Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in
Malayalam
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and
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
films, in addition to
Telugu and
Hindi
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films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in
business management
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of managemen ...
from
Purdue University
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and worked as a business manager in Dubai before pursuing a career in acting. Salmaan is a recipient of four
Filmfare Awards South and one
Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Ch ...
.
After a three-month acting course at the
Barry John
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Acting Studio, Salmaan made his acting debut with ''
Second Show
''Second Show'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. The film, set in the backdrop of criminal gangs of varied varieties in Kerala, tells the story of young Hari who ...
'' (2012). He has since established himself as a leading actor in Indian cinema with several commercially and critically successful films including ''
Ustad Hotel
''Ustad Hotel'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan,Thilakan and Nithya Menen with Siddique, Mamukkoya, and Lena in su ...
'' (2012), ''
ABCD'' (2013), ''
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language road adventure film directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir and written by Hashir Mohamed. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Sunny Wayne with Dhritiman Chatte ...
'' (2013), ''
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language satirical romantic comedy film directed by Balaji Mohan. Produced by Varun Manian and S. Sashikanth under their respective production houses, Radiance Media Group and YNOT Studios ...
'' (2014), ''
Bangalore Days
''Bangalore Days'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and co-produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weeken ...
'' (2014), ''
Vikramadithyan
''Vikramadithyan'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Unni Mukundan and Dulquer Salmaan. Nivin Pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttippu ...
'' (2014), ''
O Kadhal Kanmani'' (2015), ''
Charlie'' (2015), ''
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tra ...
'' (2016), ''
Jomonte Suvisheshangal
''Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' ( ''Jomon's Gospels'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mukesh and Aishwarya Rajesh. Aishwarya Ra ...
'' (2017), ''
Mahanati
''Mahanati'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film feature ...
'' (2018), ''
Kurup'' (2021) and ''
Sita Ramam
''Sita Ramam'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur (in her Telugu debut), Rashmika Mand ...
'' (2022).
He has been recognised in the media as a fashion icon
and an auto enthusiast. He owns several
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...
ventures and promotes various social causes. He is also the founder of the film production company
Wayfarer Films
Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business managemen ...
.
Early life and family
Dulquer Salmaan was born on 28 July 1986 in
Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
.
He completed his
primary level education at
Toc-H Public School,
Vyttila
Vyttila, , is an Intersection (road), intersection as well as the name of a :Regions of Kochi, region in the Kochi, city of Kochi, in the Kerala, state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest as well as one of the largest intersections in Kerala. ...
,
Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
and his
secondary level education at
Sishya School
Sishya is an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) syllabus Indian school, based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Founded in 1972 by Mr K.I. Thomas, it has grown from just 28 students to over a thousand students, and 2 branches. It is affilia ...
in
Chennai
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. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Management from
Purdue University
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and worked at an IT firm in
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
. Later, he decided to pursue a career in acting and attended a three-month course at the
Barry John
Barry John (born 6 January 1945) is a former Welsh rugby union fly-half who played, during the amateur era of the sport, in the 1960s, and early 1970s. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC bef ...
Acting Studio in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
. He stated in a 2012 interview that he chose acting because "somewhere down the lane, my life became monotonous and routine".
Acting career
Early years (2012–13)
![Dulquar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Dulquar.jpg)
In 2011, Salmaan signed on for debutante Srinath Rajendran's ''
Second Show
''Second Show'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. The film, set in the backdrop of criminal gangs of varied varieties in Kerala, tells the story of young Hari who ...
'' (2012) in which he played the role of Harilal, a gangster. When asked in an interview about his "unconventional entry with a bunch of newcomers", Salmaan stated that it was his conscious decision as he felt that " ... when an actor debuts, he has to earn the right to be a hero and not get it through a shortcut route."
The film received mixed reviews.
Salmaan next starred in
Anwar Rasheed's ''
Ustad Hotel
''Ustad Hotel'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan,Thilakan and Nithya Menen with Siddique, Mamukkoya, and Lena in su ...
'' (2012). The film, which received the
, was also a major success at the box office. He also won praise for his portrayal of Faizy. For his performance, Salmaan received his first nomination for the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was first ...
.
His third film was ''
Theevram'', a crime thriller directed by
Roopesh Peethambaran
Roopesh Peethambaran is an Indian film director and actor working in Malayalam cinema. As an actor, he first appeared as a child artist in the 1995 film ''Spadikam'' (as Thomas Chacko). In 2012, he made his directorial debut through '' Theevra ...
. The film, which released in November 2012, received mixed reviews and was a box office failure.
In 2013, he signed on to appear in
Martin Prakkat's comedy drama ''
ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' in which he made his singing debut with "Johnny Mone Johnny". Both the song and the film became popular.
Though the film received mixed reviews, his performance was well received by critics. Sify stated: "it is Dulquer Salmaan's show all the way and in all fairness the young actor has given his heart and soul into his character." He was also part of
Amal Neerad's segment ''Kullante Bharya'' in the anthology film ''
5 Sundarikal
''5 Sundarikal'' ( en, 5 Beautiful Women) is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad and Anwar Rashee ...
