Anmol Malik


Anmol Malik is an Indian author, singer, and songwriter who works in the Indian film industry.

Career

Early career

After graduating from the University of Warwick, Malik returned to India and worked in the Creative Development department at Disney UTV. Following a stint as an assistant director with Rohan Sippy, Malik went on to become a junior copywriterwith Leo Burnett Worldwide in India and worked on the Tide campaign for the South Asian market. She eventually became Head of the Script Department at Yash Raj Films and worked on films such as Mardaani and Dum Laga Ke Haisha.

Author

In 2020, Malik made her debut as an author with the book Three Impossible Wishes published by HarperCollins. A young adult romantic comedy, the book was praised by actor Ayushmann Khurrana for being "Totally cheeky, completely hilarious and endlessly charming."

Singer

Malik began her singing career by lending her voice for the movie Biwi No.1. She went on to record her first vocal track at the age of five. This was followed by other movies where Malik sang as a child artist, such as Mela and Badal.
In the year 2006, director J.P.Dutta cast her as the singer for lead actress Aishwariya Rai in the movie Umrao Jaan. Her next release was the song "Chal Mera Hath Pakad Le" from the Satish Kaushik movie Teree Sang. During the film's pre-release the song gained popularity after Malik's impromptu live performance on the music reality show Indian Idol.
At the age of 16, Malik sang "Talli" from the movie Ugly Aur Pagli, a fusion of grunge and rap music. The song debuted at the No.1 position and remained the top dance song for that year.
Malik's discography includes various popular songs such as "Suno Suno" from Gali Gali Chor Hai, "Big Fat Indian Wedding" from the movie Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai, "Ek Mulaqat" from the movie Sonali Cable. She also sang the Western Version of "Old School Girl" from the movie Tanu Weds Manu Returns in 2015. Recently Malik sang "Time Lagaya Kaiko" in Welcome Back.
In October 2015, her first indie single as a singer, "Lamhein", an official adaptation of Coldplay's "Paradise", was released under EMI Records India. The music was recreated by her father, Anu Malik, and the lyrics were penned by Manoj Muntashir. A music video, directed by Mohit Suri, featured Malik and Mohit Marwah.
Malik launched her first English single "Let Me Come Home" in February 2017; the song is written, composed and sung by her. Malik put the song on YouTube first, where it grabbed the attention of the programming execs at VH1.
She was one of the composers for the 2017 Hindi-language Indu Sarkar.

Songwriter

After her graduation from university, Malik released the English single "The Graduation". The song was only released online.

Discography

YearMovieSongMusic Director
1996DiljaleAnu Malik
1998Chhota ChetanJo Tum Kaho Anu Malik
1999Biwi No.1Mujhe Maaf Karna Anu Malik
2000MelaMela Dilon Ka, Anu Malik
2006Umrao JaanAgle Janam Mohe Bitiya Na KijoAnu Malik
2008Ugly Aur PagliTalli, Shut Up, Aa NachleAnu Malik
2009Teree SangChal Mera Hath Pakad LeAnu Malik
2010Pyaar Impossible10 on 10Salim-Sulaiman
2012Gali Gali Chor HaiSuno SunoAnu Malik
2012Yeh Jo Mohabbat HaiBig Fat Indian WeddingAnu Malik
2013Bajatey RahoNaagin DanceJaidev Kumar
2014Sonali CableGannu Rocks, Ek MulaqatMickey McCleary, Jubin Nautiyal
2015Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsOld School Girl Krsna Solo
2015Welcome BackTime Lagaya KaikoAnu Malik
2015LamheinMusic VideoAnu Malik
2016Housefull 3Pyar KiShaarib-Toshi
2017Let Me Come HomeLet Me Come HomeAnmol Malik
2017Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!Music VideoAnmol Malik
2017Begum Jaan"Holi Khelein"Anu Malik
2018Jiya Na Jaye"Music Video"Anmol Malik
2018Tum Hi Toh Ho"Music Video"Anu Malik
2019Alvida Phir Kyun Kaha"Song"Anu Malik