Anu Malik

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anu Malik

• Does Anu Malik smoke?: No

• Does Anu Malik drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Anu received training in music from his father Sardar Malik, was a music director himself.

• He had to wait for almost 16 years from his debut to taste the success from musical blockbuster Baazigar (1993).

• Ghulam Ali’s song in the film Awaargi (1990) was made by him, but the song was recorded by the music director of the film, R.D.Burman.

• In 2010, he quit Indian Idol because singer Sunidhi was being paid 7.5 lakhs (INR) per episode as compared to his 5 lakhs (INR) per episode.

• He composed the pending music of R.D.Burman after his death, in films like Gang (2000), and Ghatak (1996).

• He has an amazing ability to compose a flat song in around 20 minutes.

• His daughter, Anmol has sung “Talli” song from the film Ugly Aur Pagli (2008).

• He won the National Film Award for his music in the film Refugee (2001).

• Anu has composed music for more than 350 films.

• In 2019, Anu Malik faced a lot of backlash after being reinstated as a judge on Indian Idol 11. The singer later took a three-week break from the show to clear his name from the #MeToo allegations, which were put on him by singers like Shweta Pandit, Sona Mohapatra, and Neha Bhasin among others. ^[2]India Today