Stepped out of my comfort zone in ‘Badlapur’: Huma Qureshi

“In ‘Badlapur’, my character’s name is Jhumli. It’s a special film for me because I got a chance to work with my favourite director, Sriram Raghavan. I’m a huge fan of him. And from the time I saw his films, ‘Ek Hasina Thi’ , ‘Johnny Gaddaar’, I really wanted to work with him,” she said.

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Huma, who has earlier been appreciated for her work in films like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana’, ‘Ek Thi Daayan’, ‘D-Day’ and ‘Dedh Ishqiya’, believes the role in ‘Badlapur’ has challenged her in a different way.

“About my character, I would only say that Sriram (director) really put me outside my comfort zone. I think Jhumli is a character that I possibly did just because of him. I don’t think I would have put myself through playing such a difficult character,” she said.

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The actress even recollected one day during the shoot when she “literally broke down”.

She hopes audiences “really enjoy how much hard work we have pulled together in the film”.

‘Badlapur’, which also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Divya Dutta in key roles, is set to release Feb 20.

Excited to share screen space with brother: Huma Qureshi

Huma Qureshi says she’s excited about an offer to share screen space with her actor brother Saqib Saleem in the Hindi remake of Hollywood movie “Oculus”.

“Yes, it’s true. We have been offered that film. It’s a very exciting film. Let’s see how it goes. It’s too early to comment on it, but to act in a film with Saqib would be very exciting,” Huma said at an event here Monday.

“We both are different actors, we both have different energy levels and we both are very different human beings. So, to work with Saqib will be very enjoyable,” she added.

On the film front, while Huma is busy promoting her upcoming flick “Badlapur”, Saqib was last seen in Amol Gupte’s “Hawaa Hawaai”.