Amaal Mallik Reveals His Family Background Worked Against Him And Armaan Malik; States, “People Removed Me The Moment They Knew I Was A Mallik”

Music composer-singer Amaal Mallik needs no introduction. The musician – who recently participated in Bigg Boss 19, has made a name for himself thank to tracks such as Sooraj Dooba Hain from Roy, O Khuda from Hero, and more. The singer – who frequently grabs headlines for talking about his journey and family, recently recalled how his family background caused him trouble. During a recent interaction, the singer opened up about how his surname resulted in him and his brother, Armaan Malik suffering and even losing jobs. Read on to know all he shared.

Amaal Mallik: The Minute They Knew Mallik Surname Hai, They Used To Remove Me From The Job

While interacting with Pinkvilla recently, Amaal Mallik recalled people firing him at the start of his career as soon as they found out his surname. Talking about struggling in the industry for 10 years despite having a family background in music, the ‘Sooraj Dooba Hain’ singer said, “15 saal ki umar mein I was out on the road, doing my work ki assistant ban saku yaa even a runner ban saku. I used to take hard disks for post-production of films or anything that made me a little money, also because that was something I needed to do as a son.”

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Recalling how people used to fire him the moment they found out about his family background, Amaal said, “Kahin mere ko job milta tha as an assistant, the minute they knew Mallik surname hai, they used to remove me from the job ki arre, he is from this family, and he might sell out our music, whatever aisa ek notion tha. So it really worked against me and my brother (Armaan Mallik). It’s not like ki naam tha to everything we got on the platter.”

About Amaal

Amaal Mallik made his debut as a music composer with Salman Khan’s 2014 film Jai Ho. He gained immense love and recognition with the release of Sooraj Dooba Hain from the 2015 film Roy. His discography also includes films such as Ek Paheli Leela, Hero, Calendar Girls, Hate Story 3, Airlift, Baaghi, Kapoor & Sons, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, and more.

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