1. Saqib Saleem worked as a model before beginning his film career.
11 Facts About Saqib Saleem
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Saqib Saleem was appreciated for his performance in the film and earned a Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Male Debut category.
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Saqib Saleem's father, Saleem Qureshi, is a restaurateur, and runs a chain of 10 restaurants called Saleem's, all around Delhi.
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Saqib Saleem has one sister Huma Qureshi and two brothers, Naeem Qureshi and Haseen Qureshi.
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The role that Saqib Saleem had to play was that of a college prankster called Vishal Bhatt, who with his friend Hacky, go on playing pranks on their friends.
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Saqib Saleem commended Saleem's and Azad's acting, calling them faces to look out for in the coming years.
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Saqib Saleem's view was shared by Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India, who added that the film "brimmed over" with youth iconography.
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At the 57th Filmfare Awards, Saqib Saleem was nominated in the Best Male Debut category.
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Saqib Saleem was part of the Karan Johar's segment titled "Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh", opposite Rani Mukerji and Randeep Hooda.
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Saqib Saleem played the role of Avinash, a young homosexual man, who is infatuated by his co-worker's husband.
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Saqib Saleem followed this success with a lead role of Aniket Bhargava, a skating coach in the 2014 passionate drama Hawaa Hawaai.