Veteran actor Mammootty celebrates his 71st birthday today and on the special day, his son Dulquer Salmaan shared an extensive albeit emotional note. Dulquer posted a couple of selfies with his dad on his Instagram profile on Wednesday and he wrote: "As long as I can remember I've always been aware of your time. I've always measured it and made sure I get the most out of it. Most often I'll call only when I feel it's something important and worth your time. I never say Pa let's take a photo or a selfie cause I'm aware that everywhere you go this is a constant request. It's silly on my part but I've always been an over thinker. It's the one thing Umma scolds me about always."
The actor added in his note: "Every year, your birthday is the day I stop overthinking and blatantly insist and say we need pictures together. This year as you were getting ready for our picture together I decided to sneak a pic and Shani captured that moment."
Dulquer Salmaan signed off the post with these words: "These are the moments I live for. Just us at home and being us. Even though we are most often in different cities shooting our films, when I come home I feel like time has stood still. And I'm still just a boy cherishing the time he gets when his father has a day off from work. Wishing you the happiest birthday Pa. You are our everything."
Read Dulquer Salmaan's post here:
Mammootty has a super busy schedule ahead. His upcoming releases include Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, Rorschach, Christopher, Agent and Bilal.