Huma Qureshi
is back with the season 3 of her show 'Maharani', which begins streaming today. From 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' to 'Maharani' and from turning a producer to winning accolades for a song in a
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
movie, Huma has indeed come a long way. She also broke
stereotypes
about the perception of female characters. During a conversation with ETimes, Huma shed light on it and said, "I'm not a krantikari nor am I trying to set an example. I'm just living my truth. Mereko lagta hai ke bachpan se main bohot sunder hoon. Maybe when I came into this industry, I read a few articles about me and wondered why a person feels that way. I dress the way I feel like, I look good, I do the films I want to do. If that makes a statement, so be it, but I'm not trying to make any statement. If it just breaks stereotypes then so be it. I am not trying to shatter any myth."
The actress also admitted that she's worked very hard to reach a point where she doesn't feel like she can be replaceable. Earlier Huma had said that actresses are a dispensable commodity. "I think about what I was going through at that time - I was made to feel like that. Or I was forcing myself to feel that way because I think I worked very hard to not feel that way anymore or not allow anyone to make me feel that way."
Huma further admitted that self-love and self-care have made her feel better amidst bad days. "Since the last few years I have a practice of journaling. When I feel my life is disintegrating, whether it's working or something personal, this habit helps like self therapy. Sometimes you tell stories to yourself which you hold back from the world. I feel every actor or every human being should practice some sort of self-therapy or self care because it takes you a long way!"
Huma Qureshi & Amit Sial Get Real On Maharani 3, BREAKING STEREOTYPES, Failures & More
Having said that, Huma is quite proud of her journey, "I was having this conversation with Subhash sir (Director
Subhash Kapoor
) and he said to me something so insightful. He said that never think you are where you are inspite of your journey. Think of it in a way that you are where you are because of your journey. And that just hit home. If I had not gone through that phase where I was not doing my best work or the best work was not coming to me, then I wouldn't have worked harder. I think when you dilate it inside you, it gets into the physical practice of manifestations."
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