The Pan-India wave shows no signs of slowing down, and From Schoolmates To Soulmates: Dulquer Salmaan’s Love Story Is Straight Out Of A Movie sits right at the centre of it. Here is everything fans need to know about the latest twist in this much-watched saga.
Love Story (1970) — At a Glance
The love story of young adults Oliver Barrett IV and Jenny Cavilleri is told. Oliver comes from an extremely well off and old money New England family, the Barrett name which holds much gravitas and which is plastered especially all over Harvard where Oliver is in pre-law. Like those before him, he plans on attending Harvard Law School, which is not an issue in either the school not accepting him or he not wanting to attend. He has an extremely stiff relationship with his parents, especially his father, Oliver Barrett III, who loves his son in the old school way. Jenny, a music student at Radcliffe, comes from a working class Rhode Island background, she working her way through the program before she plans on going to Paris to further her studies. Unlike Oliver's relationship with his father, Jenny has a very casual one with her baker father, who she calls by his given name Phil. When Oliver and Jenny meet, there are immediate fireworks – she always with a quick quip to put him in his place – both of a good and bad kind, but they both quickly come to the realization that they are in love with each other. They have many obstacles to overcome in having a committed relationship, outwardly his father's disapproval of someone like her not being Barrett material being arguably the the biggest. However, other things that happen in the natural course of life and death may trump all.
Movie Details
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Release Date: 16 Dec 1970
- Director: Arthur Hiller
- Writers: Erich Segal
- Cast: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley
- Box Office: $106,550,690
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 17 nominations total
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9/10 | Rotten Tomatoes: 65% | Metacritic: 84/100
The Story So Far
In silver major screen, many features hide their marriages or wait years before settling down. But Dulquer Salmaan, son of Malayalam superstar Mammootty, did the opposite. Even before his career took off, he shocked admirers by marrying his love, Amal Sufiya—a love narrative that reads like a romantic movie.
Schoolmates to soulmates: Dulquer and Amal’s marriage was a blend of arranged marriage and love. The two were schoolmates, with Amal being five years his junior. Back then, there was no romance between them.
After completing his studies in the U.S. and returning to India, Dulquer faced pressure from his family to settle down. Despite meeting several prospective matches, he disliked the idea of rejecting one proposal after another.
Destiny’s hand: While marriage talks were on, Dulquer’s friends suggested Amal’s name. Coincidentally, while in Chennai, he kept running into her at different places. Taking it as a sign, Dulquer decided to reach out to Amal through Facebook, moving away from the idea of a typical arranged marriage.
A romantic first date: Known for his romantic streak, Dulquer made their first date unforgettable. He drove Amal from Chennai all the way to Puducherry—a 90-minute journey—for a long heart-to-heart conversation. After four hours of talking and truly understanding each other, they returned to Chennai.
Families Give the Green Signal: Convinced after their first meeting, Dulquer opened up to his family. “I’m not interested in an arranged marriage. I met a girl from my school, and I want to know if we share something real.
Please speak to her family,” he explained them. Both families eventually agreed, giving the couple their blessing. A lucky charm in his life: Dulquer and Amal tied the knot on December 22, 2011, in Chennai.
Marrying before entering captures made Dulquer stand out as an inspiration. He has often said that Amal brought luck into his life. In interviews, he revealed that his career flourished after marriage.
Their daughter, Maryam Amira Salmaan, was born on April 5, 2017. Dulquer also admitted he had never been in love before Amal. Dulquer’s Pan-India Stardom: Beyond Malayalam silver major screen, Dulquer has made his mark in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi captures.
He won wide recognition in Telugu with Mahanati, brilliantly portraying Gemini Ganesan. His part as Ram in Sita Ramam won him immense love across the Telugu states, cementing his popularity. With Lucky Baskhar, Dulquer is now embraced almost as a Telugu hero himself.
(All images: Instagram/@dqsalmaan)
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