Mumbai: Singer-composer Amaal Mallik revealed that his father, music director Daboo Malik, was replaced by Salman Khan in ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ after having already shot for the project.
The composer shared the anecdote in a recent interview with Filmfare, where he also spoke about the financial challenges his family faced during that period.
“My dad was lost, when he was around 34-35. I have seen him sitting in a chair – baffled, confused, thinking what to do next. He tried acting – he shot for first two schedules of Maine Pyaar Kiya, as the hero. The first time Sooraj Barjatya’s father asked him to start shooting and learn the process, because the story is nice so get into the flow of things,” Amaal was quoted as saying by the portal.
Explaining that the project had already commenced, with photoshoots completed and initial filming underway, Amaal said: “And, there was another girl and photoshoot, etc everything was done and they shot for the film. Somewhere in the process, a more stupendous good-looking man came through, and it was Salman Khan. So, my dad recalls this and says, ‘I was climbing down the stairs of Barjatya office and I saw this young, good looking, mullet hair boy’.”
Amaal further revealed that his father found out about the change from a security guard!
“He asked the security guy about who he was and he said, ‘He is a new hero, leading star in the film Maine Pyaar Kiya’. My dad didn’t know, he wasn’t told, he had shot and the cassette was made, but he accepted. Years later, when he was doing music with Sohail Khan, he told everything to Salman Khan at that time. I don’t know what schedule it was, maybe a pilot, that director loved him.”
Amaal Mallik is one of the prominent music composers in Bollywood, known for blending romantic melodies with soulful compositions.
His popular tracks include ‘Sooraj Dooba Hai,’ ‘Kar Gayi Chull,’ ‘Bol Do Na Zara,’ ‘Jab Tak,’ and ‘Kaun Tujhe,’ which have cemented his reputation for melody-driven music.
Over the years, Amaal has worked extensively across films and independent projects, frequently collaborating with leading singers, including his brother Armaan Malik.
