Dulquer Salmaan tells Atika Farooqui why he can't match his superstar Father Mammootty | Interview

In this conversation, the superstar of South Cinema opens up about why his father gave him a unique name. Also how he dabbles in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema with ease. He talks about his architect wife and daughter who has a name independent of his family name.

[@DQSalmaan]

Had such a wonderful time being interviewed by the lovely Atika Farooqui. I think I’ve become more cultured from just our interaction in this interview . Aapki Lucknowi tehzeeb aur Dulquer ka nukhta ! Bada mazaa aaya Atika ji !

[@knowjb]

Big Fan❤️

[@gokulp5766]

😍😍

[@mrmohsin313]

Dulquer Salmaan nuktha bahuth sahi pakde hai👍👍

[@allaparthigayathri112allap3]

Dulquer Salmaan I am from A.p i am big fan of ours . I saw all our films

[@abmathew6273]

Dulquer Salmaan hindi woww

[@saidalisaidu]

He can speak Malayalam He can speak Tamil He can speak English He can speak Hindi He can Dub his own voice in Telugu as well Talented actor...👌👌👌👌👌 Dq 😍😍😍😍😍

[@manivass3012]

He can shock every indian actors with this acting too that too effortlessly

[@thameemsthoughts4504]

He can read and write Tamil but he doesn't know how to write malayalam .

[@arifchowki8747]

He is legend

[@raisonroy2824]

Thameem Thaj he can read and write in Malayalam.

[@shuhaibhameed5136]

ആരുടേയ മോൻ 😎😎

[@babishak.b3001]

now I realised mammooty sir is not only a wonderful actor but also a good father.

[@FazalAbbass]

He speaks Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and English. And now he learnt Urdu from Atika. :) love from Pakistan

[@karunkeechira]

His wife speaks Urdu.. He already know it..

[@sams517]

Fazal Abbas he can dub himself in Telugu too.

[@meowmeow4023]

His dad mammootty knows this all language

[@rishabhbhanbhan8]

Mammootty can speak Tamil, malyalam

[@TheTop-cv1lg]

excellent

[@sdyaseen2622]

He can speak very well English,,but still he choose to talk hindi, nd he is speaking very well,,,what an humble actor,,,Bollywood hero's should see this

[@user-kj4dn3in5z]

In Bangladesh, Lot of People love DQ and malayalam movies. I personally love Their stories , songs and cinematography, which are different and obviously better than Bollywood.

[@nabilmonzuktanabilmonzukta8078]

DQ prince of mollywood

[@anandu6284]

thanks bhai

[@2002georgezacharia]

Good to hear ...yes Malayalam movies r not different.. although now a days some are getting crappy

[@anandu6284]

@@2002georgezacharia getting crappy ?? are malayali

[@ashikkhan6476]

Ya bro

[@sm__akash]

Dulquer Salman has tons of fans in Bangladesh and I bet if any of Dulquer's films release in Bangladesh today, it will earn more than it would in his own state. Although Malayalam is considered to be one of the hardest language to learn, many of Dulquer lover has learned it anyway and created subtitles of all of his films to enjoy their favorite hero's films in their own language. I appreciate the Malyalam film industry for their natural films and overall, I love the state of Kerala as I have seen many mesmerizing places in their films and in many travel vlogs too. I hope to take a tour of Kerala at least once in my life.

[@store9shopping43]

Prod to be a malayali❤😍🤩

[@TheTop-cv1lg]

Great salutes to you guys

[@rakhiroychowdhury4951]

Tomar Bangladesh khub bhalo bhalobasha India tekhe reply koro 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@eboy8526]

@@store9shopping43 for wt

[@razriswan7716]

Your are welcome alltime... 💗

[@upasanadas9540]

He really knows Malayalam,Tamil,Telugu,Hindi and English...He is so down to earth...so wise...so lovely...so innocent....so enthusiastic....so open-minded....so frankly...

