Amaal Mallik

“My EDM outings 'Sooraj Dooba Hain,' 'Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main,' 'Chal Wahan Jaate Hain' are melodically very different songs. I have mixed up the genres.”

“In 2014, I composed the music for 'Jai Ho' which premiered in Dubai and I was a 23-year-old kid back then.”

“What's needed to be appreciated about Young Zwann is that he is quite receptive to changes, always willing to learn and adapt to new styles. I am sure that given his dedication, he will manage to carve his own space in the music industry.”

“All my songs encapsulate a particular emotion.”

“You either have to choose your soul or you have to choose your bank.”

“I do not do a remix without crediting the original makers. For me, that is what is most important.”

“It takes lot of years for a composer to make a name.”

“Even sometimes when I don't have a heartbreak I purposely get my heart broken so that I can make that song!”

“'Airlift' changed a lot of things for me. It is a difficult film to make hit songs. So when I was able to crack that, I felt nice.”

“My dream is to compose for Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra.”

“I am too chill for Bollywood.”

“I feel we have a music industry within the film industry.”

“My appeal to the composers, whoever touches an old classic, will only be this much: take it up only if you can express it your way, too; work hard with the writers; make them see your new vision for the song; change the lyrics, yet, keep the soul of the original song intact.”

“I had grown up with music influence of my grandad, uncle, dad. So, professionally I first assisted others to do something different, to get an edge.”

“Punjabis are the only people keeping non-film music alive in a big way.”

“It's difficult to really assess what I've done right per say, but if I did have to point out, I'd say that I never really looked to have goals that will limit me. When one knows where he is going to or wants to end up, he/she actually doesn't realise that the goal is more limiting, than liberating.”

“Every time an artiste goes on stage, he thinks 'I hope today goes well and I hope I give my best.' That is important - that little bit of nervousness or tension is what makes you perform better.”

“When Armaan sang his first song for Vishal Dadlani, he didn't know that they were making Daboo Malik's son sing. He went inside the studio when he was 10-11, sang a scratch and it went on to be part of 'Bhoothnath.' He didn't get the opportunity because he was so and so's kid.”

“I used to compose a lot of music for video games, before I got into movies, and I am slowly getting back to it.”

“Remember the past, live the present, think a little less about the future.”