This Article is From Jul 09, 2013

Huma Qureshi: Don't want to be a size zero

Huma Qureshi: Don't want to be a size zero

Huma Qureshi will be next seen in D-Day

Highlights

  • Three-film-old Huma Qureshi, who has managed to garner equal adulation and flak for her curves in the size-zero-obsessed industry, prefers to be her pretty self rather than falling for the fad.
  • Huma was loved for her voluptuous figure and earthy style in her first movie Gangs of Wasseypur. But she was criticised by some quarters for her weight issues.
  • "In Gangs of Wasseypur I was the pretty girl, it was a glamorous role. In Ek Thi Daayan I was the heroine. I have always been the pretty girl. I think there are people who have a craze about size zero but today we do have heroines who are curvier," said Huma.
  • "Either you think of it (weight) as a problem or as an added advantage. I would like to be known for my personality rather than size zero, I am an actress. I don't want to be a hanger," she said.
  • Huma feels there are so many actresses today who are not size zero but still have a huge fan following. However, if in the near future a role demands for her to transform herself, she is game for it.
  • The 26-year-old is looking forward to the release of Nikhil Advani's D Day.
  • In the film, Huma had to perform some heavy duty stunts and it was not only challenging but difficult as well for her to pull it off.
  • "More than shooting difficult action sequences, trying to look like a RAW agent, keeping the character in mind, not forgetting the lines etc... There is so much synchronisation that happens when you do action scenes," she said.
  • "Besides action, there are cars blowing up, gunshots, blast happening in the background and you don't want to mess it up with (bad) performance...So all that is scary," she added.
  • The actress has decided that until and unless a very good action film comes her way she will not do one.
  • D Day will see Arjun Rampal playing an ex-officer of an Indian Armed Forces unit, Irrfan Khan an undercover RAW official and Huma an explosive expert. While veteran actor Rishi Kapoor plays a negative role.
  • "Rishi Kapoor is my favourite co-star in the film he is fun to work with. He has great anecdotes, he is very inspiring. He is child-like...He is dedicated and passionate about his work," she said.
  • "Irrfan is a great performer. As a co-star, it is difficult to know what he will do next as he is full of surprises. Having an actor like Irrfan in the film is like a blessing, he takes it (film) to another level. Arjun is the most good looking and fittest actor we have," she added.
Mumbai: Three-film-old Huma Qureshi, whohas managed to garner equal adulation and flak for her curvesin the size-zero-obsessed industry, prefers to be her prettyself rather than falling for the fad.

Huma was loved for her voluptuous figure and earthystyle in her first movie Gangs of Wasseypur. But she wascriticised by some quarters for her weight issues.

"In Gangs of Wasseypur I was the pretty girl, it wasa glamorous role. In Ek Thi Daayan I was the heroine. I havealways been the pretty girl. I think there are people who havea craze about size zero but today we do have heroines who arecurvier," said Huma.

"Either you think of it (weight) as a problem or as anadded advantage. I would like to be known for my personalityrather than size zero, I am an actress. I don't want to be ahanger," she said.

Huma feels there are so many actresses today who arenot size zero but still have a huge fan following. However, ifin the near future a role demands for her to transformherself, she is game for it.

The 26-year-old is looking forward to the release ofNikhil Advani's D Day.

In the film, Huma had to perform some heavy dutystunts and it was not only challenging but difficult as wellfor her to pull it off.

"More than shooting difficult action sequences, trying tolook like a RAW agent, keeping the character in mind, notforgetting the lines etc... There is so much synchronisationthat happens when you do action scenes," she said.

"Besides action, there are cars blowing up, gunshots,blast happening in the background and you don't want to messit up with (bad) performance...So all that is scary," sheadded.

The actress has decided that until and unless a very goodaction film comes her way she will not do one.

D Day will see Arjun Rampal playing an ex-officer of anIndian Armed Forces unit, Irrfan Khan an undercover RAWofficial and Huma an explosive expert. While veteran actorRishi Kapoor plays a negative role.

"Rishi Kapoor is my favourite co-star in the film he isfun to work with. He has great anecdotes, he is veryinspiring. He is child-like...He is dedicated and passionateabout his work," she said.

"Irrfan is a great performer. As a co-star, it is difficultto know what he will do next as he is full of surprises.Having an actor like Irrfan in the film is like a blessing, hetakes it (film) to another level. Arjun is the most goodlooking and fittest actor we have," she added.
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