He received his first nomination for his performance in 2012. After the commercial success of the comedy 2013 and the romantic drama 2013 , Salmaan appeared in the romantic comedy 2014. He then starred in the ensemble romantic drama 2014 , which ranks among the. He achieved further success in Tamil cinema with 's critically and commercially successful romance 2015. Subsequently, Salmaan garnered acclaim for portraying the title role in the 2015 romantic drama , winning him the. Salmaan married architect Amal Sufiya in 2011 with whom he has one daughter. Cited in the media as one of the most attractive Indian celebrities, Salmaan has also been recognised for his fashion style. He owns several ventures and promotes various social causes. Dulquer Salmaan was born on 28 July 1986 in , , India. Salmaan is the second child of actor and his wife Sulfath. He has an elder sister, Surumi. He completed his at in. He then moved to the United States and earned a bachelor's degree in from. After graduation, he worked in the U. He decided later to pursue a career in acting and attended a three-month course at the Acting Studio in. Debut, breakthrough and stardom 2012—13 In 2011, Salmaan signed on for debutante Srinath Rajendran's 2012 in which he played the role of Harilal, a gangster. But that does not translate into good performance or acting. Salmaan next starred in 's 2012. The film, which received the , was also a major success at the box office. He also won praise for his portrayal of Faizy. His third film was , a crime thriller directed by. The film, which released on November 2012, received mixed reviews and was a box office failure. Both the song and the film became popular. Though the film received mixed reviews, his performance was well received by critics. The film was critically acclaimed, with praise specially directed towards Kullante Bharya. Salmaan then collaborated with in 2013 , a road movie. The film and his performance was appreciated. The film was a commercial failure. Salmaan's next appearance was in the Tamil-Malayalam bilingual 2014. While the Malayalam version was received poorly, the Tamil version received positive reviews and became a. In 's ensemble romantic comedy drama 2014 , Salmaan played Arjun with and Nazriya Nazim as his cousins. Later that year, he co-starred with in 's. It was a commercial success. His performance received favorable 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 , and 's Tamil romantic drama. The latter opened to positive reviews and became successful at the box office. Salmaan next played the titular character in Martin Prakkat's 2015. The film generated a positive response from critics and received eight , 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, co-starring. When released, the film earned the highest opening day box office gross for a Malayalam film. He then starred in 's crime drama 2016. The film garnered critical acclaim and became his third consecutive financial success in two years. He then appeared in 's family drama 2017. Despite comparisons with 2016 Malayalam drama , the film did well commercially. His next appearance was in 's romantic action film 2017. He then portrayed four roles in the bilingual anthology 2017 directed by. His Telugu debut, the film opened to positive reviews from critics and enjoyed commercial success at the box office. Salmaan's portrayal of was also acclaimed. Later that year, Salmaan made his Hindi debut with. As of July 2018, Salmaan has completed work on and is filming Oru Yamandan Premakadha. In addition, he has committed to star in 's film adaptation of 's novel , Sreenath Rajendran's Kurup and untitled projects by Ra Karthik, Jai Singh, Salaam Bukhari and Lal Jose. On 22 December 2011, he married Amal Sufiya in an. Amal comes from a family settled in. The couple had a daughter, Maryam Ameerah Salmaan, on 5 May 2017. He has also been involved in several social service activities. 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 is the owner of a web portal for trading cars and a dental business chain in Chennai. He also is the director of the -based Motherhood Hospital. Kottoor Ravi Chandrasekhar 2015 Malayalam Balan K. Archived from on 30 July 2016. Archived from on 30 June 2016. Archived from on 11 July 2015. Archived from on 13 May 2015. Jessy John 29 September 2015. 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