[@gauskhanfasiondesigner4631]

Hy

[@ehteshammahmood4938]

As he said, He worked in food court in US, he worked in a construction company. I mean being a son of superstar he didnt need to do that,but he did this all things because he want to live like a commoner. I mean he it seems he is very down to earth. Inspiring

[@shahanamonaco1505]

Down to earth

[@anirudhvenugopal1386]

He is not a superstar son for americans..... Even mega rich kids of America work in such places..... So its not a big deal

[@anirudhvenugopal1386]

@Sal Z Yes i agree that he is not a showoff like other star kids.. But in America, i don't think anybody gives importance to children of film stars from India.... That's what i was trying to tell

[@extraneousmob]

@@anirudhvenugopal1386 Man......well Dulquer could hav just jumped into movies just because of his father's name.......and there is no need to do that jobs....but he didn't.....he did different jobs although there is no need for him to do....that is the great thing he's talking about Dulquer.

[@TheStardust2011]

The true blood hindi stars shy away from talking in Hindi in interviews, shows etc. DQ in spite of not being as well versed and fluent, doing this interview 100% hindi is mind blowing. Love how he tries really hard to not use English and use as much Hindi as possible.

[@muhammedwaseem6586]

🤩

[@bipashathakur8838]

I am from Assam... I don't understand Malayalam,Tamil & Telugu languages but I loved to watch Dulquer Salmaan movies.. trying to learn Malayalam language Good luck and best wishes from Assam

[@nawshamp]

❤️

[@gss2129]

He is so grounded.. he is a star kid but still doesn't take his career for granted. he still has that hunger to prove himself.

[@SolotravelwithDrNk]

The confidence to speak Hindi when he doesn't know well is amazing, just winning hearts of people again and again!

[@gowthamgk8670]

Any malayalis.....dqfans🤘

[@Sijus.world.]

Gowtham GK ✋✋

[@mihirraval5199]

Gowtham GK Hi I am not a malayali but a huge Dq fan all love & respect for his work & more for such humble human being he is #Dqfan👍

[@mys1231]

Not a malayali but dq fan

[@ajma__l]

Gowtham GK ഇവടെ ഉണ്ട് മോനെ

[@realheroz3643]

Super b,,,

[@tejasbharade8191]

any maharashtrians here who love dq ♥️

[@manishmishra7403]

This man has a truth and purity in his eyes which can be clearly seen and it is the only requirement to be a good actor.... Way to go all the best 👍 👍 👍

[@rajkamal5092]

Remember, he is also a star son. His father is one of the top class actor of Malyalam Cinema. Despite that, we can see a humbleness, sense of gratitude and a perfect upbringing in him. Kudos to his families and may he rise even higher.

[@adcreations5733]

Yeah.... The way he grown to a star in malayalam is also without that support... Doing a very low budgeted film with a debut director and crew. He had chances of making his debut film a grand but instead he chose this ❤ I really love this maahn ❤💯

[@dhanyaknarayanan7192]

Dq the son of the king Mammootty 🤴 our prince. He is so talented and humble🤗

[@Dilkush717]

Not malayala cinema his father is an idol in indian film

[@Shahaz1]

Im first time watching dulquer speaking hindi. He is really Amazing..

[@PrashantSingh-ut2vk]

son of a megastar ,yet so humble and grounded.Such a command over so many languages will surely make him superstar.All the best and looking forward to your movie .Although i am a north Indian ,but still a huge fan of all the south movies.

[@hp1802]

Such a simple down to earth person. Absolutely no airs about where he comes from! That's one of the primary reasons I love you Dulquer! And of course you're such a charm to watch on screen.

[@whostolemyfries]

It's so endearing to see him trying to speak hindi and he's doing it so well! He'd be able to express better in English but props to him for trying! Much love to this amazing human! ❤️

[@milank4087]

Dq 💝 he is speaking hindi very well 😉 Prince of mollywood 💝

[@rahultiwari-dx8qo]

Milan Thomas he speaks hindi with a tamil twang probaby because he was raised in chennai

[@milank4087]

rahul tiwari yeah I know bro he was born in kerala and his schooling was in chennai He has most fans in kerala 💝 our dq

[@thecarnaticmahesh]

@@milank4087 The highest number of fans are for Lalettan and Mammookka. The two of them, and Prem Nazeer Sir, Madhu Sir, Sathyan Sir etc. are the EVERGREEN heroes.

