Sulaiman Merchant Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 47 Years
Father: Sadruddin Merchant
Hometown: Mundra, Kutch
Bio/Wiki | |
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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.
- 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.
- 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 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.