Salim–Sulaiman
Biography
Salim–Sulaiman is an Indian score-composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo composes music predominantly for Hindi films.
Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat.They were born in Mumbai. Salim Merchant was born on 3 March 1974 and Sulaiman Merchant was born on 21 December 1970.
They were inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India.
Steeped in a family tradition of music as the sons of composer and veteran of the film industry Sadruddin Merchant, Salim mastered the piano at the Trinity College of Music in London while Sulaiman took up tabla training with such legends as Taufiq Qureshi and Ustad Zakir Hussain.
Six years after their first music composition for a Bollywood film, they received acclaim for the film score of Bhoot.
Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade having scored for movies such as Neal 'n' Nikki, Chak De! India, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and Fashion.
The duo had also composed for many Indi-pop performers including Viva, Aasmaan, Shweta Shetty, Jasmine, and Style Bhai among others, composed and produced several TV commercials, and collaborated with artists such as K.S.Chithra, Ustad Zakir Hussain, and Ustad Sultan Khan.
After that, they have gone to do movies with well-known producers and directors like Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai, and Ram Gopal Varma.
They were predominantly composing background scores for movies, until the Karan Johar-Shah Rukh Khan production Kaal, for which their song compositions received acclaim.
Salim Merchant was one of the three judges for the fifth season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television (India).
They have worked on a Bollywood remix for Lady Gaga's songs Born This Way and Judas. They also worked on I'm A Freak By Enrique.
The duo did two songs for the Hollywood film Sold.[8] During the 2020 lockdown Salim–Sulaiman released Gandhi Jayanti's single with Ricky Kej.
The duo have produced various tracks in collaboration with a number of indie artists including Shivansh Jindal.
