India, Nov. 13 -- Actor Huma Qureshi has revealed that when she received her first film offer, her parents were far from thrilled, saying they were convinced it was a "prostitution racket." She added that it took a lot of convincing to get her parents on board and let her try her luck in Bollywood.

During an interview with Mid-day India, Huma looked back at her parents' first reaction to her decision to pursue a career in Bollywood.

Huma said, "My parents didn't believe it. They thought, why would somebody cast you? I think it's the most audacious thing they had heard. They thought it was a prostitution racket; they were convinced."

"Now, when I look back at them, I'm like, you really had no faith in my ability to gauge anything for my...