D O B January 1,1972
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Bhuj, Gujarat
Known For Music Director, Singer
Married No

Biography Salim and Sulaiman Merchant the musical brothers duo were born and brought up at Bhuj Earthquake affected town of Kachchh District They emerged as music director only after years after their first music composition in a bollywood film They received recognition with award winning performance in film named Bhoot in which they gave background music of the movie which was very influencial aspect of the movie Salim and Sulaiman are Hindi music director duo and quality singers in India The duo consists of two brothers Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant 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 has also composed for several Indi-pop performers including Viva Asmaan Shweta Shetty Jasmine and Style Bhai among others composed and produced several TV commercials and collaborated with a artistes such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan They got their first break when Karan Johar asked them to compose the music for his movie Kaal After that they have gone to do movies with well-known producers and directors like Yash Chopra Subhash Ghai and Ram Gopal Varma More Before composing music they were composing the background scores for movies Salim merchant is one of the three judges for the fifth edition of Indian Idol of Sony Entertainment The musical duo who collaborated with South African singers Loyiso Bala and Eric Wainaina to record the anthem for FIFA World Cup will also perform at the opening and closing ceremonies of the football event In fact besides this anthem they are also going to sing the song Shukran allah from their bollywood movie Kurbaan with Loyiso and Eric