Anmol Malik

{{Infobox person

| name = Anmol Malik

| image = Anmol Malik at the airport in 2018.jpg

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| education = BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Business
Literature
Film

| alma_mater = University of Warwick, England

Ecole Mondiale World School Mumbai
Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai

| occupation = Author, singer, lyricist, composer

| years_active = 1995–present

| parents = Anu Malik

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Anmol Malik, also known by her pen name Audrey Piano, is an Indian author, singer, lyricist and composer who works in the Bollywood music industry. She is the daughter of singer Anu Malik.

Career

= Early career =

After graduating from the University of Warwick, Malik returned to India and worked in the Creative Development department at Disney UTV. Following a stint as an assistant director with Rohan Sippy, Malik went on to become a junior copywriter{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/author-details/anmol-malik/|title=Anmol Malik|website=HarperCollins Publishers India|access-date=29 April 2020}} with Leo Burnett Worldwide in India and worked on the Tide (brand) campaign for the South Asian market. She eventually became Head of the Script Department{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/anu-malik%EF%BF%BD۪s-daughter-to-supervise-scripts-at-yash-raj-films/|title=Anu Malik's daughter to supervise scripts at Yash Raj Films|last=Baddhan|first=Raj|date=14 May 2014|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music|access-date=29 April 2020}} at Yash Raj Films and worked on films such as Mardaani and Dum Laga Ke Haisha.

=Author=

In 2020, Malik made her debut as an author with the book Three Impossible Wishes{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/product/three-impossible-wishes/|title=Three Impossible Wishes|website=HarperCollins Publishers India|access-date=29 April 2020}} published by HarperCollins. A young-adult romantic comedy, the book was praised by actor Ayushmann Khurrana for being "Totally cheeky, completely hilarious and endlessly charming."{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/anmol-malik-debuts-as-an-author/1817486|title=Anmol Malik debuts as an author|website=outlookindia.com/|access-date=2020-04-29}} According to a positive review by Scroll.In, the book is "A breezy campus romance that is a reminder of a life that college students are missing in the lockdown."{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Her books were felicitated at the House of Lords, United Kingdom by Lord Rami Ranger, Baron of Mayfair.{{cite web |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/anmol-malik-felicitated-for-her-book-26-june-2022/ |title=Anmol Malik Felicitated for her Book |date=2022-06-26 |website=filminformation.com}}

Under her pen name she has written several pieces of micro-fiction for Terribly Tiny Tales, a popular storytelling platform with over 12 million readers. In 2019, she was invited to write two pieces of short fiction for their third book titled With Love released by Penguin Books.{{Cite web|title=With Love|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/with-love/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}

After making it to the Amazon Best Reads list Malik was chosen to write for the Amazon Kindle platform where she produced the pieces titled Audrey & Adam{{Cite web|title=Audrey and Adam|url=https://www.amazon.in/kindle-dbs/arp/B08BTYH6RL|access-date=2020-10-06|website=amazon.in|language=en-in}} and Things You Learn in a Different City.{{Cite web|title=To Be An Indian Student Abroad: Or Things You Learn When You Study in a Different City|url=https://www.amazon.in/kindle-dbs/arp/B08BTTQDF4|access-date=2020-10-06|website=amazon.in|language=en-in}}

For Bound India's Jotted platform, Malik wrote The Visitor,{{Cite web|title=The Visitor: A Short Story|url=https://www.boundindia.com/the-visitor-a-short-story/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=BOUND|date=2 July 2020|language=en-US}} an excerpt from a longer piece of work that has piqued the interest of fans. She was also a guest on their podcast{{Cite web|date=2020-04-20|title=Books and Beyond with Bound: New podcast blurs the lines between readers and writers in a 'thriving literary culture' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/books-and-beyond-with-bound-new-podcast-blurs-the-lines-between-readers-and-writers-in-a-thriving-literary-culture-8265851.html|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Firstpost}} Books And Beyond for the episode "Writing Genre-Bending Romantic Comedies".File:Anmol Malik TTT Book Launch.pngShe has also written for several publications including Harper's Bazaar{{cite web | url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/Harpers-Bazaar-India/SWEET-FANTASY | title=Sweet Fantasy }} Alone Together, Mansworld, In Defence Of 'I'm Too Busy'{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=In Defence Of I'm Too Busy|url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/currentedition/in-defence-of-im-too-busy/|access-date=2020-10-06|language=en-GB}} and Elle India

In November, she was invited to speak at the Chandigarh Literature Festival for a session titled Impossible Secrets: Coming of Age Stories For Young Adults.{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Literati-2020: Day 2 sees meaningful conversations|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/literati-2020-day-2-sees-meaningful-conversations-173903|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}

== Bibliography ==

class="wikitable sortable"

!For

!Title

!Role

Terribly Tiny Tales/ Penguin Books

|Dear John

|Author

Terribly Tiny Tales/ Penguin Books

|To The Boy on the Last Bench

|Author

HarperCollins

|THREE IMPOSSIBLE WISHES (book)

|Author

Amazon Kindle

|Audrey & Adam

|Author

Amazon Kindle

|Things You Learn in a Different City

|Author

Harper's Bazaar/ Contributing Author

|Alone Together

|Author

Man's World

|In Defence of I'm Too Busy

|Author

Bound India's Jotted

|The Visitor

|Author

Hindustan Times HT Brunch

|Let It Be

|Author

HarperCollins

|A PLANE STORY (book)

|Author

=Singer=

Malik began her singing career by lending her voice for the movie Biwi No.1. She went on to record her first vocal track at the age of five. This was followed by other movies where Malik sang as a child artist, such as Mela and Badal.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Anmoll-Mallik-Im-the-most-comfortable-in-a-recording-studio/articleshow/47541325.cms|title=Anmoll Mallik: I'm the most comfortable in a recording studio|work=The Times of India|date=5 June 2015 |accessdate=25 September 2015}}

