PARTITION-SET drama Viceroy’s House sees Huma Qureshi make the leap to international cinema. The versatile actress, who has also acted in a number of Indian language films, took on the challenge of portraying a woman caught in the crossfire of India and Pakistan being divided up in 1947. Huma stars alongside acclaimed actors including Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Sir Michael Gambon and the late Om Puri in the Gurinder Chadha-directed film. Not surprisingly, it was an interesting journey taken by the talented actress, which will now take her across new frontiers when Viceroy’s House is released next Friday (3). Eastern…

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