Salim Diwan (born 12 May 1985) is an Indian

Bollywood film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

actor who made his debut in ''

Bollywood Diaries ''Bollywood Diaries'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K.D.Satyam. It features Raima Sen, Salim Diwan, and Ashish Vidyarthi, along with Karuna Pandey and Vineet Kumar Singh. Produced by Dr. Sattar Diwan, the fil ...

''.

Early life

Diwan was born in the

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district of

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and was attached to local theatre groups during his school days. After completing his graduation, he started studying law in Mumbai. He later joined his father's

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company before starting his acting career.

Career

In 2005–06, he participated in a reality show called ''Jet Set Go'' and was given an

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. After that, he joined Kishor Namit Kapoor Institute to learn professional acting. His debut film was ''Ankur Arora Murder Case'', where he briefly appears in one scene. After that, he was seen in ''

'', released on 26 February 2016. The trailer of this film was launched on 12 January 2016 in

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, India. In the movie, Diwan played Rohit, a Bollywood fanatic who wishes to be a part of the Bollywood industry. Diwan is the promoter and CEO of Rajasthan Herbals International, which is a manufacturer of Ayurvedic medicines and has more than 1400 centres across India. He is also the managing director of Nasha Mukti Kendra.

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External links

* * https://www.instagram.com/imsalimdiwan/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Diwan, Salim Living people 1985 births Indian male film actors