Exclusive: Huma is the new muse of Bride and Prejudice Director Gurinder Chadha!
Mumbai: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made her Hollywood debut in 2004 with the film ‘Bride and Prejudice’, directed by the acclaimed Gurinder Chadha .The filmmaker will now be launching Huma Qureshi on an international platform, as she takes on a large-canvas film of epic proportion.
While Gurinder Chadha has always been all praise for Aishwarya , referring to her as "a very sharp, intelligent woman who knows how to hold her own in a male-dominated industry" , the filmmaker has now found a favourite in Huma Qureshi ,who makes her big Hollywood debut with ‘The Viceroy's House’.
The film headlined by Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson , Huma Qureshi and Manish Dayal is all set to premiere at the Berlinale 2017 , Huma who essays the role of Aalia, a Muslim interpreter to the last Viceroy of India played by Hugh Bonaville and his wife played by Gillian Anderson, also features in a strong love story ,where she and 100 Foot Journey star Manish Dayal find themselves caught up in the seismic end of the Empire.
The actress has never failed to deliver consistent performances and hence it comes as no surprise that Gurinder Chadha saved the meaty role for the powerhouse performer. All praise for Huma, Gurinder says, "Huma is a great actress. And with ‘Viceroy’s House’, she will get a great launch in global cinema. For the role, she had to ditch her Mumbaiya accent and get into the prim and proper British one".
If that wasn't all, Huma has also been signed by international management agency,Troika, who also handle Hollywood star Michael Fassbender, after the trailer of ‘The Viceroy's House’ came out and is already in talks for another interesting international project.
Another similarity is while Aishwarya was the first Indian actress to represent India at Cannes and became a regular at the festival ever since, Huma too is no stranger to international festivals. With ‘Viceroy's House’ becoming an official selection at Berlinale 2017, the film becomes her third to be screened on a global platform - Her debut film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ was screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 and ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ ,was also screened at Berlin in 2014.
