Amaal Mallik reveals how his surname always worked against him; says, “They removed me from jobs”

Amaal Mallik won the hearts of fans after he made an appearance on the reality show Bigg Boss 19. His bold personality was what fans loved and enjoyed the most. He recently recalled the early days of his career and mentioned how his surname has worked against him. In an interview with Pinkvilla, Amaal Mallik opened up about the same.


He shared, “Wherever I got a job as an assistant, the moment they found out that my surname was Mallik, they would remove me from the job… ‘Oh, he’s from that family, he might sell out our music,’ or whatever. There was this kind of notion. So it actually worked against me and my brother (singer Armaan Malik).”




Further talking about the struggles, he said, “From the age of 15 to 25, what I saw in 10 years—usually people might see it as a different timeline—but for me, it was all very good because all those struggles, all those difficulties, all those obstacles happened at the earliest stages of my life.”


In a conversation with Mashable Middle East, Amaal also spoke about the kind of projects he has been receiving lately and shared his take on them.


While talking about receiving villain roles, Amaal said, “Abhi toh mujhe bohot villain ke offers aa rahe hain. Ki aap villain ban jao South movie mein. So I’m saying, if I am doing a movie, agar woh central character hai, toh I would also like to do the score, because I am really good at BGM. (Right now, I’m getting a lot of offers to play villains, like ‘Why don’t you play the villain in a South movie?’ So I’m saying, if I do a movie and it’s a central character, I would also like to do the score. I’m really good at background music.)”


On the work front, Amaal, who is a music composer, is best known for his songs. He was last seen on Bigg Boss 19, where he won many hearts and was in the top five of the show. Amaal’s bond with Baseer Ali, Zeishan Khan, and others is what fans love and adore.