[@milank4087]

@@thecarnaticmahesh bhaii youthil dq nu thanee Anu fans kudathal

[@thecarnaticmahesh]

@@milank4087 Maybe lol. Pakshe world class legendary nadanmar njan paranju maharathanmar thanne.

[@surchitra5354]

Yrrr how sweet and innocent he is. How cn someone be very down to earth.. At this platform DQ sir you are putting a best and very tough example for upcoming actors.. Who cn match this level... 🔥 ❤

[@mihirraval5199]

Love you Dq I am your huge gujarati fan aapki hindi sun k bada mazaa aaya I cant wait for 3rd august 👍

[@9090Account]

Like father, like son. They both bring tonnes of humility :) God give you more success and happiness than you deserve :)

[@aashiksikaria3425]

When life gives you Salman, Make it Dulquer, Not Khan! 😂

[@JunaidMA]

True😂

[@user-yl2ny4lf3e]

I hate salman but I like salman.... Hate khan and like dulquer

[@salmakhazi6479]

Good one🤣

[@albittobabu3389]

DQ rocks

[@hasnainrazabawany4489]

Both Salman are best Human Jalte raho

[@juhitiwari825]

Killer smile....big fan of south hero there are so so so genuine real love him

[@shaneelagharat7309]

What a genuine interview. Absolutely loved it. The host was so nice and polite, she did a wonderful job! Big fan of you, Dulquer! Have watched all your movies!! Looking forward to Karwaan! Best of luck, DQ!

[@shebihidayath3483]

I recommended for watch some great movies of dq❤ 1.charle 2.bangaloor days 3.neelagasham pachakadal chuvanna boomi 4.ok kanmani(thamil) 5.usthadh hotel 6.abcd 7.vikramadhithya 8.second show And his All films are great.......❤❤❤🤩

[@pranjalsingh614]

Wow so cute dulquer speak hindi so nicely & effectively☺️👍👍

[@Sreeharisadasivan]

That was nice abt Mammootty...a proud son and a proud father

[@subivarghesealunkal5956]

പത്തു വർഷം ആയി മുംബയിൽ താമസിക്കുന്ന എന്റെ ഹിന്ദിയുടെ അവസ്ഥ വളരെ പരിതാപകരം. എന്നാലും ദുൽകർ ഹിന്ദി പൊളിച്ചു

[@passionateyoutubista2394]

🤣🤣🤣

[@satheeshv7769]

Nammal malayalikalkku mathrame ullu hindhi samsarikkunnath kelkkumpol albhutham

[@venugopalck4280]

It's their profession and will have a team to teach all those stuffs to.present themselves neatly.No big deal

[@sr3yu]

Njan 1 masamay mumbail njan kore hindi padichu

[@farismoonniyur3470]

Subi Varghese Alunkal 🤣🤣🤣

[@no-bakwas]

very humble and genuine person.. what a command over hindi..as being a malyalam...superb..simply incredible.... fabulous sound..

[@RahulGupta-oq5nq]

Atika is the best interviewer in india. And DQ is just phenomenal.

[@shibaninair]

God... Why is this man so Damn good looking.. That smile+laugh is infectious..!

[@FS-bs6tk]

Shibani Nair aren’t we all so proud to have him in our film industry ❤️❤️❤️

[@aav924]

His father is the epitome of beauty

[@thecarnaticmahesh]

His father looks even better than him, at the age of 67.

[@lakshmiayaan9035]

Really....?? Isnt he just a normal guy

[@SachinKumar-vz3ke]

His dad mammoty is most handsome man in FILM industry

[@amritatalukdar4112]

Nice to see him try speaking Hindi during interviews in the Hindi speaking film industry. Mark of a true professional. Blending in with the relevant culture(Hindi/Tamil/Telugu) as per requirement, and yet retaining his Malayali individuality. 👍

[@hamzarishin2741]

like

[@siddhartha9834]

Are you an Assamese?

