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{{short description|Indian author}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anmol Malik
| image = Anmol Malik at the airport in 2018.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| education = BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Business <br /> Literature <br /> Film
| alma_mater = [[University of Warwick]], England <br />
[[Ecole Mondiale World School]] Mumbai <br /> [[Dhirubhai Ambani International School]] Mumbai
| occupation = Author, singer, lyricist, composer
| years_active = 1995–present
| parents = [[Anu Malik]]
}}

'''Anmol Malik''' is an Indian author, singer, lyricist and composer who works in the [[Bollywood]] music industry. She is the daughter of singer [[Anu Malik]].

==Career==

=== Early career ===
After graduating from the [[University of Warwick]], Malik returned to India and worked in the Creative Development department at Disney UTV. Following a stint as an assistant director with [[Rohan Sippy]], Malik went on to become a junior copywriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/author-details/anmol-malik/|title=Anmol Malik|website=HarperCollins Publishers India|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> with [[Leo Burnett Worldwide]] in India and worked on the [[Tide (brand)]] campaign for the South Asian market. She eventually became Head of the Script Department<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/anu-malik%EF%BF%BD۪s-daughter-to-supervise-scripts-at-yash-raj-films/|title=Anu Malik's daughter to supervise scripts at Yash Raj Films|last=Baddhan|first=Raj|date=14 May 2014|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> at [[Yash Raj Films]] and worked on films such as ''[[Mardaani]]'' and ''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]''.

===Author===
In 2020, Malik made her debut as an author with the book ''Three Impossible Wishes''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/product/three-impossible-wishes/|title=Three Impossible Wishes|website=HarperCollins Publishers India|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> published by [[HarperCollins]]. A young-adult romantic comedy, the book was praised by actor [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] for being "Totally cheeky, completely hilarious and endlessly charming."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/anmol-malik-debuts-as-an-author/1817486|title=Anmol Malik debuts as an author|website=outlookindia.com/|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> According to a positive review by Scroll.In, the book is "A breezy campus romance that is a reminder of a life that college students are missing in the lockdown."{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Her books were felicitated at the [[House of Lords]], United Kingdom by Lord Rami Ranger, Baron of Mayfair.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/anmol-malik-felicitated-for-her-book-26-june-2022/ |title=Anmol Malik Felicitated for her Book |date=2022-06-26 |website=filminformation.com}}</ref>

Under her pen name she has written several pieces of micro-fiction for Terribly Tiny Tales, a popular storytelling platform with over 12 million readers. In 2019, she was invited to write two pieces of short fiction for their third book titled ''With Love'' released by [[Penguin Books]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=With Love|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/with-love/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}</ref>

After making it to the Amazon Best Reads list Malik was chosen to write for the [[Amazon Kindle]] platform where she produced the pieces titled ''Audrey & Adam''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Audrey and Adam|url=https://www.amazon.in/kindle-dbs/arp/B08BTYH6RL|access-date=2020-10-06|website=amazon.in|language=en-in}}</ref> and ''Things You Learn in a Different City''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=To Be An Indian Student Abroad: Or Things You Learn When You Study in a Different City|url=https://www.amazon.in/kindle-dbs/arp/B08BTTQDF4|access-date=2020-10-06|website=amazon.in|language=en-in}}</ref>
For Bound India's ''Jotted'' platform, Malik wrote ''The Visitor'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Visitor: A Short Story|url=https://www.boundindia.com/the-visitor-a-short-story/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=BOUND|date=2 July 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> an excerpt from a longer piece of work that has piqued the interest of fans. She was also a guest on their podcast<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-20|title=Books and Beyond with Bound: New podcast blurs the lines between readers and writers in a 'thriving literary culture' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/books-and-beyond-with-bound-new-podcast-blurs-the-lines-between-readers-and-writers-in-a-thriving-literary-culture-8265851.html|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Firstpost}}</ref> ''Books And Beyond'' for the episode "Writing Genre-Bending Romantic Comedies".[[File:Anmol Malik TTT Book Launch.png|thumb|Malik at her Terribly Tiny Tales book launch]]She has also written for several publications including [[Harper's Bazaar]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/Harpers-Bazaar-India/SWEET-FANTASY | title=Sweet Fantasy }}</ref> ''Alone Together'', Mansworld, ''In Defence Of 'I'm Too Busy'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=In Defence Of ''I'm Too Busy''|url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/currentedition/in-defence-of-im-too-busy/|access-date=2020-10-06|language=en-GB}}</ref> and Elle India

In November, she was invited to speak at the [[Chandigarh Literature Festival]] for a session titled ''Impossible Secrets: Coming of Age Stories For Young Adults''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Literati-2020: Day 2 sees meaningful conversations|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/literati-2020-day-2-sees-meaningful-conversations-173903|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

==== Bibliography ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!For
!Title
!Role
|-
|Terribly Tiny Tales/ [[Penguin Books]]
|Dear John
|Author
|-
|Terribly Tiny Tales/ [[Penguin Books]]
|To The Boy on the Last Bench
|Author
|-
|[[HarperCollins]]
|'''THREE IMPOSSIBLE WISHES''' (book)
|Author
|-
|[[Amazon Kindle]]
|Audrey & Adam
|Author
|-
|[[Amazon Kindle]]
|Things You Learn in a Different City
|Author
|-
|[[Harper's Bazaar]]/ Contributing Author
|Alone Together
|Author
|-
|[[MW (Indian magazine)|Man's World]]
|In Defence of I'm Too Busy
|Author
|-
|Bound India's ''Jotted''
|The Visitor
|Author
|-
|[[Hindustan Times]] ''HT Brunch''
|Let It Be
|Author
|-
|[[HarperCollins]]
|'''A PLANE STORY''' (book)
|Author
|-
|}

