‘Baby Do Die Do’ director calls making Huma Qureshi’s character mute & deaf ‘the perfect challenge’

Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) The director of the upcoming drama, “Baby Do Die Do”, Nachiket Samant, shed light on his decision to make the actress Huma Qureshi’s character mute and deaf.

Shedding light on Huma’s role as Baby Karmarkar, director Nachiket revealed that the film came into existence with a simple thought. “We were just riffing one day- has there ever been a Hindi film about a professional female assassin? We couldn’t think of one. That gap was instantly exciting, so we went after that character, and the world kind of built itself around her,” the filmmaker shared.

He added that Mumbai became an integral part of the story, with its crowds shaping assassin Baby’s unique way of operating.

“She kills and disappears into the crowd. That’s what’s so unique about her- it’s as much about the escape as it is about the kill,” explained Nachiket.

Talking about making Baby a mute and deaf contract killer, Nachiket said the larger-than-life concept came naturally, but making the character feel believable depended on Huma’s performance.

“All the rootedness, Huma brought. It’s one thing to write a fantastic character- you still need a solid actor to bring it to life,” he added.

The director also revealed that removing dialogue from the character became an interesting creative challenge. “Huma’s a fully tayyar actor, but this time, suddenly taking away her dialogues seemed like the perfect challenge. It forced her somewhere I hadn’t seen her go, and she rose to it completely,” he added.

Headlined by Huma Qureshi, “Baby Do Die Do” also stars Sikander Kher, Chunky Pandey, Seema Pahwa, Rachit Singh, and Marudhar Shekhawat in pivotal roles, along with others.

Backed by Saqib Saleem under his banner Saleem Siblings in collaboration with Pune 04 Films, “Baby Do Die Do” is expected to reach the audience on 3rd July this year.

–IANS

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