Dulquer Salmaan: 'I'll Be Lying If I Say I Really Struggled'
Dulquer Salmaan recently opened up about his entry into the film industry and nepotism, in the famous chat show No Filter Neha.
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By Lekhaka
Dulquer
Salmaan,
the
youth
icon
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
busy
with
some
highly
promising
projects
in
his
kitty.
The
actor
recently
opened
up
about
his
entry
into
the
film
industry
and
nepotism,
on
the
famous
chat
show
No
Filter
Neha,
which
is
hosted
by
actress
Neha
Dhupia.
Dulquer
stated
that
he
will
be
lying
if
he
said
he
struggled
a
lot.
The
actor,
who
pointed
out
that
the
Malayalam
industry
does
not
have
a
major
audition
culture,
stated
that
it
was
much
easier
for
him.
Dulquer
Salmaan
also
revealed
he
loves
his
father
Mammootty
for
refusing
to
launch
him
or
help
him
in
getting
roles
in
films
using
his
contacts.
'It
was
much
easier
for
me.
I
don't
think
we
have
a
major
auditioning
culture
in
Malayam.
It
hasn't
been
there
traditionally.
There
would
obviously
people
be
like
-
'hey
is
your
son
looking
to
act?'
We
were
looking
to
cast
newcomers
in
a
film,
so
I
would
get
these
random
enquiries,
nothing
that
I
could
connect
to.
And
then
I
found
this
one
film
where
I
just
had
the
script
and
they
were
like
everybody
is
a
newcomer
on
this
movie
I
was
like
great
I
won't
be
the
only
newcomer
you
know
we
can
all
learn
together,
make
mistakes
together,
I
was
like
we
all
can
do
workshops
and
all
of
that," Dulquer
said.
'So
that's
how
I
stumbled
upon
my
first
film,
but
I'll
be
lying
if
I
say
'oh
I
really
struggled,
or
I
had
to
audition
and
all
that
jazz'.
I
didn't.
I
had
no
idea
how
to
go
about
it.
My
dad
was
like
don't
come
to
me,
I'm
not
going
to
make
any
phone
calls,
I
refused
to
ask
people.
He
still,
to
this
day,
hasn't
which
I
love
him
for.
Randomly
this
enquiry
came,
I
heard
a
few
ideas,
I
liked
this
one,"
the
Kurup
actor
added.