Israr Sardar "Daboo" Malik is an Indian music director, composer, singer, actor and scriptwriter in the

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. Malik was born in

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, Maharashtra to the veteran music director Sardar Malik.

Discography

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Early life

Malik was born 21 January 1963 in Bombay, the second son of music director Sardar Malik and Bilqis Begum, sister of lyricist

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. He has two brothers,

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music director

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is an Indian National Award and Filmfare Award winning musician, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film in ...

and Abu Malik. Uncle

(Malik's mother's brother) was a famous lyricist whose work spans from the 1950s to the 1980s. After Malik completed his Bachelor of Commerce at Narsee Monjee College, in Mumbai, he followed his family's tradition. Malik pursued various artistic roles, such as singing, acting, and assisting Anu in directing music.

Career

Daboo Malik was initially not interested in singing or composing music, preferring acting. In 1988,New This Week-Daboo Malik-Episode
"YouTube."Retrieved 29 March 2014. he pursued a small role of Devavratha in the TV series ''

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'' by B.R. Chopra, on

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and furthered his career by acting in other movies such as, '' Beta Ho To Aisa'', ''

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'', and '' Baazigar''.Daboo Malik makes waves in Bollywood
"Smashits."Retrieved 28 March 2014. In 2013, however, Malik switched to music—in an interview, he stated: "I was acting and unconsciously working on my inner talent of composing music. I realized I wasted a lot of time. I only wanted to pursue acting for stardom." His first album as a solo music director, ''Yeh Zindagi ka Safar'', was released in 2001. The following year, he composed his first song " Thoda Sa Pyaar Hua Hai" for '' Maine Dil Tujhko Diya'', followed by more movie music such as '' Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'' and '' Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' in 2002, '' I Proud to Be an Indian'' in 2004 and '' Kisaan'' in 2009. Malik attributes the discovery of his talent as a music director, to

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. In a 2013 interview, Malik explained: "My meeting with Salim Khan is icunforgettable. He found me similar to my dad's personality, and I sang for the first time in front of him. Salim told me right away that I’m born to become a composer. I get goosebumps even when I think about it now, as my conversation with Salim Khan changed everything, and my musical journey began." In 2014, Malik further became both the composer and scriptwriter for a forthcoming musical thriller ''W.'',Daboo Malik Turns Scriptwriter
"World of Entertainment."Retrieved 28 March 2014. directed by Tarun Madan.

Personal life

Daboo Malik is married to Jyothi Malik,Time Out with Daboo and Jyoti Malik
"Shaadi Times."Retrieved 30 March 2014. They have two sons,

Armaan Malik Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over, performer, dancer and actor. He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu, English, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, G ...

and Amaal Mallik. Both sons actively participate in the Bollywood industry. Armaan is a singer while Amaal is a music composer. .

Filmography

Malik has composed music for Bollywood films such as *''

Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar ''Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar'' () is a 2001 Bollywood romantic drama film, directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Ameesha Patel. The film released on November 16, 2001. Synopsis 20-year-old S ...

'' (2001) *'' Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'' (2002) *'' Maine Dil Tujhko Diya'' (2002) *'' Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' (2002) *'' Tumse Milke Wrong Number'' (2003) *'' Girlfriend'' (2004) *'' I Proud to Be an Indian'' (2004)Daboo Malik.
artistaloud.com. *'' Nehlle Pe Dehlla'' (2007) *'' Kissan'' (2009) *'' W'' (2014) *'' Ekta'' (2019)

References

External links

Daboo Malik
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Daboo Indian film score composers Indian male singers Living people Indian male film score composers 1963 births