Vappachi didn’t raise me as a rich kid: Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan has kick started 2017 successfully with his latest outing Jomonte Suvisheshangal. In fact, it was Jomonte Suvisheshangal that officially started the release of mainstream Malayalam movies after the cinema strike. The movie is doing good business in all the centres. Directed by veteran Sathyan Anthikad, the movie revolves around a rich businessman and his spendthrift son.

Recently in a chat session with Club FM UAE, Dulquer opened up more about how his parents raised him. “Though I was born in a well to do family, vappachi didn’t raise me as a rich kid. Even my mom was like that. They were very concerned about spending money and gave me money only for genuine needs. There was no question of lavishness. During my studies, I was given enough money for my semester fees and other needs. During my days in the US, I used to long for super bikes. I owned one only after I started living on my own.“.

He also revealed about his experience working in food courts during his college days to meet his expenses. “When I was in college, a dollar’s value was around 46-47 rupees. I was very apprehensive about troubling my family for my college expenses. So I worked in a food court to meet my expenses. During those days, I lived with a minimum budget and had many memorable experiences. But today, I can sustain with any budget and change myself according to the situation.”

Now we know where all that humility came from. Even after becoming a celebrity, he mostly stayed away from the media and made his presence felt only through his movies.