Mumbai: Singer-music composer Amaal Mallik shared a lengthy note on social media, alleging that powerful Bollywood people sidelined him and got him removed from nearly 60 projects over the years.
Apologising to his fans, Amaal said he would be satisfied focusing on independent music if opportunities in films no longer came his way.
In a long note addressed to his fans, Amaal wrote, “The big boys in powerful positions have got me out of more than 60 odd projects. 20 films toh maine khud hi mana kar diye as it was beneath me to work in those setups. The musician in me wouldn’t be able to respect himself. I still did my bit, and will always do my best to put music and shoot videos whenever possible for my fans, with or without the movies. No regrets at all, it’s their loss 🙂 But somehow it becomes a loss to my listeners & fans, and I’m sorry for that, but I need to make it clear to all of you.”
He added, “I’m trying my best for the last 8 years, with utmost sincerity & obviously some respectful terms & conditions of working but sadly it doesn’t work for this place. Plus my inability to hide the truth about this place and its workings irks them further and leads to pointless threats to me and family. There are some very powerful set of p
eople that don’t want me to be part of their films or any film for a matter of fact, and it’s not just LABELS, it’s beyond that NOW, it’s a mixed syndicate of egoistic humans.”
While the singer refrained from naming anyone, he added that ‘someday’, he would hit back.
Calling out politics in the industry, the singer added, “I will not name them today but their time will come someday and the lord above will show them their place. All of them are playing award-worthy politics for almost 8 years now, and that’s why you hear less of my music in films.”
Amaal, who is the son of music composer Daboo Malik and the nephew of Anu Malik, shared that even his family connections couldn’t save him from industry politics. “I can’t be part of a clout, a power setup, or be part of petty groupism. Even the NEPOTISM isn’t working,” he wrote.
He concluded, “SO MUJHE MAAF KARO….. MERA INDIE MUSIC SUNO (Forgive me and listen to my indie music). IF A FILM SONG COMES GREAT, IF NOT THEN DON’T FRET.”
Amaal began his journey in Bollywood as a composer with Salman Khan’s ‘Jai Ho’ in 2014.
He rose to prominence a year later with the hit track ‘Sooraj Dooba Hai’ from ‘Roy’.
Over the years, Amaal has composed music for several popular films, including ‘Hero’, ‘Airlift’, ‘Kapoor & Sons’, ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’, ‘Kabir Singh’ and ‘Vedaa’.
Apart from composing, he has also sung several tracks featured in his own albums.