Salim Merchant

Salim Merchant is an Indian music artist and composer, known for his prolific work in Bollywood films and his role as a judge on popular music reality shows. After a formative period composing for various Indi-pop artists and numerous television commercials, Salim Merchant, alongside his brother Sulaiman Merchant, achieved a significant breakthrough with their critically acclaimed film score for ‘Bhoot’ in 2003. This success propelled the duo, Salim-Sulaiman, to become one of India’s most prolific music composer teams. Over two decades, they composed for over 100 Bollywood films, delivering commercially successful scores for blockbusters such as ‘Neal ‘n’ Nikki,’ ‘Chak De!

Building on their extensive industry experience and artistic vision, Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant embarked on a significant independent venture in 2020 with the launch of Merchant Records. This innovative music label is dedicated to discovering, producing, and releasing diverse music by collaborating with a wide array of emerging and established artists across various genres. The same year marked the development and successful release of ‘Bhoomi 2020,’ a highly acclaimed collaborative album series, which focused on connecting contemporary sounds with deeply traditional Indian roots, involving a large number of musicians.