Dulquer Salmaan wishes Asif Ali on his birthday; Praises Asif for his performance in Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha

Malayalam actor Asif Ali is turning one year older today. Birthday wishes are pouring in for the star from all corners. Colleague and a very close friend, Dulquer Salmaan was among the first to wish Asif. Sharing a photo of them together, Dulquer penned a lovely note to wish his dearest friend. He even revealed that they both were supposed to debut together in ‘Ritu’. Nishan later replaced Dulquer in the Shyamaprasad directorial. In the brief note, Dulquer also praised Asif’s amazing performance as Sleevachan in the recently released ‘Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha’.

Dulquer’s Facebook post reads,

Wishing dearest Asif the best birthday ever ! How amazing was he as Sleevachan ?!! You’ve always been such a stand up guy Asif and a good friend through all these years. I’ve known you atleast 8 years. And we might have even debuted together if I had the courage then. So I’m guessing we were always meant to be friends. Here’s to more amazing movies, great times with family and friends & some superb drives in your favourite rides !

Asif Ali has been on a dream run For the last couple of years. His last release ‘Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha’ was a superhit that won him unanimous praise for. He currently has a handful of projects like ‘Kunjeldho’ directed by Mathukutty, ‘Thattum Vellattam’ with Mridul Nair, ‘Ellaam Shariyaakum’ with Jibu Jacob, Rajeev Ravi’s ‘Kuttavum Shikshayum’ and the anthology segment ‘Rachiyamma’ helmed by Venu.