'' (2013). Salmaan then collaborated with
Sameer Thahir in ''
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language road adventure film directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir and written by Hashir Mohamed. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Sunny Wayne with Dhritiman Chatte ...
'' (2013), a road movie. Salmaan starred in his "first love story", cinematographer
Alagappan's romantic drama ''
Pattam Pole
''Pattam Pole'' (English: ''Like a Kite'') is a 2013 Malayalam romantic film directed by cinematographer Alagappan N, who makes his directorial debut. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Malavika Mohanan with Archana Kavi, Anoop Menon, Lalu Alex, ...
'' (2013), which was a commercial failure.
2014–present
In 2014, Salmaan took on another romantic role in ''
Salalah Mobiles
''Salalah Mobiles'' is a 2014 Malayalam romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Sharath Haridas, Production controller Sanjay padiyoor starring Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim, and Jacob Gregory. The film was produced by Anto Joseph ...
'', with
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, a ...
opposite him; like ''Pattam Pole'', ''Salalah Mobiles'' could not garner much success for the actor.
Salmaan's next appearance was in the Tamil-Malayalam bilingual ''
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language satirical romantic comedy film directed by Balaji Mohan. Produced by Varun Manian and S. Sashikanth under their respective production houses, Radiance Media Group and YNOT Studios ...
'' (2014). While the Malayalam version ''
Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' was received poorly, the Tamil version received positive reviews and became a
sleeper hit
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.
IANS
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said Salmaan is "a treat to watch" and added, "he earns extra brownie points for dubbing in his own voice and speaking flawless Tamil." He received his second Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for the film.
In
Anjali Menon's ensemble romantic comedy drama ''
Bangalore Days
''Bangalore Days'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and co-produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weeken ...
'' (2014), Salmaan played Arjun with
Nivin Pauly
Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...
and
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, a ...
as his cousins. The film received positive reviews and emerged as
one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time, grossing around . Later that year, he co-starred with
Unni Mukundan
Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Unni Mukundan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films.
Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the ...
in
Lal Jose
Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film ''Oru Maravathoor ...
's ''
Vikramadithyan
''Vikramadithyan'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Unni Mukundan and Dulquer Salmaan. Nivin Pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttippu ...
''.
He then performed in what he called his "most challenging film yet" in
Renjith
Ranjith Balakrishnan (born 5 September 1964) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with ''Ravanaprabhu'', the sequel to ''Devaasuram' ...
's ''
Njaan
''Njaan'' ( English: ''"I"'') is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by Ranjith with Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role, along with Jyothi Krishna, Anumol and newcomer Shruthi Ramachandran as the female leads. The movie ...
'' (2014). His performance received favourable reviews and earned him several accolades, including a second Best Actor nomination at Filmfare.
In 2015, he acted opposite Nithya Menen in two films—Jenuse Mohamed's romantic comedy ''
100 Days of Love'', and
Mani Ratnam
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's Tamil romantic drama ''
O Kadhal Kanmani''. About Salmaan's performance, ''
The Hindu
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'' critic
Baradwaj Rangan
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wrote: "Dulquer Salmaan checks off all boxes in the Can You Be The Next
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? questionnaire", though he believed the film belonged primarily to Menen. Salmaan next played the titular character in Martin Prakkat's ''
Charlie'' (2015). The film received eight
Kerala State Film Awards, with Salmaan receiving his first Best Actor Award.
He also received a third Best Actor nomination at Filmfare.
Salmaan reunited with Sameer Thahir for his first release in 2016, ''
Kali
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'' co-starring
Sai Pallavi
Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (born 9 May 1992), known by her stage name Sai Pallavi, is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She has won several awards including four Filmfare Awards South, and was ...
. When released, the film earned the highest opening day box office gross for a Malayalam film. He then starred in
Rajeev Ravi
Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films.
After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career ...
's action drama ''
Kammatipaadam
''Kammatipaadam'', alternatively spelled as ''Kammatti Paadam'', is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan ...
'' (2016). The film garnered critical acclaim and became his third consecutive financial success in two years.
He then appeared in
Sathyan Anthikad
Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter ...
's family drama ''
Jomonte Suvisheshangal
''Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' ( ''Jomon's Gospels'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mukesh and Aishwarya Rajesh. Aishwarya Ra ...
'' (2017). Despite comparisons with 2016 Malayalam drama ''
Jacobinte Swargarajyam'', the film did well commercially. His next appearance was in
Amal Neerad's action-adventure film ''
Comrade in America
''Comrade in America'' (abbreviated as ''CIA'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language adventure film directed by Amal Neerad, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Karthika Muralidharan in the lead roles. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar, and Renad ...
'' (2017). ''The Hindu'' called it "Dulquer's big hit of 2017". He then portrayed four roles in the Malayalam-Tamil bilingual anthology ''
Solo
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'' (2017) directed by
Bejoy Nambiar
Bejoy Nambiar (born 12 April 1979) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work in Bollywood. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, ''Rahu'' and '' Reflections'', starring Mohanlal. He was the winner of ...
