A biography for Anu Malikhasn’t been written yet.
“I felt very grateful to JP Dutta who had faith in me from the beginning.”
“I feel that when someone is ignored, that person strikes even harder.”
“There are seven notes - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni no one is original in the world. We have to play around the notes and make our own stuff.”
“Whenever I am at the airport, I always manage to get a hug from the security personnel present at the security check. They always tell me that they love the songs from 'Border,' and its amazing that even 20 years later, the songs continue to hold the same meaning and impact they had when the film was released.”
“I always viewed life in a different way. For example, when I was flooded with offers and I was on radio, on television or giving music in films, I had so much work that I didn't know when morning came and when night came.”
“Anyone who says that awards make no difference to him is lying through his teeth!”
“Nothing that you see on 'Indian Idol' is ever staged or planned.”
“There can never be another Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi they are in different league.”
“There are very few music projects like 'Border,' that you get to work on in your lifetime.”
“There are many singers who in spite of not making big in the industry are doing numerous shows and earning a lot of money.”
“Coming from a film family didn't help me much and I had to struggle a lot.”
“Farah Khan and I form a magical pair.”
“I deserved the National Award for 'Border,' but got it for 'Refugee.'”
“As far as Pakistani music is concerned, it definately has a nice ring to it, so whats the big deal as long as people are getting to hear good music from all parts of the world.”
“If I don't like a thing, I will say it out loud then and there.”
“It's good that Bollywood is changing and directors are trying out Pakistani singers as composers.”
“We have such fantastic talent in India, and there are some great Marathi singers, great sound producers, great sound engineers, and a great breed of lyric writers. But the problem is that you need a platform.”
“You can't write off Bappi Lahiri's or RD Burman's music.”
“I cannot sit back and think that I am the best. I have to prove again and again that I am the most original music director around, even if I'm everyone's favorite whipping boy.”
“I was shocked when Raj Kumar Santhoshi approached me for 'Ghatak.'”