Indian actor Huma Qureshi recently shared a heartfelt Father’s Day tribute to her father, Saleem Qureshi, reflecting on a realisation that often comes with adulthood: parents, too, are simply navigating life as best they can.

Taking to Instagram, the Gangs of Wasseypur star penned an emotional note about seeing the person behind the parental role.

“Then we grow up and realise they were figuring things out too. Carrying responsibilities we didn’t understand. Making sacrifices they never spoke about. Showing up every day, even when life wasn’t easy,” she wrote.

To accompany the message, Huma shared a series of family photographs spanning her childhood and adult years. The post included throwback images of the actor as a toddler sitting on her father’s lap, alongside more recent moments highlighting their close bond, including a touching photograph of her embracing her father as he kisses her forehead.

The tribute comes at a significant moment in Huma’s professional life. Her father is the founder of Delhi’s well-known culinary institution, Saleem’s, and the family is now extending that legacy beyond food and into filmmaking.

Her brother, actor and producer Saqib Saleem, is backing her upcoming film, prompting Huma to reflect on the family’s evolving journey. “Feels surreal to take his legacy forward, the Saleems are now serving stories too. Our first one arrives on 3rd July,” she wrote.

The project in question is Baby Do Die Do, a much-anticipated action-comedy scheduled for release on July 3. Directed by Nachiket Samant, the film stars Huma as Baby Karmarkar, described as India’s first “desi hitwoman.”

The film also features an ensemble cast including Sikandar Kher, Chunky Panday, Rachit Singh, Marudha Shekhawat, Vidya Malvade, Arun Kushwah and Himanshu Malik.

Huma has already begun promoting the film’s soundtrack on social media. In a recent light-hearted video, she joked about repeatedly taking the long route while driving because she could not stop listening to one of the movie’s songs.

“Not sure if I’m taking the longer route on purpose, or if it’s just Kaun Hai Woh on repeat,” she captioned the clip.

With a deeply personal tribute celebrating family and legacy, Huma appears poised to bring both emotion and action to the big screen when Baby Do Die Do arrives in cinemas this July.