Huma Qureshi on ‘Kaala’: Working with the legend Rajini sir was an amazing experience

Huma Qureshi is an actress who is critically and commercially lauded always as she has tried to experiment with different genres, be it horror in ‘Ek Thi Daayan’, comedy in ‘Jolly LLB 2’, or a thriller with ‘Badlapur’. But her journey wasn’t easy like others. The actress expressed, “Everybody has to go through a struggle period, and I was no different. When I came to Mumbai from Delhi, I didn’t know anybody, and all my relationships had to be built up from scratch, including my work relationships. Struggling was hard. I have had to give auditions for every film I had done ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ (2014).”


She added, “It never goes away; it’s just that what you are struggling with changes. Now, I just want to do better work. Also, I am still struggling to be a better version of myself.”


When asked as a struggler did she ever come across any such sexual predators? The actress replied, “Yes, absolutely. There are a lot of people out there who will try to take advantage of you or are predators in a certain way. Women must stand up and speak out about it. Also, anybody who says that they have been wronged should be supported in every possible manner.”


Not many people know that the Tamil film, ‘Billa II’ was slated to be Huma’s acting debut. The actress said, “Well, things didn’t work out back then… I would rather talk about films that I did than the films that I didn’t do.”


Talking about ‘Kaala’ with superstar Rajinikanth, the actress said, “Working with the legend - Rajini sir - was an amazing experience, and I can’t praise him enough. He is extremely humble and down-to-earth. We had a very good time shooting in Mumbai and Chennai. I learned so many things about my craft just by looking at his act in front of the camera! He also treated all of us to home-made food while in Chennai. What a man!”