. The film was critically panned and "faced immense backlash from the audience" He next featured in the Telugu film ''
Mahanati
''Mahanati'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film feature ...
'', a biopic on actress
Savitri. His Telugu debut, the film opened to positive reviews from critics and enjoyed commercial success at the box office. Salmaan's portrayal of
Gemini Ganesan
Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...
was also acclaimed. Later that year, Salmaan made his
Hindi
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film debut with ''
Karwaan''. Though the film received "mixed response", Salmaan's performance was appreciated.
In 2019, he starred in ''
Oru Yamandan Premakadha'' a
Malayalam
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romantic comedy film
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directed by B. C. Noufal. After ''
Karwaan'', Salmaan's next Bollywood movie
''The Zoya Factor'' released in September 2019.
Abhishek Sharma's film adaptation of
Anuja Chauhan's novel ''
The Zoya Factor
''The Zoya Factor'' is a novel written by Anuja Chauhan, published by HarperCollins India in 2008. It is about a Rajput woman named Zoya Singh Solanki who meets the Indian Cricket Team through her job as an executive in an advertising agenc ...
'' did not perform well at the box-office but Salmaan's performance was appreciated. ''
The Times of India
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'' stated: "From being playful to intense, Dulquer steals the show as he is absolutely brilliant in his portrayal".
Salmaan's 2020 projects included the Tamil film ''
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
''Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy caper film written and directed by Desingh Periyasamy. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Ritu Varma, Rakshan and Niranjani Ahathian portraying in the lead roles, ...
.''
In 2020, his production company Wayfarer films was launched. His first released project as a producer and actor was family drama
Varane Avashyamund
''Varane Avashyamund'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dulquer Salmaan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalya ...
where he co-starred alongside
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...
,
Shobana
Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu and Tamil films with few Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Fil ...
and
Kalyani Priyadarshan
Kalyani Priyadarshan (born 5 April 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She began her film career as an assistant production designer, and made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''Hello'' ...
. The film hit the screens in 2020 and garnered positive reviews.
Other project of him as a producer is Shamzu Zayba's romantic-comedy ''
Maniyarayile Ashokan
''Maniyarayile Ashokan'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shamzu Zayba. The film stars Jacob Gregory and Anupama Parameswaran. The cast also includes Krishna Sankar and Shine Tom Chacko. The film was produce ...
'' which is produced through his production company Wayfarer Films, and starring Jacob Gregory and
Anupama Parameswaran. He starred in the 2021 crime-thriller ''
Kurup'' in which he played the titular role of
Sukumara Kurup, also marks his third production venture which has become the highest grossing Malayalam film in 2021 and highest-grossing film of his career.
In March 2022, his film ''
Salute
A salute is usually a formal hand gesture or other action used to display respect in military situations. Salutes are primarily associated with the military and law enforcement, but many civilian organizations, such as Girl Guides, Boy Sco ...
'' was released in
SonyLIV
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. His Telugu-language period romantic film ''
Sita Ramam
''Sita Ramam'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur (in her Telugu debut), Rashmika Mand ...
'', released in August 2022, became commercially successful. Though he is a
Malayali
The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predomin ...
, he dubbed in all the languages in which the movie was released, bagging appreciation from many. He began to be known as
pan-Indian
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This approach to ...
actor
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since this period.
Mrunal Thakur
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played the role of Sita in this movie. His
Bollywood
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Psychological Crime Thriller
Chup: Revenge of the Artist hit theatres in September 2022. His upcoming projects include Guns&Gulaabs,a
Netflix
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series and King of Kotha.
Personal life and off-screen work
On 22 December 2011, he married
architect
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Amal Sufiya in an
arranged marriage. Amal comes from a
North Indian
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Muslim family settled in
Chennai
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. The couple has a daughter born in May 2017.
He has acted in a short film as part of the Kerala motor vehicle department's safe riding campaign. He donated 150 items, including clothing, shoes, books, school supplies and crockery items, as a part of the Chennai Gives initiative. In addition, he used to run a web portal for trading cars, and a dental business chain in Chennai. He also is the director of the
Bangalore
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-based Motherhood Hospital.
In the media
Dulquer Salmaan was ranked fourth by
GQ in their listing of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2016. He was also featured by
GQ in their listing of the Best Dressed Men India 2016. He was selected as the "Most Desirable Man" in 2013 and 2014 by Kochi Times, subsidiary of
The Times Group
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. In 2019, Salmaan became the first actor from
Kerala
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to get featured on the October edition cover of
Vogue India
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.
Filmography
As an actor
Web series
Other crew positions
Discography
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salmaan, Dulquer
1986 births
Living people
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors from Kochi
Filmfare Awards South winners
Krannert School of Management alumni
21st-century Indian male actors
South Indian International Movie Awards winners
Kerala State Film Award winners
Age controversies