2 0 0 6 ). ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁prompt ed ▁several ▁film m akers ▁to ▁cast ▁him ▁in ▁similar ▁negative ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sal im ▁Ba ig ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁theatre ▁art iste . ▁So on ▁after ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁Mr . ▁Junior ▁M umb ai ▁competition , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁director ▁Te ja ▁who ▁subsequently ▁cast ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁action ▁film , ▁J ai ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁The ▁film ' s ▁cinemat ograph er ▁R avi ▁Var man ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁director ▁G aut ham ▁Men on , ▁who ▁gave ▁Sal im ▁his ▁acting ▁break through , ▁by ▁casting ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁not orious ▁gang ster ▁seeking ▁reven ge ▁in ▁the ▁police ▁drama ▁G har sh ana ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁character ▁name ▁of ▁" P anda " ▁as ▁a ▁suffix ▁to ▁his ▁stage ▁name . ▁About ▁his ▁performance , ▁a ▁critic ▁from ▁Ind i ag l itz . com ▁wrote ▁" new com er ▁S ale em ▁Ba ig , ▁despite ▁a ▁poor ▁voice ▁( d ub bed ), ▁as ▁the ▁cold - blo oded , ▁reven ge - se ek ing ▁P anda ▁is ▁first ▁rate " ▁and ▁that ▁" he ▁never ▁miss es