The song " Sooraj Dooba Hain", sung by Arijit Singh and Aditi Singh Sharma, was the biggest hit of 2015 and earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director along with Ankit Tiwari and Meet Bros. He composed three songs for Salman Khan's film Jai Ho and a song for Khoobsurat. His first outing as a solo background scorer was for Saina, a biopic on the life of ace badminton player Saina Nehwal. Rajkumar, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, Heroine, Youngistaan, Ab Tak Chhappan 2, and Phata Poster Nikla Hero. įrom 2008 to 2011 Malik produced background scores for Sandeep Chowta and Salim–Sulaiman for films like Rowdy Rathore, R. After completing his 10th grade, he immediately went on to assist music composer and background scorer Amar Mohile for the soundtrack of Sarkar (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) at the age of 15, later moving on to producing and arranging music for his father in films like Sohail Khan's Kisaan (2009), for which he collaborated on a remix track of " Mere Desh Ki Dharti" with pop singer, Daler Mehndi. Mallik began his career journey at a young age. He also trained in Indian classical music informally under the tutelage of his grandfather Sardar Malik. He studied piano and completed his course at Trinity College of Music (Western Classical, Jazz & Rock) under the guidance and training he received from teachers including Benny, Xavier Fernandes, Tony Pinto and Joy Bose. He started learning music at the age of 8 and took a liking towards the piano. He studied in Jamnabai Narsee School and completed his graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from N. Amaal Mallik is the elder of two children born to music director Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik.