Yesterday, Huma Qureshi's film 'Partition 1947' released and it is her Hollywood debut movie. Recently in an interview, Huma Qureshi got candid about her movie.
Talking about the film Huma, said, "I have a lot of anticipation about this one. It is an unusual film. There is a lot of talk about Hollywood debut and all. I didn't think of it like that. I loved the story. I was just doing another film on a subject that appealed to me. It just happened to be a movie in the English language. The standing ovation at Berlin was overwhelming. I want the movie to be appreciated. It is an Indian story traveling to different parts of the world. For me, it is the most exciting and a proud thing."
While taking about a risk to make a film on this background and Huma says, "Art is risky. And nobody has made great art without taking risk. It is a sensitive subject. And we were aware of it. The film doesn't choose to be sensational. It talks about partition as a collective responsibility, showing all sides of what really happened. Talks about the conspiracy that sheds light on the new documents that were released a few years ago by the British revealing as to why the partition happened. In the sub-continent we keep fighting over so many issues, but we have a great rapport with Britain and we all love going there for vacation and shopping and all of that. It is something for the new generation to think about and reflect about it. The movie will shape our actions in the near future. There would be all sort of reactions, which we will accept very humbly."
About the preparation of movie, she said, "Alia is a Muslim girl in love with Hindu boy in these turbulence times. I had to get the period look right. Gurinder thought I have this old world charm in my look. Whatever that means. I saw lot of old interviews and speeches of Vijaylaxmi Pandit."
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