After having delivered successful films at the box office, and OTT, Dulquer Salmaan made his debut in the musical space with the recently released single, Heeriye. The song was released on July 25, and is sung by Jasleen Royal, and Arijit Singh. The lyrics are penned by Aditya Sharma while the composition is done by Jasleen herself. Recently, Dulquer Salmaan revealed how his connection with Jasleen Royal runs deeper than this music video, and it also involves his daughter!
In an interview with ETimes, Dulquer Salmaan revealed how his daughter, Maryam Ameerah Salmaan, had a favourite Jasleen Royal song when she was an infant. Talking about how his connection with the singer runs older than this new single he said that his daughter would only sleep to Jasleen Royal’s Din Shagna Da song. He said, “It was her lullaby.”
Din Shagna Da is from the 2017 film Phillauri starring Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh, and Sooraj Sharma in the lead. The song is composed and sung by Jasleen Royal whereas the lyrics are penned by Neeraj Rajawat. This beautiful went on to become a huge hit as all the brides who got married post the release of his track only played it during their bridal entries!
On the work front, Dulquer Salmaan starred in the romantic period drama film titled Sita Ramam which went on to become a huge hit. Later, he also starred in the crime thriller film Chup: Revenge of the Artist which was a R Balki directorial. Further, he has a Malayalam language film titled King of Kotha in the pipeline.
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Heeriye is a track that follows a story of a prince who falls in love with Jasleen, and how time is slipping before he has to go back. Turns out, they rewrote their story as Romeo and Juliet to stay with each other forever.