In the year 2006, director J. P. Dutta cast her as the singer for lead actress Aishwariya Rai in the movie Umrao Jaan. Her next release was the song "Chal Mera Hath Pakad Le" from the Satish Kaushik movie Teree Sang. During the film's pre-release the song gained popularity after Malik's impromptu live performance on the music reality show Indian Idol.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

At the age of 16, Malik sang "Talli" from the movie Ugly Aur Pagli, a fusion of grunge and rap music. The song debuted at the No.1 position and remained the top dance song for that year.{{cite AV media|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/second-generation-talents-with-familiar-surnames-are-gunning-for-musical-stardom/1/334522.html|title=Second generations with talents|work=India Today|accessdate=16 May 2016}}

Malik's discography includes various popular songs such as "Suno Suno" from Gali Gali Chor Hai, "Big Fat Indian Wedding" from the movie Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai, "Ek Mulaqat" from the movie Sonali Cable. She also sang the Western Version of "Old School Girl" from the movie Tanu Weds Manu: Returns in 2015.{{cite AV media|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9497/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231014531/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9497|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2015|title=10 Youngsters with music in their bko|date=30 April 2015|work=BollywoodHungama|accessdate=30 December 2015}} Recently Malik sang "Time Lagaya Kaiko" in Welcome Back.

In October 2015, her first indie single as a singer, "Lamhein", an official adaptation of Coldplay's "Paradise", was released under EMI Records India. The music was recreated by her father, Anu Malik, and the lyrics were written by Manoj Muntashir. A music video, directed by Mohit Suri, featured Malik and Mohit Marwah.{{cite web|title=This version of Coldplay's Paradise by Anmol Malik is becoming a rage|date=6 October 2015 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/a-version-of-coldplays-paradise-by-anu-maliks-daughter-anmol-malik-is-becoming-a-rage/1/491912.html}}

Malik launched her first English single "Let Me Come Home" in February 2017; the song is written, composed and sung by her. Malik put the song on YouTube first, where it grabbed the attention of the programming execs at VH1.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2017/feb/06/anmol-maliks-let-me-come-home-in-vh1-international-music-charts-1567631.html|title=Anmol Malik's 'Let Me Come Home' in VH1 International Music Charts|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=28 July 2017}}

She was one of the composers for the 2017 Hindi-language Indu Sarkar.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In 2021, she was chosen to sing Chura Ke Dil Mera 2.0 from the movie Hungama 2. It became the highest ranked dance track of the year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

=Songwriter=

After her graduation from university, Malik released the English single "The Graduation". The song was only released online.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Discography

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Year ! Movie ! Song(s) ! Music Director(s)
1996 \| Diljale \| (Child Artist) \| Anu Malik
1998 \| Chhota Chetan \| Jo Tum Kaho (Child Artist) \| Anu Malik
1999 \| Biwi No.1 \| Mujhe Maaf Karna (Child Artist) \| Anu Malik
2000 \| Mela \| Mela Dilon Ka (Celebration), (Child Artist) \| Anu Malik
2006 \| Umrao Jaan \| Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Na Kijo \| Anu Malik
2008 \| Ugly Aur Pagli \| Talli, Shut Up, Aa Nachle \| Anu Malik
2009 \| Teree Sang \| Chal Mera Hath Pakad Le \| Anu Malik
2010 \| Pyaar Impossible! \| 10 on 10 \| Salim–Sulaiman
2012 \| Gali Gali Chor Hai \| Suno Suno \| Anu Malik
2012 \| Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai \| Big Fat Indian Wedding \| Anu Malik
2013 \| Bajatey Raho \| Naagin Dance \| Jaidev Kumar
2014 \| Sonali Cable \| Gannu Rocks, Ek Mulaqat \| Mikey McCleary, Jubin Nautiyal
2015 \| Tanu Weds Manu: Returns \| Old School Girl (Western Version) \| Krsna Solo
2015 \| Welcome Back \| Time Lagaya Kaiko \| Anu Malik
2015 \| Lamhein \| Music Video \| Anu Malik
2016 \| Housefull 3 \| Pyar Ki \| Shaarib-Toshi
2017 \| Let Me Come Home \| Let Me Come Home \| Anmol Malik
2017 \| Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain! \| Music Video \| Anmol Malik
2017 \| Begum Jaan \| "Holi Khelein" \| Anu Malik
2018 \| Jiya Na Jaye \| "Music Video" \| Anmol Malik
2018 \| Tum Hi Toh Ho \| "Music Video" \| Anu Malik
2019 \| Alvida Phir Kyun Kaha \| "Song" \| Anu Malik
2021 \| Hungama 2 \| "Chura Ke Dil Mera 2.0" \| Benny Dayal
2021 \| Hungama 2 \| "Hungama Ho Gaya" \| Mika Singh
2024 \| Silsila Ye \| "Silsila Ye" \| Anmol Malik, Kartik Sachdeva
2024 \| Aisi Toh Baat \| "Aisi Toh Baat" \| Anmol Malik

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Year

! Movie

! Song(s)

! Music Director(s)

1996

| Diljale

| (Child Artist)

| Anu Malik

1998

| Chhota Chetan

| Jo Tum Kaho (Child Artist)