Overview
- In a Pinkvilla interview published Feb 1, Mallik says he was removed from assistant roles once employers learned he was a Mallik.
- He says assumptions that he might leak or “sell out” music cost opportunities for him as well as his brother, singer Armaan Malik.
- He describes starting at 15 and taking runner tasks such as ferrying hard disks for post-production to earn money and learn the trade.
- Times Now, Free Press Journal, News18 and Hindustan Times quickly picked up the remarks, presenting them as his first-person account of perseverance.
- Recent coverage also highlights his Bigg Boss 19 finish in the top five and, in a separate Pinkvilla conversation cited by Indian Express, his long-term injuries and a Rs 5 lakh loan for facial surgery.