Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, the Ismaili musical brother duo were born and brought up in Bhuj, Gujarat, India (2001 Earthquake affected this town of Kachchh District). They emerged as music director only after 2003, 6 years after their first music composition in a bollywood film. They received recognition with award winning performance in film named Bhoot, in which they gave background music of the movie which was very influential aspect of the movie. Their music in the award winning movie Iqbal (film) which was written by Vipul K Rawal earned them rave accolades.