Saqib Saleem

Saqib Saleem Qureshi (pronounced [saːqɪb səˈliːm qʊɾeːʃi]; born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actor and model who works in the Hindi film industry.

The following year, he completed his two-film contract with the Y-Films by appearing in Mere Dad Ki Maruti, a romantic comedy that proved to be a critical and commercial success.

Subsequently, he played a closeted homosexual person in a segment directed by Karan Johar in the experimental anthology Bombay Talkies (2013) and his highest-grossing release came with the action thriller Race 3 (2018).

[16] By that time Saqib had already started modelling, and he moved to Mumbai despite his father's preference that he stay in Delhi and earn a Master of Business Administration degree.

[18] After reaching Mumbai, Saleem started out by doing a few modelling assignments, eventually moving into television advertisements for brands like Pepsi, Lays (with actor Ranbir Kapoor), Tata Docomo, Bar One, KFC, Airtel, Sprite and others.

[16] The film for which he was selected for was Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking site Facebook; it was directed by debutante Nupur Asthana.

[20] Starring newcomers Nishant Dahiya and Saba Azad, along with Saleem and Tara D’Souza, the film was released under Y-Films, a subsidiary of YRF.

Critic Joginder Tuteja commented that although Saleem did not have the personality of a quintessential Bollywood hero, he made his presence felt in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge.

The following year, Saleem appeared in Y-Films's comedy Mere Dad Ki Maruti, opposite Rhea Chakraborty, which was directed by Ashima Chibber.

The film revolves around a Punjabi wedding, where a boy (played by Saleem) steals his father's car to impress a girl and portrays how his plans go astray.

Saleem was part of the Karan Johar's segment titled "Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh", opposite Rani Mukerji and Randeep Hooda.

[33] The Relativity Media and Balaji Telefilms joint-production Dobaara: See Your Evil featured Saleem and her sister (Huma Qureshi) as the children who are convicted with their parents murder.

"[38] Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India commented "Barring the earnest performances of the lead actors and the supporting cast, there's absolutely nothing wild or memorable about the film.

"[39] After this he has worked in action-thriller Race 3 directed by choreographer changed director Remo D' Souza also starring Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Anil Kapoor.

In 2018, he did his OTT debut with ZEE5 Original web series Rangbaaz wherein he portrayed the role of a notorious gangster which was based on a true story.

Saleem (left) with Tara D'Souza , Saba Azad and Nishant Dahaiya at the promotional event of Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge in 2011.
Saleem at the audio release of Mere Dad Ki Maruti in 2013.