[@aadhithanu9070]

By that logic, all Bollywood actors should be shit ..

[@extraneousmob]

@@aadhithanu9070 Well offcourse most of them r shit......tell me how many so called bollywood actors speak in hindi ....... not more than 2 lines or words in the whole conversation

[@sabyasachisinghmajhi7641]

Dulqur salmaan is muslim that's why he can speak hindi

[@rj65216]

DQ speaking Hindi is the cutest thing I have seen lately, and that includes my newborn niece.😁

[@deepti8104]

National crush ❤️

[@hwueiejej]

ഹിന്ദി ആയതോണ്ട് പകുതിയും മനസിലായില്ല എന്തായാലും കലക്കി ഇംഗ്ലീഷ്, മലയാളം, തമിഴ്, തെലുഗ്, ഹിന്ദി ഈ ഭാഷകൾ എല്ലാം നന്നായി സംസാരിക്കാൻ കഴിവ് തന്നെ വേണം. പുലിക്ക് പിറന്നത് പൂച്ചകുട്ടി ആവില്ലല്ലോ

[@sabilsalim4403]

Rockz Jango true

[@youtubeuser1082]

-തെലുഗ്-

[@hwueiejej]

/ / സംസാരിക്കാൻ അറിയില്ല പക്ഷെ നന്നായി ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്തുവല്ലോ... ☺

[@apogeelord7013]

Malayalikalku edhu bhasha venemengilum padikan, atinu orru budhimuttum illa, #Malayalirocks

[@unnisadasivan1949]

മലയാളി ഭായ്

[@rarishtpr5501]

Dqന്റെ ഹിന്ദി കേട്ട് ഞെട്ടിയത് ഞാൻ മാത്രമാണോ ?🤔😍

[@beingnavn5532]

RARISH Tp R ഒരു പഴയ ഷോട്ട് ഫിലിമിൽ കേട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്...

[@vinodramachandran7908]

njettan entha Swahili yo Afrikaans o onnum allalo parayanath

[@anirudhvenugopal1386]

His wife is hindi speaker

[@shaan808929166]

Good try.....!! He did his best to speak hindi throughout this interview....!! Long way to go DQ !! Good luck for your bollywood entry!!

[@titothimothy3114]

Outstanding performance of DULQUER in SITARAMAM that's exact Character like LEONARDO DICAPRIO acted in TITANIC...

[@poojajaiswal8912]

I saw and heard first southindian actor who can speak in hindi and no southindian accent at all, I just love this conversation.

[@beingnavn5532]

@divineslaughter madhavan acted in many hindi serials before movies..

[@nilooferaj9429]

divineslaughter madhavan was brought up in north right?? Mayb cuz of tht

[@DenzilSebastian]

@divineslaughter dude Madhavan from Kolhapur.

[@karunkeechira]

Vidya balan, John Abraham,Kenny sebastian,Abish,Raftaar,Parvathy(Qarib Qarib single) ..anyway they were all brought up in North n cannot even speak malayalam except Parvathy.. :P .. n ofcoz,DQ is amazing..

[@karunkeechira]

@Anoop Muraleedharan accent issue

[@honeyandbuddy3127]

Omg!!!! I love this interview 🥺🥺 Dulquer is gorgeous ❤️

[@Paharimaanu]

Kitni achi baat kahi Dulquer ne on How people are being interacting and moving to diff places after economic boom . Anyone could take the question of North not knowing South into something negative but he ,with a very clear mind, portrayed such a positive picture . Lots of good wishes to this promising actor . 🙏👌

[@sayedjafar5518]

OMG hindi fluent... Dq you are unique man 😍

[@ramsingh-pn9iw]

Jafar Japu haven't u watched NPCB, he spoke in hindi in that movie too.

