She also commended Saleem's and Azad's acting, calling them faces to look out for in the coming years.

[15] His close friend, fashion designer Varun Bahl, helped him get a chance to audition for Yash Raj Films.

Directed by Amol Gupte, the film was proved to be a critical and commercial success, and Saleem received positive reviews for his performance; film critic Subhash K. Jha concluded, "Saqib is very cinematic, we witness the full force of Saqib's virtuosity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oday's youth spend a lot of time on Facebook. The film collected about ₹5 million (US$70,000) on the first day of its release, adding it to first weekend collection of about ₹22.5 million (US$320,000) in the opening weekend.

He played the role of Avinash, a young homosexual man, who is infatuated by his co-worker's husband.

Saqib Saleem’s movies.

Subsequently, he played a closeted gay 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).[7][8][9][10]. I feel the youth will relate and connect with it. [35][36] The romantic comedy Dil Juunglee saw Saleem play a typical Delhi boy who aspires to be an actor but falls in love with his best friend (played by Taapsee Pannu).

The league was commenced in 2011, and since its establishment, it has been widely reported in the Indian media.

He is … Saleem was interested and he gave his audition.

[21] Filmfare's Karishma Loynmoon applauded the chemistry and comic timing between Saleem and Azad, and overall dedicating the success of the film to them.

Filming began in April 2011, with production continuing till August 2011. 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. While doing television commercials, he grew interest in films and started auditioning for film roles, eventually signing a two-film deal with the Y-Films, a subsidiary of the Yash Raj Films (YRF), as an actor.

He was appreciated for his performance in the film and earned a Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Male Debut category. [15] Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is a love story which develops on Facebook where the protagonists change identities to make their partners fall in love with them.

[18], —Saleem talking about his main inspiration behind the character of Vishal in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'.

He worked as a model before beginning his film career.

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. Anupama Chopra from NDTV complimented the film for being a hackneyed love story, but excitingly brewed with fresh faces. He received positive reviews for his amazing performance in the movie and he even featured the nomination list at the Filmfare Awards.

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