Anwar Malik, better known as Anu Malik (Hindi: अनु मलिक) is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India He has won the National Award for his work in Refugee. Refugee is a Bollywood film directed by J P Dutta, released on 30 June, 2000. His song "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate was used in the English movie Moulin Rouge, starring Nicole Kidman, and "Chunari Chunari" from Biwi No.1 was used in Monsoon Wedding. China Gate is a 1998 Hindi Bollywood film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Can-can at the Moulin Rouge The main feature of an evening at the Moulin Rouge is the performance Biwi No1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy directed by David Dhawan and starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 Film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan, which depicts various romantic entanglements With his work in crossover films like Bride and Prejudice, he is among the few with international projects to his credit. Bride and Prejudice is a 2004 Indian British / American romantic Musical film directed by Gurinder Chadha

Contents 1 Early years 2 The rise 3 Recognition 4 Style of music 5 Plagiarism 6 Alisha Chinai and Anu Malik 7 Indian Idol 8 Love 9 Singer 10 Awards 11 Discography 12 References 13 External links

Early years

The son of veteran composer Sardar Malik, Anu Malik (Anwar Malik) made his debut in 1981 with Poonam. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance He composed for various films like Sohni Mahiwal and Ganga Jamuna Saraswathi, but he did not get the required attention, or recognition. Sohni Mahiwal ( Urdu / Punjabi: سوہنی مہیوال Sindhi: सोहनी महीवाल is one of the four popular tragic romances of the One of the only producers that always returned to him were FC Mehra's Eagle Films. Other early films were:

• Mard
• Maa
• Maalamaal
• Love Marriage
• Aasman
• Jaal
• Allah Rakha
• Mujrim

It is said that his first film was Hunterwali 77. ^[1]

The rise

Anu Malik's time came in 1993. With Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Ayee, Jaanam, Sir, and Baazigar, Anu Malik had arrived. The next year, he won the FilmFare Award for Baazigar. Baazigar ( Hindi ( Devanagari) बाज़ीगर Urdu / Farsi ( Nastaliq) بازیگر English: Gambler

Recognition

In 2001, he exhibited his versatility, when his work was used in movies like Aks, Fiza, Filhal and Mujhe Kuch Kehena hai (among others). Aks ( Hindi: अक्स marketed in English as "The Reflection" is a Bollywood movie that released in 2001. Fiza ( Hindi: फ़ीज़ा Urdu: ﻓﻀﺎ is a 2000 Indian film directed and written by Khalid Mohammed.

Style of music

He is known to be the most versatile among the Indian music directors,^[2][3] giving music to almost all kinds of films, without being repetitive, which is said to be the reason for his success.

Another specialty of Anu Malik is his choice of singers and lyricists. A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s Unlike his peers, such as Nadeem Shravan, who tend to prefer mainstream singers like Kumar Sanu and popular lyricist Sameer in all their films, Anu Malik has always tried different singers and lyricists. Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya (কেদারনাথ ভট্টাচার্য born September 23, 1957 in Kolkata) is a Sameer (समीर born February 24, 1958) is an Indian Lyricist, mainly writing lyrics for songs in Hindi language Films He was the first to use singers like Kay Kay and Sonu Niigaam as lead singers in his films, thus adding variety. Sonu Nigam or Sonu Niigaam (सोनु निगम born July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is an Many of his hit albums do not have one single lead lyricist, but instead a host of individual lyricists. Anu Malik sometimes uses telugu(tollywood) singers such as S. P. Balasubramaniam and Chitra. Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, ( Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారధ్య్యుల బాల సుబ్రమణ్యం Kannada K S Chithra, credited as Chitra, is a six time National film awards winning singer who has made her mark in the Indian (film playback industry

Plagiarism

Anu Malik, like many Bollywood music directors, is criticized for taking inspiration from other composers. Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work ^[4] However, Anu Malik has sometimes paid the required credits on the album cover to the original composer. He has been criticized for plagiarizing The Godfather's theme, Titanic's theme, Summer of '42's theme, Laura Allen's "Slipe and Slide", Wham!'s "Last Christmas", The Beatles's "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", Dean Martin's "The Man who Plays the Mandalino", Modern Talking's "Cheri Cheri Lady", Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Amr Diab's Tamally Maa'k, Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack", Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Allah Hu" and Deep Purple's "Child in Time" to name a few. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' Summer of '42 is a 1971 American " coming-of-age " motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974) is an American Actress. Biography Early life Laura Allen was born at Portland " Last Christmas " is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984 on a double A-side with " Everything She The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Modern Talking was a German Pop music duo consisting of composer/producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab (عمرو دياب (born October 11, 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of Jeel music Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972 in Hanover, Germany) is a British R&B Singer who saw major success in the mid-1990s " Return of the Mack " is a single released in 1996 by English R&B artist Mark Morrison, with a beat sampled from Tom Tom Club 's Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 " Child in Time " is a Song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple.