===Singer===
Malik began her singing career by lending her voice for the movie ''[[Biwi No.1]]''. She went on to record her first vocal track at the age of five. This was followed by other movies where Malik sang as a child artist, such as ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]'' and ''[[Badal]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Anmoll-Mallik-Im-the-most-comfortable-in-a-recording-studio/articleshow/47541325.cms|title=Anmoll Mallik: I'm the most comfortable in a recording studio|work=The Times of India|date=5 June 2015 |accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref>

In the year 2006, director [[J. P. Dutta]] cast her as the singer for lead actress [[Aishwariya Rai]] in the movie [[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|''Umrao Jaan'']]. Her next release was the song "Chal Mera Hath Pakad Le" from the [[Satish Kaushik]] movie ''[[Teree Sang]]''. During the film's pre-release the song gained popularity after Malik's impromptu live performance on the music reality show ''[[Indian Idol]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

At the age of 16, Malik sang "Talli" from the movie ''[[Ugly Aur Pagli]]'', a fusion of [[grunge]] and [[rap]] music. The song debuted at the No.1 position and remained the top dance song for that year.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/music/story/second-generation-talents-with-familiar-surnames-are-gunning-for-musical-stardom-161199-2014-01-04|title=Second generations with talents|work=India Today|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>

Malik's discography includes various popular songs such as "Suno Suno" from ''[[Gali Gali Chor Hai]]'', "Big Fat Indian Wedding" from the movie ''[[Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai]]'', "Ek Mulaqat" from the movie ''[[Sonali Cable]]''. She also sang the Western Version of "Old School Girl" from the movie ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9497/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231014531/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9497|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2015|title=10 Youngsters with music in their bko|date=30 April 2015|work=BollywoodHungama|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> Recently Malik sang "Time Lagaya Kaiko" in ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]''.

In October 2015, her first indie single as a singer, "Lamhein", an official adaptation of [[Coldplay]]'s "Paradise", was released under EMI Records India. The music was recreated by her father, [[Anu Malik]], and the lyrics were written by [[Manoj Muntashir]]. A music video, directed by [[Mohit Suri]], featured Malik and Mohit Marwah.<ref>{{cite web|title=This version of Coldplay's Paradise by Anmol Malik is becoming a rage|date=6 October 2015 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/music/story/a-version-of-coldplays-paradise-by-anu-maliks-daughter-anmol-malik-is-becoming-a-rage-266714-2015-10-06}}</ref>

Malik launched her first English single "Let Me Come Home" in February 2017; the song is written, composed and sung by her. Malik put the song on YouTube first, where it grabbed the attention of the programming execs at [[VH1]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2017/feb/06/anmol-maliks-let-me-come-home-in-vh1-international-music-charts-1567631.html|title=Anmol Malik's 'Let Me Come Home' in VH1 International Music Charts|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref>

She was one of the composers for the 2017 [[Hindi]]-language ''[[Indu Sarkar]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In 2021, she was chosen to sing ''Chura Ke Dil Mera 2.0'' from the movie [[Hungama 2]]. It became the highest ranked dance track of the year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

===Songwriter===
After her graduation from university, Malik released the English single "The Graduation". The song was only released online.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

==Discography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Movie
! Song(s)
! Music director(s)
|-
|1996
| ''[[Diljale]]''
| ''(Child Artist)''
| [[Anu Malik]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Chhota Chetan]]''
| ''Jo Tum Kaho'' (Child Artist)
| Anu Malik
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Biwi No.1]]''
| ''Mujhe Maaf Karna'' (Child Artist)
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]''
| ''Mela Dilon Ka (Celebration), '' (Child Artist)
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
| ''Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Na Kijo''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Ugly Aur Pagli]]''
| ''Talli'', ''Shut Up, Aa Nachle''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Teree Sang]]''
| ''Chal Mera Hath Pakad Le''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Pyaar Impossible!]]''
| ''10 on 10''
| [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Gali Gali Chor Hai]]''
| ''Suno Suno''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai]]''
| ''Big Fat Indian Wedding''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Bajatey Raho]]''
| ''Naagin Dance''
| [[Jaidev Kumar]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Sonali Cable]]''
| ''Gannu Rocks'', ''Ek Mulaqat''
| [[Mikey McCleary]], [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]''
| ''Old School Girl (Western Version)''
| [[Krsna Solo]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]''
| ''Time Lagaya Kaiko''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2015
| ''Lamhein''
| ''Music Video''
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Housefull 3 (film)|Housefull 3]]''
| ''Pyar Ki''
| [[Sharib Sabri|Shaarib]]-[[Toshi Sabri|Toshi]]
|-
| 2017
| ''Let Me Come Home''
| ''Let Me Come Home''
| Anmol Malik
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!|Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain!]]''
| ''Music Video''
| Anmol Malik
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Begum Jaan (2017 film)|Begum Jaan]]''
| "Holi Khelein"
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2018
| ''Jiya Na Jaye''
| "Music Video"
| Anmol Malik
|-
| 2018
| ''Tum Hi Toh Ho''
| "Music Video"
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2019
| ''Alvida Phir Kyun Kaha''
| "Song"
| Anu Malik
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Hungama 2]]''
| "Chura Ke Dil Mera 2.0"
| [[Benny Dayal]]
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Hungama 2]]''
| "Hungama Ho Gaya"
| [[Mika Singh]]
|-
| 2024
| ''Silsila Ye''
| "Silsila Ye"
| [[Anmol Malik, Kartik Sachdeva]]
|-
| 2024
| ''Aisi Toh Baat''
| "Aisi Toh Baat"
| Anmol Malik
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|2083709}}
*{{Facebook|AnmolMalikOfficial}}

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