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 industry. He is the son of Sardar Malik.
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| Born | Anwar Sardar Malik 2 November 1960 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Annu Malik (1978–1992) |
| Spouse | Anju Malik |
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| Parent(s) | Sardar Malik (father) Bilqis (mother) |
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| Genres | Disco, pop music, rock music, Bollywood |
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| Instrument(s) | Tabla, dholak, electric guitar, drum kit, harmonium, piano, violin, saxophone |
| Years active | 1974–present |
As a music director, he has composed music for various genres of films, and has created several commercially successful songs for the Hindi (Bollywood) film music industry. Malik is also known for the use of the tabla in some of his songs, including "Taal Pe Jab"' and "Mere Humsafar" from the film Refugee, "Tumse Milke Dilka Jo Haal" from Main Hoon Na, "Eli Re Eli" from Yaadein and "Baazigar O Baazigar" from the film Baazigar. Malik's song "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate was used in the Hollywood film Moulin Rouge! starring Nicole Kidman.
Malik was a judge on Indian Idol from its first season in 2004 until 2018 when he left after "Me Too" allegation. He returned as a judge for the show's 11th season in 2019, but left after three weeks, and he was one of the judges for part of the 12th season. He also was a judge for the children's reality singing show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2022.