Alisha Chinai and Anu Malik

Anu's association with Alisha Chinai has also been very successful, delivering major hits such as "Sexy Sexy" from Khuddar; "Ruk Ruk Ruk" from Vijaypath; and the recent songs from No Entry. Alisha Chinai is a singer of Pop music in India Biography Born in 1972 to a Gujarati family Sujata changed her name to that of her cousin's daughter Alisha No Entry is a Hindi comedy film released in 2005. It was directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Boney Kapoor. For some time, they did not work for each other, following Alisha's claim that Anu Malik mistreated her. But given Anu Malik's style of music, he needed a singer of Alisha's class and style. For Alisha, without Anu Malik, work was hard to come by, barring a few private albums, which in India pale in comparison to the film music popularity. Thus, their coming together was inevitable.

Indian Idol

Anu Malik was one of the 4 judges in the TV show with Alisha Chinai, Udit Narayan and Javed Akhtar. Alisha Chinai is a singer of Pop music in India Biography Born in 1972 to a Gujarati family Sujata changed her name to that of her cousin's daughter Alisha Udit Narayan Jha (उदित नारायण झा popularly known as Udit Narayan is a Playback singer in commercial Hindi - Tamil - Javed Akhtar ( Urdu: جاوید اختر; Hindi: जावेद अख़्तर born He was a judge in the first Asian Idol held in Indonesia, representing Indian Idol. Indian Idol is a popular television show on Indian television, a Singing talent contest to determine the best undiscovered young singer in the

Love

In 2004, Anu Malik composed songs for a Kannada film entitled Love. Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state The film has been dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam after the success of the Kannada version. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state

Singer

Anu Malik also does playback singing for his compositions. Although he is not a mainstream singer, he has a unique style. For a person who was written off as a singer in his early days ("Julie Julie," for instance), he has evolved well, with songs like "Ek Garam Chaye ki Pyali" (Salman Khan), "Gori Gori" in Main Hoon Na or the recent "Meri Jane Jigar" in the film Deewane Huye Pagal. Main Hoon Na ( Devanagari: मैं हूँ ना Urdu:میں ہوں نہ English: I am Here) is a Hindi

While he sings entire songs for some movies, especially those starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and even Shahid Kapoor (in Deewane Huye pagal he sang almost every song), very often one can hear him in the chorus, like in "Mehbooba Mehebooba" in the film Ajnabi, or "Tumse milke dilka ka. Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan ( Hindi: सलमान ख़ान Urdu: سلمان خان səlˈmɑːn ˈxɑːn born December 27, 1965) Akshay Kumar (अक्षय कुमार born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on September 9 1967 is an Indian Bollywood film actor Shahid Kapoor ( Hindi: शाहिद कपूर born on February 25 1981 in Mumbai India) is a Bollywood actor and model . . " for the film Main Hoon na, or even in his latest release, "Rockstar" in the film Humko Deewana Kargaye.

He is also known for his singing for his private albums popular among the masses like Dekho baarish ho rahi hai, Tera chehra, Dhua dhua and an English album, Eyes.

Awards

Anu Malik has won The National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film Refugee in 2001, and won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award twice for Main Hoon Na (2004) and Baazigar (1993). The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Main Hoon Na ( Devanagari: मैं हूँ ना Urdu:میں ہوں نہ English: I am Here) is a Hindi Baazigar ( Hindi ( Devanagari) बाज़ीगर Urdu / Farsi ( Nastaliq) بازیگر English: Gambler He also got Special Jury Award (Filmfare) in 2000 for his outstanding contribution in music.

Discography

During the past two decades, he has created music for the following chart buster films:

• Sohni Mahiwal (1984) (This was not a chartbuster film but helped Anupama Deshpande win the Filmfare award)
• Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988)
• Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1988)
• Chamatkar (1992)
• Baazigar (1993)
• Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994)
• Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)
• Ram Jaane (1995)
• Diljale (1996)
• Virasat (1997)
• Border (1997)
• Ishq (1997)
• Kareeb (1998)
• Duplicate (1998)
• China Gate (1998)
• Baadshah (1999)

Arzoo (1999)

• Josh(1999)
• Refugee (2000)
• Badal (2000)
• Fiza (2000)
• Asoka (2001)
• Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001)
• Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
• Naajayaj
• Naaraaz
• Ram Aour Shyam
• Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee
• Dil Kitna Naadan Hai
• Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
• Miss 420
• Gundaraz
• Tammana
• Gambler
• Aitbaar
• Khuddar
• Kalyug
• Hum Hain Bemisaal
• Phool aour Angaar
• Awara Pagal Deewana
• Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
• Yaadein (2001)
• Aks (2001)
• Filhaal (2002)
• Ab Ke Baras (2002)
• LOC Kargil (2003)
• Saaya (2003)
• Main Hoon Na (2004)
• Murder (2004)
• Fida (2004)
• No Entry (2005)
• Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
• Zindaggi Rocks(2006)
• Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
• Umrao Jaan(2006)
• Undertrail (2007)
• Woodstock Villa (2008)(post production)
• Love Story 2050 (2008)(post production)
• Ugly and Pagli (2008)(filming)
• Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam (2008)(filming)

References

External links

• Lyrics of songs composed by Anu Malik
• Rest Of Anu Malik Filmography
• MP3 Generals

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