Career
He made his acting debut in the romantic drama MP3 - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar, which was not a big success, but earned him positive reviews through dancing and firmed with the popular singer KK. Film critic Taran Adarsh from indiaFM wrote, "Ruslaan does very well. Good-looking, camera-friendly and confident, he has the potential to be the new kid on the block."
Mumtaz was the original choice for the lead role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008) but was later dropped from the project as Boyle chooses to be realistic and considered Ruslaan too good looking for the part". Despite missing out on the opportunity to work with Boyle and established actors Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, he hopes to gain success in the forthcoming projects.
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