Actor and producer Huma Qureshi She returned to the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend, appearing at the Red Sea Film Foundation’s Women in Cinema gala. The actress, who also made some incredible appearances on the red carpet, was candid about her Cannes dreams.Huma Qureshi on Aishwarya Rai BachchanIconic red carpet momentsIn a conversation with Sucharita Tyagi, Huma reflected on her career at the famous festival that started with ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. Over the years, he has returned to Cannes with several projects and this time he went to the festival as a producer. Recalling how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Cannes appearances left a lasting impression on her, Huma said, “I used to see Aishwarya coming here and doing her red carpet moments. Ever since then, I swear I’ve been saying, ‘I want to do this once’”.Dressed in a stylish sari, the actress said her look was a tribute to Ash’s iconic look from the premiere of ‘Devdas’ alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. “My saree look is a tribute to her Devdas look,” Huma said, before jokingly adding, “I figured it out right now.”Huma Qureshi credits Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for making film festivals “important”.The Bollywood star praised her long association with Cannes, saying, “She (Aishwarya) has really made these festivals so important.”Huma Qureshi on the importance of film festivalsDuring the interview, he was asked about bringing films to festivals as a producer, against the current trend of filmmakers backing away from festivals for fear of negative reviews hampering box office openings. Huma said, “In such a time, in a world we live in, where everything depends on how the algorithm works or whatever the understanding is, I feel that film festivals like this are very important.“Describing the cultural value of global film events, he continued: “This is geographically nuanced filmmaking at its best with emotionally evocative stories that break barriers.”Huma Qureshi to star in ‘Toxic’On the work front, Huma will next be seen in ‘Toxic’, sharing screen space with Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Rukmini Vasanth. Tara the Flame and Yash. According to the protagonist of the film, the female characters will be “honest women who have taken responsibility for their lives and survive in any situation”.
