Bigg Boss 19: Amaal Mallik recalls gate-crashing Ektaa Kapoor's party seeking for work; reveals how he bagged Roy

Amaal shared that he had once gate-crashed Ektaa Kapoor's party to try his luck on getting work. He shared, "I attended Ekta Kapoor’s party once. With great difficulty, I got myself invited through a friend who was an AD. Despite being from the industry, it was not easy to meet people. At the party, I met a senior writer, who was in his zone and grabbed my t-shirt. He asked me, ‘What are you doing here?’ I told him that one of my friends invited me to the success party. He pulled me ahead and said, ‘Not now, but a year later, when you will be doing your life’s biggest song, I will be around, your time starts after a year.’ I don’t know why he said that, then he pushed me, and I still remember falling in slow motion. Maybe I heard what I needed, so I left from there. I started making songs. I used to go and stand outside T-series (name muted) every day because there were just two places where newcomers would get a chance."

Wondering why Amaal didn't use his father's name to get work, Shehbaz asked him that he could have easily gotten an entry if he had mentioned who he was, Amaal replied, "I never used my father’s name anywhere to get work. Today, people know my face from Bigg Boss; earlier, they didn’t know what I looked like. I used to carry my equipment and stand outside, but the security would not allow me to go in. One day, Manmeet from Meet Bros recognised me and asked me why I was waiting outside. I told him I wanted to get work without using my father’s name. He respected that, but he said, ‘I cannot see you like that,’ and he invited me inside. He pointed out to Bhushan Kumar, and I ran towards the same lift. Till the time the lift reached the 8th floor, I gave him four songs. Then I told him I was a musician and did songs for Jai Ho, was looking to do more work, but that time, he wasn’t looking for romantic songs. He told me to think about something else and come. When I was going down, on the fourth floor, I remembered about Sooraj Dooba Hai’s melody, and I ran back and made him hear it. He asked me who he should get the song written from, and I met the same senior writer. He remembered our meeting at the party."

Amaal Mallik talks about his family facing financial turmoil

Amaal also got candid about his family facing major financial issues. He said, "Later, I went home and told mom and dad that one song had been passed, because that time our family was going through a bad time. There were loans of Rs 3.5-4 crore. Armaan was working; he started even at a younger age than me. He used to do voice-overs and earn Rs 10-15,000. The house and car were on the verge of being sold, my grandfather was very serious, and my father took a lot of loans during his hospitalisation. There was a home loan too, and he wasn’t able to repay these, so it became a big issue. Now, after getting this song, the film was locked, but we didn’t get Ranbir Kapoor’s dates, so the film was pushed by one year, and that delay was a big deal for us. I still remember selling my music equipment to bear my expenses, because my mom and dad didn’t have that much money."

Amaal further stated that, while Roy's release was delayed due to a song, he was fortunate to land a song in the Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan film Khoobsurat. "In the meantime, there was a film named Khoobsurat. I noticed the poster and wanted to perform a song in it. That time, Badshah was getting introduced with Abhi Toh Party Shuru. Hui The next day, I received a call offering a song titled Naina from the film Khoobsurat," Amaal recalls.