Gifted actress Huma Qureshi has played a variety of characters in her films and shows this year. The web show 'Maharani' season 2 featured her in the role of a politician while in 'Double XL' she was seen as a plus size woman aspiring to become a sports presenter. Finally, in her latest venture 'Monica O My Darling', Huma was seen playing a sultry femme fetale.

In a recent media interaction, the actress opened about these roles and shared why she tries to be versatile with her script choices. Huma told IANS, “It’s been a great year. At some point in my career, I stopped taking advice from people on what projects to pick up and went with my gut instinct. What speaks to me is what I agree to do. And the love and the success helps in giving me faith that I am headed down an exciting journey.”

She further added, “Every actor in today’s times chases versatility. In fact, that is imperative for artists so that they don’t get bored with what they are doing. ‘Maharani’ is in its second season, but obviously the character’s graph this time was stronger. She is more confident in her skin and is more comfortable with who she has become. It’s about society’s pressure on each of us to submit to their norms and rules. And Monica is probably a character I personally enjoyed every bit of.”

Speaking more about her character in 'Monica O My Darling', Huma said, “One can easily label her as the vamp, but there’s a reason the film is named after her. Men who use their sexuality to further their dreams aren’t judged but women who do it are easily labelled climbers, vamps etc. It was in some ways empowering to play Monica, to give her layers of kindness and yet someone who owns who they are."