Dulquer Salmaan is a self-confessed auto enthusiast, and owns a fleet of luxury cars and sports bikes. When not busy with shooting schedules, he enjoys embarking on road trips.
In 2014, Salmaan was listed among the 50 most desirable men in the country in a Times of India survey. He is the only Malayalam actor to make the list.
Dulquer Salmaan has a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Purdue University U.S.A.
Dulquer Salmaan reportedly rejected movie roles offered to him by popular directors Shyamaprasad and N. Linguswamy at the initial stages of his career as he wanted to first learn various aspects of movies before getting into acting professionally.
Solo was initially conceived as a Malayalam film. It was Dulquer who suggested to Bejoy that the film has the potential to be a bilingual.
Dulquer Salmaan's credentials as a playback singer often get eclipsed by his stardom. The actor made his playback singing debut with American-Born Confused Desi (ABCD), and has since sung for films like Charlie, CIA and Parava.
The comedy road movie Karwaan marked the Bollywood debut of Dulquer Salmaan, while the multilingual biographical film Mahanati is his debut film in Tollywood.
Many of the actors featured in Parava come from film families. The movie features popular comedian Abi's son Shane Nigam, Zinil Sainudeen (son of actor Sainudeen) and Arjun Asokan (son of Harisree Asokan) in pivotal roles. Besides them, the movie also features an extended cameo by Dulquer Salmaan, who is the son of three-time National Award winner Mammootty.
The popular Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan makes his Telugu debut with Mahanati.
Vijay Devarakonda was also considered for the Gemini Ganesan's role, but later the director Nag Ashwin felt Dulquer Salmaan fits the bill better.
Dulquer Salmaan is actively involved in various social and humanitarian works - as a part of the Chennai Gives initiative, he donated close to 150 items including clothing, school supplies and books. He has also appeared in a short as a part of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Department's Safe Riding campaign.
Dulquer Salmaan is the director of Bangalore-based Motherhood Hospital. Before his entry into Mollywood, he ran a few business ventures, one of which was a web portal for trading cars. He is also the owner of a Chennai-based dental care chain.