Anu Malik Quotes

Anu Malik

Profession : Composer

Birth : November 2, 1960

There are many singers who in spite of not making big in the industry are doing numerous shows and earning a lot of money.

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Talent sticks out like a sore thumb.

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Star cast is very important, for the songs to fly again. You need someone like a Shah Rukh Khan or a Salman Khan, a big star in the film. They will make sure that the song is taken to a different level.

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Previously there were young people who would come to Mumbai looking for a break. Reality shows have made things easy.

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I remember going to a music company and while I was sitting there I saw Panchamda. He saw me and hid from me - because he had come there asking for work. That was the most painful moment of my life - that one of the greatest composers, a living legend, was looking for work.

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I met Panchamda for the first time when I was just 17 years old.

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When 'Indian Idol 2' started, I believed we would have a female idol this time. Unfortunately, that didn't happen and it is really funny.

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I never get affected by anyone telling me anything.

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You can't write off Bappi Lahiri's or RD Burman's music.

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I felt very grateful to JP Dutta who had faith in me from the beginning.

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I am connected to youth through my two daughters.

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When I was very young, around 11 or 12, when I started actually meeting people, trying to get work, I had to meet producers, directors but I didn't have the platform.

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I cannot sit back and think that I am the best. I have to prove again and again that I am the most original music director around, even if I'm everyone's favorite whipping boy.

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Whenever I am at the airport, I always manage to get a hug from the security personnel present at the security check. They always tell me that they love the songs from 'Border,' and its amazing that even 20 years later, the songs continue to hold the same meaning and impact they had when the film was released.

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I just can't do without my kids. They are more than anything else in the world.

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I've struggled so much in my life and I've seen so much of rejection, insult and humiliation, that it can turn into a film.

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Since I have spent so much time with film-makers, and I understand the process, I would love to direct a film some day.

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I have seen people from every strata of society trying to prove their talent. And I value people only for their talent.

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How do you explain a person like Asha Bhosle? A star or a super star or just someone from the Gods.

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Anyone who says that awards make no difference to him is lying through his teeth!

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