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Music composer Amaal Mallik is seen as a contestant on Bigg Boss 19. Hailing from a renowned music family, Amaal is the son of Daboo Malik and the nephew of composers Anu Malik and Abu Malik. Recently, on the Salman Khan-hosted reality show, Amaal was seen making some negative claims against his uncle Anu Malik, and he even went on to call him ‘evil-hearted’. Following Amaal’s allegations, SCREEN reached out to his uncle Abu Malik, who shared his views on Amaal’s claims and also shed light on their family dynamics. Abu Malik stated that all is well between the brothers and that Anu Malik will always stand by his family in times of trouble.
Commenting on the allegations Amaal Mallik has made against his uncle, Abu Malik said, “Amaal is doing wonderfully well on Bigg Boss 19, I think he will be the winner of the show. With his crying, fighting, and emotional outbursts, he is on the right track and can win the show. Amaal is very sensitive. But washing dirty linen in the press is not looking very good. Every family has its issues, but that doesn’t take away that we are together and will stand by each other if there is a problem. I felt irritated by the fact that this is the wrong thing to follow with your elders. I don’t think he’s revealing this out of a plan; it’s anger that has existed in him over the years.”
Abu Malik further went on to share how Amaal has been through some traumatic moments in the last few months. Referring to the incident where Amaal publicly announced cutting ties with his family, Abu Malik said, “Everyone takes a beating in life, but you don’t go around talking about them. He has gone through some traumatic conditions in the last few months. We say so many things in our house; it happens in every house. Making such a big issue out of it is not right. This has become like a big play in the public domain. Daboo’s son is coming out with a different story now and then; I find that odd.”
Contrary to the things that Amaal said about his uncle, Abu Malik defended his brother. He said, “Anu was a man who was possessed by music. Anu has worked very hard; he would carry his harmonium and sit beside a pav bhaji guy in Tardeo market. Those vegetable sellers would tell him if a producer was passing by, he used to carry such a heavy harmonium around, he would not have fare for the bus. He has begged people, followed them, and made them hear songs outside the bathroom where they were sitting at Mehboob Studios. People like Umesh Mehra and Harman Malhotra realized the magic of his voice and put him on.”
He further added, “Today, he has 3000 songs from which 600 are super-duper hits. There are music directors in this country who have done 50 songs and are saying they are the greatest music directors in the world. Ultimately, work doesn’t come to you just because you have a successful brother; you have to prove your own mettle. How do you expect Anu Malik, being a music director, to be at the top of his game and have millions? That was not possible. Anu Mallik was working very hard for the family. He bought us the family name, and slowly, he became better. We, as siblings, had our chances to do the work in the world. Everybody did, and I think they have done pretty well for themselves.”
“This story has always been there in the industry that when one sibling makes it, the other siblings don’t make it. It’s a normal law, start looking at the history of actors, actresses, musicians, you will see that there is a backlog of brothers and sisters everywhere who did not make it,” Abu Mallik added.
On Bigg Boss 19, Amaal accused Anu Malik of calling his father for mock recordings, just as a favor. He even shared that their family left him stranded on the streets during the July 26 floods. Reacting to this, Abu Malik said, “I don’t know anything about this incident where Anu called Dabboo for a mock recording, so commenting on it would be wrong. People have grievances against each other, families do have some issues amongst them, so it’s not something that can be discussed. I don’t bother or indulge in these things with anybody, and I don’t expect anything from anyone. If something like this did happen, then I think it’s okay.”
Commenting on Amaal left stranded on the streets, Abu Malik added, “This is again a story I cannot say anything about. The entire Juhu area was flooded, and everybody was worried about their children. Maybe they didn’t see each other or something happened of that kind. Maybe the boy is very sensitive, and he has been told these things in the house or overheard them, and these discussions have affected him. In my house, I have never had these discussions.”
Talking about how he has helped Daboo Malik with the professional front, Abu added, “Dabboo has not fared very badly in life, has he?I had taken him to meet Salman when I was doing Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya as an actor. That time I told him to go to Salman, saying he would help him sort out his life. And Salman Khan did sort his life out. Daboo became a music director, did 30 films, and both Daboo and Anu have done very well for themselves in life. There must be a few grievances; nobody came to me asking to sing a song for them? I don’t say anything about it. There is not just one music director; you can go knocking at everybody’s door.”
Sharing how their equation is today, Abu Malik said that the family is very much together. He added, “Anu and Daboo speak to each other. If something happens now, Anu will call Daboo immediately. I treat Anu as a father figure; if I have any problem, I reach out to him immediately. We speak once every two to three days. I was okay with Daboo and family, but when Armaan got married, I was in Switzerland, and I don’t know why he didn’t invite me to the function. I felt annoyed about it. There is this animosity right now because there must be something in somebody’s mind that could bring this kind of effect. So I refrained from being around after that, getting in touch. Otherwise, I was very close to Daboo. He said they did weddings with the close ones, who are closer – the real brothers who are alive, or somebody other than that? My daughter told me about the wedding.”
Before signing off, Abu Malik also added that Anu Malik is very protective of his family and would stand by them always. He also shared that they had met for dinner at the JW Marriott just a few months back.
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