Sulaiman Merchant Quick Info
Height 6 ft
Weight 74 kg
Date of Birth December 21, 1970
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Spouse Reshma Merchant

Sulaiman Merchant is an Indian score composer and music director who is renowned for being one-half of the musical duo Salim-Sulaiman with his brother, Salim Merchant. Together, they have composed chart-topping songs for movies such as Fashion (2008), Chak De! India (2007), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Bhoot (2003), Coolie No. 1 (2020), Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009), Mardaani (2014), Aaja Nachle (2007), etc.

Born Name

Sulaiman Merchant

Nick Name

Sulaiman

Sulaiman Merchant as seen in 2010
Sulaiman Merchant as seen in 2010 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Born Place

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Indian

Indian

Occupation

Score Composer, Music Director

Family

  • Father – Sadruddin Merchant (Leader of the Ismaili Scouts Orchestra)
  • SiblingsSalim Merchant (Younger Brother) (Score Composer, Music Director, Singer)

Genre

Film Score, Qawwali, Pop, Bollywood, Filmi

Instruments

Tabla, Drums

Labels

  • YRF Music
  • Sony Music
  • T-Series
  • Saregama Music
  • Tips Music
  • Zee Music Company

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

74 kg or 163 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Sulaiman has dated –

  1. Reshma Merchant – The Love Breakups Zindagi (2011) composer is married to Reshma Merchant and together, the couple parents a daughter named Amayra Merchant.
Sulaiman Merchant seen with his wife Reshma in 2012
Sulaiman Merchant seen with his wife Reshma in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama
/ Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

He has a soul patch.

Religion

Islam

Sulaiman Merchant Favorite Things

Source – TheNationalNews.com

Sulaiman Merchant (right) seen with his brother Salim Merchant in 2017
Sulaiman Merchant (right) seen with his brother Salim Merchant in 2017 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

Sulaiman Merchant Facts

  1. He learned to play the tabla under the tutelage of Ustad Zakir Hussain and Taufiq Qureshi.
  2. Sulaiman is very forgetful, according to Salim.
  3. He worked with his brother Salim to produce Bollywood remixes of I’m A Freak by Enrique Iglesias as well as Lady Gaga‘s hit singles, Born This Way and Judas.
  4. Sulaiman and his brother contributed to the song Africa – You’re A Star, which became the anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with the singers Loyiso Bala and Eric Wainaina.
  5. He launched his own record label called Merchant Records with Salim in 2020.

Featured Image by Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0

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