Someone Few Of Us Can Aspire For: Huma Qureshi On Playing Rani Bharti In Maharani

Maharani Huma Qureshi: Actor Huma Qureshi is playing the character Rani Bharti in an upcoming drama Maharani, a series based on Rabri Devi. If the teaser of the political drama is anything to go by, them Maharani seems to be about Lalu Prasad Yadav appointing his wife Rabri Devi his successor in Bihar back in 1997. Qureshi is introduced as the wife of Bihar’s chief minister, Bheema. In a recent interview, Qureshi shared her experience of working on this web series, that has been produced by Jolly LLB fame Subhash Kapoor and directed by Karan Sharma,

"While his party officials await the name of his successor, the unwell Chief Minister of Bihar announces his wife, Rani Bharti, as his successor. Can an illiterate woman survive this ??," Qureshi wrote on Twitter a day after launching the teaser of the political drama on April 9.

While his party officials await the name of his successor, the unwell Chief Minister of Bihar announces his wife, Rani Bharti, as his successor. Can an illiterate woman survive this ?? #Maharani #RaniBharti @SonyLIV Playing this has been such an honour .. @subkapoor pic.twitter.com/LwFjhabEMA

— Huma S Qureshi (@humasqureshi) April 10, 2021

"Playing this has been such an honour," she tweeted.

The actor, last seen in the Netflix series Leila, feels her character has many layers to it and that it is very rare that you get to portray one such in an interesting political story. In a recent chat with SpotboyE, she stated the role of Rani Bharti had let her "explore so many layers as a performer" and it has been a delight to play a character that "starts off as someone whom we all know and relate to but what she goes onto become is someone few of us can aspire for."

Huma Qureshi further said that it was a wonderful experience to work with the show's talented cast and that she cannot wait for viewers to watch it.

Watch the teaser here:

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Maharani also features Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Pramod Pathak, Kani Kusruti and Inaam Ul Haq, among others.

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