Dulquer Salmaan is an Indian actor, singer and entrepreneur who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his role as “Charlie” in the Malayalam film “Charlie” (2015). He is the son of famous actor and producer Mammootty.
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Dulquer Salmaan was born on Monday, July 28, 1986 in Cochin, Kerala (age 37; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo.
Dulquer Salman childhood photos
He attended Toc-H Public School, Kochi and Sishya School, Chennai. He studied at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, where he studied for a bachelor’s degree in business management (BBM). Dulguet became interested in directing at an early age. He made short films when he was 14-15 years old. He often plays with his father’s camera. After graduation, he worked as a business manager for a well-known company in the United States. Thereafter, he engaged in IT-related business in Dubai. Later, Dulgai enrolled in a three-month acting course at Barry John Acting Studio in Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and wife
Dulquer Salmaan was born into a Muslim family. His father, Muhammad Kutty Paniparambil Ismail, also known as Mammootty, is a popular Indian actor and producer. His mother Sulfath Kutty is a housewife. He has an elder sister Kuti Surumi.
Durgai Salman and his father
Durgai Salman and his mother
Durgai Salman’s sister
Dulquer married architect Amal Sufiya on December 22, 2011 in an arranged marriage. The couple has a daughter, Maryam, who was born on May 5, 2017.
Durgai Salman and his wife
Durgai Salman and his daughter
Dulquer Salmaan with wife and daughter
Durgai Salman and his family
Profession
Dulgai made his acting debut in the 2012 Malayalam film “Second Show”, playing the role of Harilal “Lalu”. The film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Next, he appeared at the Ustad Hotel as Faizal “Faizy”. Durgai entered the Tamil film industry after the commercial success of ABCD: American Born Confused Desi and Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. He made his Tamil film debut with the romantic comedy Vaayai Moodi Pesavum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCOVIwcK-OM
In 2014, he starred in the romantic drama Bangalore Days, which ranked among the highest-grossing Malayalam films. The following year, Salman appeared in the commercially successful Tamil film O Kadhal Kanmani. Later, he played the lead role in the romantic drama “Charlie” and received critical acclaim. The film won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.
Dulgai made his Bollywood debut in 2018 by starring in the road movie “Karwan”. He plays the role of Avinash in the film. In 2019, he starred opposite Sonam Kapoor in the Bollywood film “The Zoya Factor”.
Apart from being an actor, he is also a singer and has sung in several songs such as “Johnny Mone Johnny” from the Malayalam film ABCD: American Born Confused Desi (2013). Durgai was also a philanthropist and participated in many social service activities. He has acted in a short film based on the Safe Ride Campaign of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Department. He was also part of the Chennai Gives initiative, donating 150 items including clothes, shoes, books, school supplies and crockery.
Additionally, Dulquer owns a dental chain and a car trading portal in Chennai. Salman is the director of Mother Hospital in Bangalore.
Awards
- Won the Best Newcomer Award at the Asian Video Awards (2012) for the movie “Second Show”
- Won the Southern Filmfare Best Newcomer Award – Actor (2013) for the movie “Second Show”
- AsiaNet Film Awards Star of the Year (2014)
- South Indian International Film Awards for Best Newcomer (Male) for the film “Vaayai Moodi Pesavum” (2015)
- Best Actor at the Kerala State Film Awards (2016) for the film “Charlie”
- Behindwoods Golden Wall Hall of Fame Best Performer Award for the films Kali and Kammatipaadam (2017)
Woods Gold Wall of Fame Medal
favorite thing
- Cuisine: Biryani
Dulquer Salmaan eats biryani
- Holiday destination: London
- Superheroes: Iron Man, Batman
- Movies: Manam (2014), Magadheera (2009)
fact
- His hobbies include singing, watching movies and traveling.
- As a child, he was afraid of dogs, but as he grew up he came to like them. He owns a pet dog, honey.
Dulquer Salmaan and his pet dog
- In an interview, Duergai revealed that although he was a business and finance student, he chose acting because he felt that his life had become monotonous and boring after working in that field.
- He was named after two warriors. A student of Islamic history, his father was so fascinated by warriors that he combined the names of two warriors and kept Durgai’s name. His name is reportedly associated with Alexander the Great.
- His friends and family affectionately call him Salu and DQ.
- Dulquer has a tattoo on his left forearm.
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