The actor discusses his ten-year career in films and why he wants to keep his acting career exclusive.

Dulquer Salman, better known by his stage name DQ, made his Hindi cinema debut with Karwaan in 2018. He made an appearance in The Zoya Factor a year later (2019). Now, three years later, he’s working on two Hindi projects: a film directed by R Balki and a web series called Guns And Gulaabs.

When asked about his work in infrequent hindi cinema he told, “I hear the same complaint from every industry I work in, which is actually very sweet. I’m humbled that the audience misses seeing me onscreen.”

He further added “I would rather that they miss me than be like, ‘Oh no! Not him again! We just saw him last month. He already had four releases this year. How many more films will we see him in?’ I think being a little exclusive works in my favor.”

Salman completed hid 10 years in the industry, recalling his previous days he stated, “I came into the industry literally terrified, insecure and completely unsure of my future. I used to wonder if people would be open to watching me onscreen for two hours. There were so many doubts in my head. I literally took one film at a time, and I stuck to my guns about the kind of things I want to do. I didn’t want to do remakes and sequels. I didn’t even want to do bilinguals at that time because they weren’t working well. If you told me ten years back that I would go on to work in four languages and be recognized and accepted, I wouldn’t have believed you.”

Adding more about his journey he told, ‘It’s been an amazing journey in that sense. It’s very validating. I feel like I can look after my family and provide for them today. But as usual, I will take one year at a time. It’s been amazing so far and my fingers are crossed for the next ten,” Salman ends with a laugh.