Israr Sardar "Daboo" Malik is an
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music director, composer, singer, actor and scriptwriter in the
Indian Music Industry
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. Malik was born in
Bombay
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, Maharashtra to the veteran music director
Sardar Malik
Sardar Malik (13 January 1930 – 27 January 2006) was an Indian Hindi film music director and score composer.
Early life and career
Sardar Malik was born on 13 January 1930 in Kapurthala, Punjab, British India. He first was a student at Uday ...
.
Discography
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Early life
Malik was born 21 January 1963 in Bombay, the second son of music director
Sardar Malik
Sardar Malik (13 January 1930 – 27 January 2006) was an Indian Hindi film music director and score composer.
Early life and career
Sardar Malik was born on 13 January 1930 in Kapurthala, Punjab, British India. He first was a student at Uday ...
and Bilqis Begum, sister of lyricist
Hasrat Jaipuri. He has two brothers,
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
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 indus ...
and Abu Malik. Uncle
Hasrat Jaipuri (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](_blank)
"YouTube."Retrieved 29 March 2014. he pursued a small role of
Devavratha in the TV series ''
Mahabharat
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...
'' by B.R. Chopra, on
DD National
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and furthered his career by acting in other movies such as, ''
Beta Ho To Aisa
''Beta Ho To Aisa'' is a 1994 Hindi film directed by Late Sir C.P. Dixit, presented by Babubhai latiwala of Bombino video & produced by Late Praveen Khanna; (Govinda ji's brother in law). Starring Govinda, Varsha Usgaonkar, Gulshan Grover and Ra ...
'', ''
Tirangaa'', and ''
Baazigar
''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...
''.
[Daboo Malik makes waves in Bollywood](_blank)
"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
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" for ''
Maine Dil Tujhko Diya
''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya'' ('' en, I gave my heart to you'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic action film, directed, produced, written by and starring Sohail Khan, who makes his acting debut along with another debutante, Sameera Reddy. The film ...
'', followed by more movie music such as ''
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
''Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'' () is a 2002 Indian action thriller film directed by Pankaj Parashar.The films stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Dia Mirza.
Plot
Veer Thakur (Salman Khan) is an eligible young bachelor living in a small communi ...
'' and ''
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' () is a 2002 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman (his Hindi debut), serving as a inspire of 1995 Tamil film ''Thotta Chinungi''. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan, ...
'' in 2002, ''
I Proud to Be an Indian
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'' in 2004 and ''
Kisaan
''Kisaan'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Puneet Sira, starring Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi. Released on 28 August 2009 to praise for Sohail Khan's performance but c ...
''
in 2009.
Malik attributes the discovery of his talent as a music director, to
Salim Khan
Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films. Khan is one half of the prolific screenwriting d ...
.
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](_blank)
"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
Amaal Mallik (born 16 June 1990) is an Indian music director, composer, singer, music producer, arranger, background scorer, performer and lyricist. He is the elder son of Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik, and grandson of Sardar Malik. He debute ...
. 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
''Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'' () is a 2002 Indian action thriller film directed by Pankaj Parashar.The films stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Dia Mirza.
Plot
Veer Thakur (Salman Khan) is an eligible young bachelor living in a small communi ...
'' (2002)
*''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya
''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya'' ('' en, I gave my heart to you'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic action film, directed, produced, written by and starring Sohail Khan, who makes his acting debut along with another debutante, Sameera Reddy. The film ...
'' (2002)
*''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' () is a 2002 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman (his Hindi debut), serving as a inspire of 1995 Tamil film ''Thotta Chinungi''. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan, ...
'' (2002)
*''Tumse Milke Wrong Number
''Tumse Milke Wrong Number'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi suspense thriller film of Bollywood, directed by Jignesh M. Vaishnav. This movie was released on 12 December 2003 under the banner of ABC Pictures Private Limited.
Plot
Mahi Mathur is a bea ...
'' (2003)
*''Girlfriend
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'' (2004)
*''I Proud to Be an Indian
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'' (2004)[Daboo Malik.]
artistaloud.com.
*''Nehlle Pe Dehlla
''Nehlle Pe Dehlla'' (earlier titled as ''Jimmy and Johny'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi language action comedy film directed by Ajay Chandok, and starring Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu and Kim Sharma. It was filmed in 2001, but was not ...
'' (2007)
*''Kissan
''Kisaan'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Puneet Sira, starring Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi. Released on 28 August 2009 to praise for Sohail Khan's performance but cr ...
'' (2009)
*'' W'' (2014)
*'' Ekta'' (2019)
See also
*List of Indian music families
Within the Indian music industry, there is a history of many members of a family over several generations all participating in the music industry. This page lists some of the more well-known such "clans". For Indian film families, see Lists of In ...
*List of Indian film families
This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian Film Industry. For South Indian film families, see List of South Indian film families and for Indian music families, see List of Indian music families.
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References
External links
Daboo Malik
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Indian film score composers
Indian male singers
Living people
Indian male film score composers
1963 births