Dulquer Salmaan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dulquer Salmaan

• Dulquer Salmaan was born to the popular actor Mammootty and his wife Sulfath Kutty in Kochi.

  

• Dulquer had a deep interest in film direction from a very young age. When he was 12 years old, he used to make short films by taking his father’s camera.

• After completing his graduation, Dulquer worked at a reputed firm in the US as a Business Manager.

• He then relocated to Dubai, where he did an IT-related business for some time.

• Thereafter, he returned to India and did a three months course in acting from Barry John Acting Studio in Mumbai.

• He started his acting career in 2012 by playing the role of Harilal/Lalu in the Malayalam film “Second Show.” He received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film.

• In 2014, Dulquer appeared in the romantic drama “Bangalore Days,” which was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films till date.

• In 2018, he made his acting debut in Bollywood with the film “Karwan” in which he played the role of ‘Avinash.’

  

• In 2019, Salmaan starred in the Bollywood film “The Zoya Factor” opposite Sonam Kapoor.

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Luck won’t stay for too long, but hard work will always pay off! Watch luck battle it out with hard work featuring Zoya and Nikhil in cinemas on 20th Sep. #TheZoyaFactor. @sonamkapoor #AbhishekSharma @pooja__shetty @aartishetty @foxstarhindi @ad_labsfilms @angadbedi @sanjaykapoor2500 @sikandarkher

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• He also acted in a short film as part of the Kerala Motor Vehicle department’s safe riding campaign.

• Dulquer was also a part of the Chennai Gives initiative and donated 150 items that included clothing, shoes, books, school supplies and crockery items.

• Apart from being an actor, he is also a singer and has sung many songs like Johnny Mone Johnny from the Malayalam film ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013).

• He owns a car-trading web portal and a dental business chain in Chennai.

• He is also the director of the Bangalore-based ‘Motherhood Hospital’.

• Dulquer has a huge love for cars and bikes since his childhood.
  

  

  He bought a Ferrari 296 GTB in November 2023.

  

• He was very scared of dogs when he was a kid but gradually started liking them as he grew up. He has a pet dog named Honey.

  

• Salmaan told in an interview that despite graduating in Business Management, he made his career in acting as he felt that after working as a Business Manager, his life had become monotonous and routine.

• He told in an interview that his name is a combination of the names of two warriors. Reportedly, his name has a reference to Alexander, The Great.