During his school years, he was actively involved with local theatre groups, which sparked his interest in acting.

[5] In 2005–06, Salim Diwan participated in the reality show Jet Set Go and received an IIFA award in Dubai.

[7] Diwan made his Bollywood debut with a brief appearance in Ankur Arora Murder Case.

[11] Salim Diwan is involved in lot of philanthropic activities and takes time out of his busy and hectic schedule to reach out to needy people for their betterment, besides engaging in various social causes like reaching out to orphanages, old age homes and other such institutions for the poor.

All his birthdays are celebrated mostly in orphanages as he always likes to put a smile on the underprivileged, which reflects his caring nature.