Salim, a lovable terrorist Six years back, SBT volunteers discovered an eight-year child crying inconsolably. He has been separated from his parents in a Muhharam procession at Ajmerigate. It took us two years to find out his parents but the repatriation did not quite work. His parents at the fringes of subsistence were unable to provide for his education and his childhood fancies, not very expensive but definitely wild. As fate would have it the child came back at Apna Ghar. A keen fan of Hindi movies, Salim was a little different from all the child, calm and composed, diminutive but determined, fickle but fearless. He did not take long to show his intentions. A flamboyant actor, he was chosen by Ashwin Kumar from amongst thousands of boys to play lead protagonist in the Little Terrorist. The film won international acclaim. It won best film's awards at Montreal, Manhattan, Flanders and Tehran International Film Festivals. Little Terrorist went on to being nominated in the several categories in the Oscars, the mecca of films. All of 14 years, Salim has acted in 40 films and two television serials. A powerhouse of performing arts talents, Salim also likes drawing and painting and believes that his best is yet to come. Amen. |
