘.Everybody praised Huma Qureshi’s natural acting. Her performance in the film earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and the Best Supporting Actress.
That same year, she was seen in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana and Ek Thi Daayan. Later, she appeared in Shorts (2013), Dedh Ishqiya (2014), Badlapur (2015), and the Marathi film Highway (2015), and featured briefly in the collaborative film X: Past Is Present (2015). Be it ‘Gangs of Wasseypur‘ or ‘Ek Thi Daayan‘or ‘Ded Ishqiya‘ with Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi was praised in all films. She was seen with superstar Rajnikanth as well.
Contact and Social Media Information
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Huma Qureshi at Twitter –@humasqureshi
Some Lesser Known Facts About Huma Qureshi
- In the year 2011, an announcement was made that Huma would make her Bollywood debut in a movie too called Billa 2 but got delayed due to some unknown reason.
- Huma Qureshi has gotten her Bollywood debut, Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur. Huma has a nice role in 2 parts of Gangs of Wasseypur.
- She has been seen in a web series Leila The six-episode series premiered on 14 June 2019 on Netflix.
- Her father is a famous restaurant owner called Saleem’s chain of 10 restaurants in Delhi.
- In 2013, she featured in the underworld drama, D-Day, directed by Nikhil Advani.
- She was also seen in comedy film Jolly LL.B 2, the second installment in the Jolly LLB series.
- Her brother, Saqib Saleem is an actor and acted in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge.
- Huma Qureshi’s upcoming movies are the Army Of The Dead and Valimai.