[@twinkle3106]

Horrible

[@Spssp74]

His father is not just popular but one of the great actor in south and perhaps in India

[@ibrahimbadushapk5415]

ദേ കുഞ്ഞിക്ക മരണ മാസ്സ് ആയിട് ഹിന്ദി പറയുന്നു❤❤❤ ഇങ്ങള് ഒരു ജിന്ന ആണ് മുത്തേ DQ forevr 💘💘💘 He speaks malayalam tamil hindi english... The complete indian actor. For many reasons 💖💖💖

[@riadeb7190]

The fact is that people know him by his father's name. I knew his father (Mamootty ji) by his name. Such a wonderful actor and person DQ is

[@phanipriya7195]

Dulquer.....how do you manage all this crazy'love from us all???

[@sanketbhelose3380]

Thanks DQ fr keeping interview in Hindi...ur hardcore Fan from Maharastra

[@arifchowki8747]

He can handle all languages he is mollywood legend

[@prosthoinsights]

His Hindi 😱❤❤❤

[@aswathitk3386]

King of Mollywood mammotty and prince of Mollywood dq 😍😍😍mammookka acted in 6 languages and dq acted in 4😍😍😍 following dad's path proud of you

[@mlsantosh1]

his urdu/hindi is very nice, bollywood has to worry, he is very talented but grounded sounding guy.

[@neethuwilson5346]

I m obsessed with his laugh....what a sound,,eagerly waiting....love from delhi

[@hamzarishin2741]

OMG speaking hindi well🤗

[@patlooson4644]

Who is this humble new actor? A strange charm and peace in his personna!

[@borntolearn6138]

Dulquer salman😎

[@dr_afliparavath]

its our dq♥

[@nvishnua66]

He is a star from south India predominantly working in Malayalam film Industry

[@joelkennethjohnson1168]

Prince of mollywood

[@josedominic5354]

Prince of Mollywood industry

[@RohitSharma-jj2xd]

His father looks younger than him. The great mamoti sir 🙏

[@titothimothy3114]

Outstanding performance of DULQUER in SITARAM that's exact Character like LEONARDO DICAPRIO acted in TITANIC...

[@tikka_shades]

Wonderful conversation - both anchor and interviewee - very graceful and professional - this is on a different league 👍🏼

[@kassimka123]

Atiqa speaks Urdu

[@s.mnurulislam2114]

Amazing man Dulquer is totally Amazing actor Amazing person he is

[@kavitawonderlady2107]

atika farooqui mam is fabulous as an interviewer....reminds of young tabassum mam....aapki Hindi...mashallah...😍😍..love from Mauritius 🇲🇺🇲🇺

[@rahulrai3135]

so lovely to see the host with full of energy and smiles..though he is not fluent in hindi but she made him so comfortable and made the conversation so interesting...dulquer is so down to earth...awesome episode..

[@pratheek24]

Best thing is most of south Indian stars are very humble n down to earth .Respect

[@arunthulasi6312]

Father is heavy. son is mass..

[@abdulrahmanabdulrahman4439]

#DQ is amazing , he is indian and we are indians JAI HO

[@zamansdaily.2264]

Love from Bangladesh... Love... Dulquer Salman my favorite Actor..

[@suneez7786]

Love u DQ... U speak fluent HINDI and I think u r a special human being who can speak any language in a way that people who born and brought up in that language used to speak. HATS OFF MAN !!!

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

Wow he can speak decent hindi!

[@ashirkk]

He is complete actor

[@aswinkumar5242]

In his Malayalam movies sometimes he speaks Hindi fluently

[@muhammedshamsudeen7199]

because of he is son of mega star #Mammootty #ikka and #kujikka

[@truthseekerms]

He is a Muslim. Naturally, he is able to speak urdu!

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

xBVBx that doesn’t even make sense

[@r.sreekumar1573]

Hi Ms. Atika, I came to discover you and your vast body of work only this week but I have to deeply appreciate the research you put in before the interview as well as the perspective you bring like I found in your interview with Rajkumar Hirani, Aamir Khan and now with one of my two favourite young Malayali actors - Dulquer. Thanks a lot for this. Hope to meet you soon and learn more from you.

