Amaal Mallik has been quite expressive about his hardships and personal life ever since he announced his estrangement from his family. Later, he admitted in an interview that they have solved their differences. He shared that he had a lot of unresolved issues with his parents, and was emotionally disturbed because of their constant comparisons between him and his brother, Armaan Mallick. A lot of his resentment also stemmed from the breakup he experienced. He said that his former partner left him because of his ‘Muslim identity’ and his association with the film industry
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Amaal Mallik shared, “This is the first time when I am talking about my relationship in the open. But, I think now it’s time.” He said it all happened around the same time when he was working on Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Hindi film debut, Kabir Singh. “Working on Kabir Singh was the biggest heartbreak for me. It was because I was going through a very difficult phase emotionally. The girl I was in a relationship with at that point in time married someone else.”
Explaining the reason behind the tragic end to his relationship, Amaal revealed, “We were in relationship from 2014 to 2019. But her parents were against my religion and career. They didn’t want to associate their daughter with anyone from this industry. I was about to perform a gig when she called me and said she is getting married, but she would elope if I came to her. But, I guess the SRK from DDLJ in me woke up and said, ‘No, if your parents can’t accept my religion and respect my career, then I wish you the best.’”
“That entire incident broke me,” he said, adding, “People have this understanding that I am a Muslim. But, the truth is that I have a Muslim father. Whereas, my mom is a Saraswat Brahmin Hindu. I go to Mt Mary in Bandra when feeling empty. We are spiritual. We believe in God, but we don’t fear God. There is no ‘kattar’ anything. In my relationship, their problem was more with the industry than our religion. They were Jaats. They were like you are from Islamic background. I was like there is not even I of Islam in me. I don’t follow the religion to the T. I am the least religious guy. I believe in Karma. We neutrally respect every religion.”
Amaal, however, believes it all happened for the best. “For me to take that understanding that someone is judging me on the basis of my surname or what I am in Bollywood–I was like, ‘Good I didn’t associate with them because they are not my kind of people.’ I don’t think our relationship would have worked in the long run. I need broad-minded people. Now, I don’t miss her. Our story has come a long way. Post that, I went on several dates but things never worked out with anybody. My lifestyle is my problem. However, I do feel lonely at times.”
The breakup hit differently as, around the same time, he felt betrayed by the industry. He recounted, “It was through that pain that I had created music for Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Kabir Singh. Within 20 minutes, we finalised 6 songs. But, due to heavy politics against me, I was just reduced to one song. That too because Sandeep fought for me. Not that betrayals don’t happen anymore in this industry, but back then it took a heavy toll on me because I was also going through a bad break-up.”
