Amaal Malik

Introduction

Amaal Malik is an Indian music producer, director, composer, vocalist, performer, and lyricist.

He made his professional debut as a songwriter in 2014 by writing three songs for Salman Khan's film Jai Ho. He then went on to pen the song "Naina" for the movie, "Khoobsurat." He also wrote songs for the movie, "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story," which helped him in gaining wide popularity. He has signed a contract with Sony Music India.

Early Life and Education

Amaal Malik was born in Mumbai on June 16, 1990, to the couple Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik. Daboo Malik, a music director, and Jyothi Malik have two children, Amaal Malik being the older and Armaan Malik is the younger. He is the grandson of Sardar Malik.

He completed his schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from N. M. College in Mumbai.

At the age of eight, he began studying music and developed a fondness for the piano. He received instruction and training from masters such as Benny, Xavier Fernandes, Tony Pinto, and Joy Bose. He studied piano and completed his course at Trinity College of Music in Western Classical, Jazz, and rock. He received informal instruction in Indian classical music from his grandfather, Sardar Malik, as well.

His Physical Attributes

He stands 5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm tall and weighs around 77 kg.

Career

Malik started his professional life at a young age. At the age of 15, he began working with music composer and background scorer Amar Mohile on the soundtracks for the films Sarkar in 2005 and Shootout at Lokhandwala in 2007. Later, he produced and coordinated the music for his father's films, including Sohail Khan's Kisaan in 2009, for which he co-wrote a remix of the song "Mere Desh Ki Dharti" with pop singer Daler Mehndi.

From the year 2008 to 2011, Amaal Malik composed the musical soundtracks for films such as "Rowdy Rathore," "R. Rajkumar," "Phata Poster Nikla Hero," "Saheb," "Biwi Aur Gangster Returns," "Youngistaan," "Ab Tak Chhappan 2," and "Heroine" with the singers, Sandeep Chowta and Salim-Sulaiman.

He debuted as a solo background scorer for the movie Saina, a biopic about star badminton player Saina Nehwal.

He debuted as a composer in 2014. He wrote a song for the movie Khoobsurat and three songs for Salman Khan's movie Jai Ho.

He wrote two songs for Roy in 2015. The song "Sooraj Dooba Hain," which was performed by Arijit Singh and Aditi Singh Sharma, won him the 2015 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, which he shared along with Meet Bros and Ankit Tiwari. He then wrote three songs for Ek Paheli Leela, two of which he did with Uzair Jaswal, and one of them he wrote by himself.

He wrote a song for the film All Is Well alongside Badshah. Moreover, he wrote two songs for the movie Calendar Girls and one for the movie Hate Story 3 as well. He co-wrote four of the "Hero" movie songs and sang "O Khuda" alongside Palak Muchhal. He wrote "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon" as one of his four singles in 2015.

He wrote one song for Mastizaade, two for Airlift which includes Soch Na Sake and Tu Bhoola Jise, three for Sanam Re which includes Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar, Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din and Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye, one for Baaghi, and two for Kapoor & Sons, including "Kar Gayi Chull," which he co-wrote with Badshah.

He also wrote songs for Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Force 2, Azhar, Baar Baar Dekho, and three songs for Sarbjit. He was mainly responsible for the music in the movie M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. He created the film's Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu soundtracks. He wrote eight songs for the Hindi soundtrack for this movie, and Rochak Kohli contributed one song as a guest composer.

In 2016, he wrote a song that was performed by Shaan. He received two Filmfare Award nominations for Best Music Director in 2016: one for Kapoor & Sons and shared the award with Badshah, Tanishk Bagchi, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Benny Dayal, and Nucleya; the other for Baaghi and shared the award with Meet Bros, Ankit Tiwari, and Manj Musik.

His two songs, "Aashiq Surrender Hua" with Shreya Ghoshal and "Roke Na Ruke Naina" with Arijit Singh, were written for the 2017 film Badrinath Ki Dulhania. He wrote all the songs for the movie Noor.

He wrote two songs for Chef, two for Golmaal Again, and two for Mubarakan. His younger brother, Armaan Malik, performed two of his singles written by him.

Malik wrote the singles "Ready to Move" and "Ghar Se Nikalte Hi" in 2018. Armaan performed in both songs. Malik also wrote a song for Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, which helped him win the 2019 IIFA award for best music director.

Malik became the youngest composer to work with Amitabh Bachchan in 2019 when he wrote two songs for the Sujoy Ghosh thriller Badla, "Kyun Rabba," which was sung by Armaan Malik, and "Tum Na Aaye," which was sung by K.K.

Amaal Malik also served as a judge in the Indian reality singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. The song "Chale Aana," performed by Armaan, was his next creation for the Luv Ranjan film De De Pyaar De. He also wrote the song "Yeh Aaina" with Shreya Ghoshal, which was featured in Kabir Singh and became the second-highest-earning movie of the year. Another song called "Zara Thehro," performed by his brother Armaan Malik and Tulsi Kumar under the banner of T-Series, was released on July 8, 2020.

He returned in August 2020 with a new song, "Dil Ko Maine Di Kasam."

Amaal Malik revealed the name of his debut song, "Tu Mera Nahi," which he wrote, produced, and sang in association with Sony Music India.

He revealed his forthcoming song from the movie Saina. Three songs by Malik—"Chal Wahin Chale" by Shreya Ghoshal, "Main Hoon Na Tere Saath" by Armaan Malik, and "Parinda" by himself—are featured in this movie.

Malik worked with Dua Lipa on the Indian remix of Levitating in September 2021, along with Sukriti Kakar and Prakriti Kakar.

His Thoughts on Sometimes Failing the Composer Inside of Him

Amaal Malik prefers to be referred to as a composer-singer. He has definitely sung less in the seven years since he made his debut as a music composer with Jai Ho (2014). He contributed his vocals to a few songs, including The Goggle Song (Mubarakan) and Aashiq Surrender Hua (Badrinath Ki Dulhania), both of which went on to become chart-toppers.

When asked what a song needs to have in order for him to sing along, Malik responds that he has learned one thing in the time he has been creating, and it's amazing how a song selects the singer. All of these factors play a role in determining the ideal performer for a piece of music while it is being created and as the words are being heard. There are occasions when a song's composer may become overly connected to it and truly desire to sing it.

The 29-year-old, however, continues that most of the time, he doesn't sing if he feels that his voice is harming the music and isn't enabling it to reach or elevate to a level a seasoned vocalist can. His songs are extremely straightforward and hummable to listeners. Still, in the studio, they have a great deal of complexity, which Armaan Malik and Arijit Singh have the ability to extract.

Malik is open enough to acknowledge that he can tell when his voice doesn't work with a particular tune, which is why he isn't obsessive about performing every song he writes.

He claims that he has often felt that by performing the song, he is failing the composer in him. Therefore, he never pushes himself. He is more excited and comfortable being a composer. He occasionally records his voice as a gift for the Amaalians, as his supporters refer to themselves. He wants to be referred to as a composer, as it brings him greater joy.