Bangalore Soliloquy Chronicles: Dulquer <> Odisha - recounting my experience with a Swiggy Partner's admiration for DQ's movies

It's storytime...

4 pm rolled around today, and like most lazy Sundays with a Manchester United game ahead, I decided to order coffee and snacks from Swiggy Cafe

15 uneventful minutes later, a Swiggy partner glides by with my order and stops.

Striding over, the partner handed me my order, mid-call and struck up a conversation with me, enquiring about my home state and language (juggling in both broken Kannada and Hindi can be tough with partners, leading to this interaction).

Upon knowing that I hailed from Kerala, I saw a warm smile light up his face and he enthusiastically told me that he admired Dulquer Salman's movies. Hailing from Odisha himself, I guessed that he loved DQ's dubbed movies - which span across varied genres.

What followed was a dazed walk back to my abode, with a smile on my face - as the partner glided away, now lost amongst the narrow lanes, on his way to don the role of a superhero, helping subside the tea-time and hunger pangs of fellow earthlings like me.

It also made me reflect on Malayalam Cinema's reach across India, post lockdown and it's ability to strike a chord with fellow earthlings who treat cinema as a form of entertainment. To DQ who may stay blissfully unaware of this dainty interaction, it is a nod as to how far Mollywood has progressed, and his ability to connect with his audien through his versatile acting, which stands as a testament to his progress.

Lauding DQ's script selection at this juncture, and awaiting his comeback to Mollywood with a bang, with Nahas' project. More power to Dulquer 💗