PHOTOS: Huma Qureshi looks red hot at the trailer launch of Partition:1947

Huma Qureshi is seen here at the trailer launch of her film Partition:1947. During the trailer launch, Huma was asked about her experience with the late actor, to which she said: "I think my best scenes in the film are with Om Puri. He played my father in the film and I would like to thank Gurinder for giving me such a lovely on-screen father. From the first meeting, he was such a wonderful person to be with."

"Last year around this time, he met my parents and we were so happy to have him. It is a great loss (that he passed away)," she said.

According to Gurinder, Om Puri was very happy to be a part of the film as he is a Punjabi and there was a Punjabi connection as well.  "He was very happy to know that I have taken such a subject for the film. In the film, though he played an old blind man, whenever the music starts we would get up and dance as he was full of life," Gurinder said.

The film's story revolves around the India-Pakistan partition. Partition: 1947, featuring Huma Qureshi, Om Puri, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, Michael Gambon among others, is scheduled to release on August 18.

Huma shared a Boomerang video of herself on her social networking handle and wrote, "My love for boomerangs returnsssss !!! Excited for #Partition1947 trailer launch." She was all praises for her director and wrote, "So proud to have been directed by this force of Mother Nature. Can't wait for you guys to see #Partition1947 aka #ViceroysHouse @GurinderC."