Huma Qureshi interview: On the long road to making ‘Baby Do Die Do’
Actress Huma Qureshi discusses the challenges of producing and starring in the female-led action film 'Baby Do Die Do'. She highlights the industry bias against female action stars and the difficulty of securing budgets for independent, female-centric projects.
Why it matters
The interview sheds light on gender disparities in film financing and the evolving landscape of representation in Indian cinema.
The trailer of Baby Do Die Do introduces Huma Qureshi’s character as “India’s first hitwoman”. Huma admits that she loves the title. “I enjoy being called a female action star,” she tells The Hindu. Released on July 3, 2026, the Hindi crime drama has Huma playing a deaf-and-mute assassin. The Nachiket Samant directorial dives into the dark underbelly of Mumbai, where circumstances force a young girl to become a contract killer.
Anurag Kashyap, who introduced Huma to Bollywood with Gangs of Wasseypur, threw his weight behind the movie, emphasising the need for giving independent movies a good chance to sustain in theatres. Huma, who has produced the movie with her brother Saqib Saleem, under the banner Saleem Siblings, says the long road to bringing Baby Do Die Do to screens was far from easy.
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