There’s something about red lipstick. Like most women, Huma Qureshi will vouch for its power. It, after all, landed her the role of Monica Machado in Vasan Bala’s Monica O My Darling. “I had gone to Sriram’s [Raghavan, producer] office for something else, and met Vasan. Two days later, he called me for the film’s narration because I had worn red lipstick the day he saw me. When I had entered Sriram’s office, Vasan thought that Monica had walked in,” she laughs, adding that she had sported the bold shade to divert attention from her dark circles.

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