Exclusive! Bigg Boss 19's Amaal Mallik reveals he has been replaced in 51 movies: I have no regret

Composer Amaal Mallik, who is currently locked inside the Bigg Boss house, is known for his authenticity and he admits it has cost him a lot. “Authenticity costs me a lot from all sides. It's like second nature. I try hard to not but I sleep better at night if I say what I feel in my heart. My heart has been pure and I've said things, they may have come across slightly aggressive because I didn't proofread them or lawyer check them and be politically correct. But over, over the years, people have understood the sentiments behind it. You should be able to do what your heart says. And even if it's difficult, walk on that path,” he told Mumbai Mirror in an interview before stepping inside the glass walled house.


He adds, “If my intent to do a song certain doesn’t match creatively I have to take a stand as a musician.. There are times when younger musicians music pieces have been stolen and many big composers have labeled it as their music, and no one has supported them. They have reached out to me. So, who will help them? I'm not saying that, you know, I'm here to be a Messiah. But it's human emotion. I feel I have that empathy and understanding. I've been through those things and I've seen that kind of thing, I've only tried to make a generation aware. So maybe they've been a little harsh, maybe they've been too true to digest, but that's unapologetically me now. I cannot completely change that. There are times it does have a backlash because what I say, that opinion results in, you know, people forming that opinion on my family or like, you know, sometimes they'll go after my brother, they'll question my parents. So it does happen... I'm not trying to irk anyone, but I don't want to keep the truth of how things are and how things should be and what an ideal place for musicians and this, that what should change in the system. From 2019, if I count till now, there have been 51 movies where I've maybe been replaced, also due to having a voice. I said no to 20, but 30 I must have been replaced. But I have no regret on it. Because if you choose a certain path, you need to know that this is what will happen.”