Daboo Malik says Salman Khan’s family saved his life, denies actor’s bias towards son Amaal on Bigg Boss 19: ‘You think a multi-crore show will pick one person?’

“If there was a support which was completely biased and personal, then they would have been working in every Salman Khan film, so that’s not a possibility,” he said and added, “We are simple musicians. We are very small in front of Salman Khan and his family.”

Daboo acknowledged that the Khan family had helped him financially and professionally in the past. He shared that Sohail Khan gave him an opportunity to compose music for his 2009 film Kisaan. He said, “The things that my brother couldn’t do for me, Sohail Khan did that for me. If I am alive, it is because that family has a lot of contribution to my life. They supported us when we had lost all hopes and that is the trait of that family. There are many instances when they have helped people and changed their lives.” He said that while the Khans didn’t hire him over and over again, he is still “indebted” to them.

On competition between Amaal and Armaan

Daboo also spoke about the dynamic between his sons Amaal and Armaan, revealing that he was the one who encouraged them to work independently while maintaining mutual respect and support. “I have drawn the line between the two brothers and I have kept them away from each other. It is all my contribution. I told them I never wanted them to work together, like Jatin-Lalit or Salim–Sulaiman. I told them to work individually, ‘you both will be against each other, but you both will also be together.'” He said that he didn’t want them to part ways like other musical duos, and wanted to see them as successful independent musicians.

On Amaal’s fallout with the family

Daboo also addressed Amaal’s much-discussed tweet in which he announced that he was parting ways with the family — only to reconcile shortly after. Explaining what led to that brief fallout, Daboo said, “When parents try to protect the younger one more, (Armaan is younger) then the elder son feels that he has done so much, but he is not getting that much love and dignity from the family. Sometimes you misjudge, but we all huddled up after that breakout of Amaal and within 15 days we were together and we sorted out after that outburst.” He added, “I was shocked when I saw that statement, but until my last breath, I will love my son forever.”