[@NailaKhans-ln6mk]

I just love dulqar❤

[@nythukhushi9395]

7:53wt a smile😘😘😘😍

[@nujbabu5692]

This has to be one of the best and really inspiring for the youth to understand what lyf is all about !! Really entertaining and very inspiring video , thank u so much dulquer and atika ! U guys are the best

[@c111samakalam5]

Both Father and son are humble

[@anupamadey9894]

U r such a handsome hunk...no bollywood actor can come near to u ...I have watched all your movies( hindi dubbed )n I bcame fan of South Indian movies...n above all u r such nice human being..

[@walkwithlenin3798]

DQ speaks very good Hindi.

[@anirudhreddy2677]

I think he is the only star kid right now who is as good as his father...but DQ dude the moment I feel you are getting better than your father he comes out with something outstanding just saw trailer of YATRA awesome

[@sadmanjawad5282]

He is a real pan Indian hero And the finest gift😍😍😁

[@rahulpr5224]

What a handsome boy he is. 😍our prince of mollywood

[@vassets]

Dulquer I saw u first time.... I really liked ur attitude....genuine....Same for Atika...Respect

[@mohammedsalman1670]

Dulquer hindi amazing

[@ashishnair10]

Mr Mammooty is not only a popular actor , he is a megastar .Get your facts right!!

[@karthikak8657]

Atika Farooqui you have done the beat interview with our beloved Kunikka #DulquerSalmaan .Thanks for the amazing question.It was really fun and the way you talked Malayalam along with #DQ.Just fabulous ,fantastic,Funfilled ,memorable interview!!Thanks a lot!!

[@reshmashaikh725]

Simply wow...Dulqer😊👌👌

[@sunder8658]

DQ speaking all important Indian languages fluently....... Great

[@herpinderkaur1579]

Omg speechless interview

[@shareejkkr]

Dq you are growing up.. From kerala to all over India.. Like to see your movies... Thanks to you giving good movies to us.

[@syedessa4013]

i had never seen such an entertaining interview...both ofthem r so energetic....and as always dulqer just nailed it...Humble ,handsome and down to earth personality......❤❤❤❤

[@faiz4461]

DQ is very talented actors i am big fans DQ from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@anon-kl8tm]

waah bhai dulquer! aap ne tho dil jeet laya. nice personality and hats off for recognizing the need to speak in hind, and speaking it so well.

[@thehero5316]

Wow very nice interview he is prince of mollywood

[@shacreation9752]

Fav dq U will gona be rock in karwaan Soo cute and handsome dulqer salmaan

[@nandinimukherjee7206]

Omg he is just I am just fell in love sorry dq .. I am now watching his all movie...And his hindi god such a genuine guy just amazed I am .

[@snak3eye547]

Nandini Mukherjee is you love Dulquer like I do, you have to watch his “Bangalore Days” on hotstar his “Charlie” on prime and his “Ustad Hotel” all three movies which defined his career and have fabulous stories...😀 you will be in tears seeing the last 15 minutes o fc Ustad Hotel which won a Indian National award in 2013 for best picture..

[@sahibapandey5003]

Love u so much dq 😚😚❤❤😘😘😍😍

[@ikislay]

DQ you will conquer another industry. Truly a pan Indian star..

[@joshuapradhan8658]

Respect mam... I love ur speaking time.

[@AmeenSajith]

Don't know I was keep on smiling watching you complete 21 minutes. U Rock Yaaa !!

[@zaland2936]

You are the reason why I have become fond of South Indian movies !!! Great actor !!!!

[@Vishvlog56]

അള്ളോ ഹിന്ദിയും നന്നായി പറയുന്നുണ്ടല്ലോ.. Next ഒരു കന്നഡ പടം കൂടി ചെയ്യൂ ഇക്ക.. 😂😂

[@akhilp095]

ചെയ്യാം.

[@Tonybidhovan]

Dulquer , you have made all Malayalee's proud , although slight improvement required in Hindi , you have done fabulously well in speaking and promoting our national language , Sare Jahan se acha hindustan Hamara " .Fantastic , all the very best .