Anu received training in music from his father Sardar Malik, was a music director himself.
He had to wait for almost 16 years from his debut to taste the success from musical blockbuster Baazigar (1993).
Ghulam AliтАЩs song in the film Awaargi (1990) was made by him, but the song was recorded by the music director of the film, R.D.Burman.
In 2010, he quit Indian Idol because singer Sunidhi was being paid 7.5 lakhs (INR) per episode as compared to his 5 lakhs (INR) per episode.
He composed the pending music of R.D.Burman after his death, in films like Gang (2000), and Ghatak (1996).
He has an amazing ability to compose a flat song in around 20 minutes.
His daughter, Anmol has sung тАЬTalliтАЭ song from the film Ugly Aur Pagli (2008).
He won the National Film Award for his music in the film Refugee (2001).
Anu has composed music for more than 350 films.
In 2019, Anu Malik faced a lot of backlash after being reinstated as a judge on Indian Idol 11. The singer later took a three-week break from the show to clear his name from the #MeToo allegations, which were put on him by singers like Shweta Pandit, Sona Mohapatra, and Neha Bhasin among others.
