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Salim–Sulaiman
Indian musician and composer duo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salim–Sulaiman are an Indian music composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo has composed music predominantly for Hindi films.
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Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat.[1] They were inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India.[2] Six years after their first music composition for a Bollywood film, they received acclaim for the film score of Bhoot.[citation needed]
Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music, 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 artistes such as K. S. Chithra, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ayisha Abdul Basith.[3] 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.[citation needed]
Salim Merchant was one of the three judges for the fifth season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television (India).[4]
They created remix versions for the songs Born This Way and Judas by Lady Gaga.[5] The duo did two songs for the Hollywood film Sold.[6] During the 2020 lockdown Salim–Sulaiman released Gandhi Jayanti single with Ricky Kej.[7][8] The duo have produced various tracks in collaboration with a number of indie artists including Shivansh Jindal.[citation needed]
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Indian Idol
Salim Merchant was a judge along with Anu Malik and Sunidhi Chauhan in season 5 and season 6 of Indian Idol. Salim has judged the second season of Indian Idol Junior along with Vishal Dadlani and Sonakshi Sinha.[citation needed]
He was one among the four judges with Coach Shaan, Coach Benny, and Coach Neeti in the second season of The Voice India.
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