Amaal Mallik
| Amaal Mallik | |
|---|---|
 Mallik at the 61st Filmfare Awards 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Mumbai, India |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Music Director, singer |
| Labels | T-Series |
Amaal Mallik is a music composer and playback singer in the Hindi film industry hailing from a musical family. He is the grandson of Sardar Malik; son of Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik; brother of singer Armaan Malik and nephew of music composer Anu Malik. Mallik started learning music at the age of 8 and took a liking towards the piano. He debuted in 2014 with Salman Khan's Jai Ho, following it up with the song "Naina" from Khoobsurat.[1]
Early life and background
Mallik studied in Jamnabai Narsee School and completed his graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from N. M. College in Mumbai. He studied piano and completed his course at Trinity College of Music (Western Classical, Jazz & Rock) under the guidance and training he received from teachers like Benny, Xavier Fernandes, Tony Pinto, Joy Bose.[2]
He is also trained in Indian classical music informally under the tutelage of his grandfather Sri Sardar Malik.
Career
Mallik began his career journey at a young age. After completing his 10th grade year, he immediately went on to assist music composer and background scorer Amar Mohile for the soundtrack of Sarkar (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) at the age of 15, later moving on to producing and arranging music for his father in films like Sohail Khan's Kisaan (2009) where he collaborated on a remix track of Mere Desh Ki Dharti with pop singer, Daler Mehndi.
In 2008-2011 Malik assisted music composer Pritam on several film albums, alongside producing background scores for Sandeep Chowta and Salim-Sulaiman for films like -
- Rowdy Rathore
- R....Rajkumar
- Saheb Biwi Gangster Returns
- Heroine
- Youngistaan
- Ab Tak Chappan 2
- Phata Poster Nikla Hero
His first outing as a solo background scorer was for Khwaabb a sports film produced by PVR Pictures & Bullseye Entertainment, which won him good reviews.
Advertising and television
Mallik has composed music for over 100 advertisement jingles with top notch directors like Prakash Verma, Kailash Surendranath, Prahlad Kakar, Vinod P Vijay, Jeet Surendranth, E.Niwas, Bodhayan Mukherjee (Little Lamb Films), Hemanth Bhandari (Chrome Pictures) for brands like Amul,Vodafone, Horlicks, Relaxo, Toyota, Cornetto, Indian Oil, Sunfeast, iBall, Makemytrip.com.
He composed the title track for Sony and Ravi Adhikari's Hongey Judaa Na Hum and also the background score for reputed television director Siddharth Sengupta and Sphere Origin's Show - 26/12 (Chabbis Barah) for Life Ok, where he was nominated for best background score.
Discography
As a composer
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Songs | Notes |
| 2014 | Jai Ho | 3 songs- Tumko To Aana Hi Tha, Love You Till The End (House Mix), Jai Jai Jai Jai Ho (Title Track) | Debut film as composer |
| Khoobsurat | 1 song- Naina | ||
| 2015 | Roy | 2 songs- Sooraj Dooba Hain, Sooraj Dooba Hain (version 2) | Filmfare Awards Producers Guild Film Awards |
| Ek Paheli Leela | 3 songs- Tere Bin Nahi Laage (Male Version), Tere Bin Nahi Laage (Female Version), Saiyaan Superstar | Tere Bin Nahi Laage is a recreated song original music by Uzair Jaswal | |
| All Is Well | 1 song- Chaar Shanivaar | ||
| Hero | 4 songs- Main Hoon Hero Tera (Salman Khan Version), Main Hoon Hero Tera (Armaan Malik version), Main Hoon Hero Tera (Armaan Malik version (Sad Version), O Khuda | ||
| Calendar Girls | 2 songs- Khwaishein (Rock Version), Khwaishein (Film version) | ||
| Hate Story 3 | 2 songs- Tumhe Apna Banane Ka, Love To Hate You | ||
| 2016 | Airlift | 4 songs- Soch Na Sake, Soch Na Sake (Solo Version), Mera Nachan Nu, Tu Bhoola Jise | |
| Mastizaade | 1 song- Rom Rom Romantic | ||
| Sanam Re | 3 songs- Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din, Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar, Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye | ||
| Kapoor & Sons | 2 songs- Kar Gayi Chull, Buddhu Sa Mann | Kar Gayi Chull is a recreated song original music by Badshah | |
| Baaghi | 1 song- Sab Tera | ||
| Azhar | 3 songs- Bol Do Na Zara, Tu HI Na Jaane, Jeet Ne Ke Liye | ||
| Sarbjit | 1 song- Salamat | ||
| Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | 1 song- Kuch To Hai | ||
| M.S. Dhoni : The Untold Story | "All Songs" | All songs were released in four languages : Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi | |
| Baar Baar Dekho | "1 song - Sau Aasmaan" | ||
As a playback singer
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Songs | Notes |
| 2015 | Hero | 1 song- O Khuda | composed by himself |
Background score
- Khwaabb - PVR Pictures & Bullseye Entertainment starring Navdip Singh and Simer K Motiani.
Singles
Mallik composed these songs in single release under the exclusive contract with music company T-Series which were all produced by Bhushan Kumar.[3]
| Song(s) | Singer | Featured Actor/Actress |
|---|---|---|
| Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main | Atif Aslam | Tiger Shroff |
| Chal Wahan Jaate Hain | Arijit Singh | Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon |
| Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon | Armaan Malik | Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta |
| Wedding Da Season | Neha Kakkar, Mika Singh | Shilpa Shetty |
| Tum Ho Toh Lagta Hai | Shaan | Saqib Saleem, Taapsee Pannu |
References
- ↑ Maheshwari, Neha (21 February 2016). "Amaal and Armaan Malik: Our father will get the success he deserved through us". Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ IANS (2 April 2016). "My female fans call themselves 'Amaalians': Amaal Mallik". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "T-Series exclusively signs Amaal Mallik, Armaan Mallik and Shrey Singhal". Bollywood Hungama. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.