Sulaiman Merchant Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Sulaiman Molddina
Profession(s)	Music Director, Score Composer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 191 cm in meters- 1.91 m in feet & inches- 6’ 3”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Music Director): Ghaath (2000)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Star Screen Award for Star Screen Award for Best Background Score for the film, “Bhoot” (2003) • Star Screen Award for Star Screen Award for Best Background Score for the film, “Dhoom” (2004) • Zee Cine Award for Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score for the film, “Ab Tak Chhappan” (2005) • Filmfare Award for Filmfare Award for Best Background Score for the film, “Krrish” (2007) • FHM (magazine) Award for Best Dressed Music Composers (2007) • Syracuse International Film Festival Award for Best Music Director for the film, “Fashion” (2008) • Mirchi Music Award for Indie Pop Song of the Year for the song, “Cheene Re Mora Chain” (2013)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 December 1972 (Thursday)
Age (as in 2019)	47 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, India
School	St Peter’s High School, Mumbai
College/University	KC College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Reading, Watching Movies, Getting a Massage.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Reshma Merchant
Children	Son- None Daughter- Amayra
Parents	Father- Sadruddin Merchant (Music Director) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Salim Merchant (Singer, Music Director) Sister- None
Favourite Things
Food	Mughlai Food
Actor(s)	Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Salman Khan, John Abraham
Actress	Priyanka Chopra
Musician(s)	Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, A. R. Rahman, Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias, Usher, Taio Cruz
Book(s)	“Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand, “Not a Penny Less, Not a Penny More” by Jeffrey Archer

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sulaiman Merchant

• Sulaiman Merchant is an Indian music director and score composer.

• He mainly works in collaboration with his brother, Salim Merchant and together, the duo is called Salim-Sulaiman.

• Sulaiman got inspired from his father and started learning music at a young age.
  

  Sulaiman Merchant in childhood

• He received training in Tabla from Taufiq Qureshi and Ustad Zakir Hussain.

• He started his music career when he was just 16 years old. Initially, Sulaiman used to compose music and jingles for TV advertisements, documentaries, and pop albums.
  

  Sulaiman Merchant and Salim Merchant during a stage show

• In 1977, Sulaiman, along with his brother Salim, composed the background score of the film, “Hameshaa.”

• Sulaiman came into limelight after scoring the background music for the film, “Bhoot.”

• He has composed music for many popular Bollywood films, including “Ab Tak Chhappan” (2004), “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi” (2004), “Dhoom” (2004), “Neal ‘N’ Nikki” (2005), “Kaal” (2005), “Krrish” (2006), and “Fashion” (2008).
  

  Sulaiman Merchant working on his music assignment

• Sulaiman has also worked on the Bollywood remix of Lady Gaga’s songs “Born This Way” and “Judas.”

• From the list of many of his compositions, his favourite is ‘Ali Maula‘ from the film “Kurbaan.”

• His surname was earlier Molddina, but when his uncle moved to Australia, Sulaiman changed it to Merchant.