“Sometimes The Best Scenes Are Unplanned”: Huma Qureshi On The Gangs Of Wasseypur Iconic Moment

Huma Qureshi fondly recalled the spontaneity on the sets of Gangs of Wasseypur, sharing how an iconic scene came together in the moment.

Huma Qureshi said a casual day on the Gangs of Wasseypur set later surprised everyone. The line “Apni Amma ke saath hi jaao” turned into memes across social media. Fans quoted the scene often, which made the moment iconic for the cast.

Looking back, Huma Qureshi remembered how unplanned the shoot felt on that particular day. "After I reached on my shoot location, I asked, 'What scene are we shooting?'" The team had not discussed the sequence in detail beforehand.

Huma Qureshi Gangs of Wasseypur iconic scene

Huma Qureshi recalled how instructions arrived minutes before the camera rolled for the Gangs of Wasseypur shot. "Sir came, handed us a piece of paper, Nawaz, and I read from the same sheet and just went for it." The actors relied on quick reactions and instinct.

Describing the exchange, Huma Qureshi said the line stayed with viewers more than the cast expected. "The scene was: 'Apni Amma ke saath hi jaao.' Only later, when it became iconic and turned into memes, did we realise what we had shot, it just felt like any other day on set." The memory now stands out from the film’s hectic schedule.

"After I reached on my shoot location, I asked, 'What scene are we shooting?'"

"Sir came, handed us a piece of paper, Nawaz, and I read from the same sheet and just went for it."

"The scene was: 'Apni Amma ke saath hi jaao.' Only later, when it became iconic and turned into memes, did we realise what we had shot, it just felt like any other day on set."