Overview
- Huma Qureshi's podcast account, reported Tuesday across Indian outlets, says Ed Sheeran had recently watched Gangs of Wasseypur and called it a 'cool' film.
- She says the exchange happened at filmmaker Farah Khan's Mumbai party during Sheeran's visit, where he told her he loves India and hopes to make music here.
- Qureshi recalls suggesting the film while teaching him Hindi words, after which he asked if she was in it, said he had just seen it, and phoned his manager.
- The coverage stems from Qureshi’s retelling on Prakhar Gupta’s podcast, and there is no independent confirmation from Sheeran.
- Gangs of Wasseypur is a 2012 two-part crime saga by Anurag Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri that won national awards and launched Qureshi’s career, as she now prepares for Toxic’s June 4 theatrical debut.