{
  "id": 16328841,
  "title": "IFP 2026: 'I Want To Play Kabir Singh, Not Preeti,' Says Huma Qureshi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ifp-2026-i-want-to-play-kabir-singh-not-preeti-says-huma-qureshi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T12:46:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/ifp-2026-i-want-to-play-kabir-singh-not-preeti-says-huma-qureshi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Huma Qureshi expressed her desire to portray complex characters in her upcoming roles, stating she prefers playing Kabir Singh rather than Preeti. She recounted a youthful incident when she boldly told Anurag Kashyap, \"Sir, we still have a struggle ahead,\" after he had already cast her for Gangs of Wasseypur. Huma admitted to being quite naive at the time, lacking awareness of the appropriate manner to converse with film directors and casting agents compared to her peers at Delhi University. Reflecting on the importance of artistic freedom, she emphasized the need to maintain personal liberty in choosing roles that are unconventional, ambiguous, or defy societal norms.",
  "summary": "Huma Qureshi was at her candid best, answering an audience question about the roles she prefers to play by saying, \"I want to play Kabir Singh, not Preeti.\" Huma also spoke about how she flippantly told Anurag Kashyap, \"Sir abhi toh aur struggle karna hai,\" when he has already selected her for Gangs of Wasseypur. \"I was very naive, and I probably did not know that I could not speak the way to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}