{"id":3878,"date":"2025-08-09T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/amaal-mallik-breaks-silence-on-rift-with-bhushan-kumar-people-poisoned-his-mind-bollywood-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:28:48","slug":"amaal-mallik-breaks-silence-on-rift-with-bhushan-kumar-people-poisoned-his-mind-bollywood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/amaal-mallik-breaks-silence-on-rift-with-bhushan-kumar-people-poisoned-his-mind-bollywood-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Amaal Mallik BREAKS Silence On Rift With Bhushan Kumar: &#8216;People Poisoned His Mind&#8230;&#8217; | Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9495719\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 09, 2025, 20:56 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9495719\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-1202297982 asubttl-schema\">Amaal Mallik opens up about his creative rift with T-Series head Bhushan Kumar.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-1202297982 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Amaal Mallik has revealed details about his fallout with T-Series head Bhushan Kumar, claiming certain people influenced the music mogul against him.\" title=\"Amaal Mallik has revealed details about his fallout with T-Series head Bhushan Kumar, claiming certain people influenced the music mogul against him.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-1202297982\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amaal Mallik has revealed details about his fallout with T-Series head Bhushan Kumar, claiming certain people influenced the music mogul against him.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Music composer Amaal Mallik has candidly addressed his strained professional equation with T-Series head Bhushan Kumar, revealing that certain individuals may have influenced the music mogul\u2019s perception of him. Speaking in an interview with Shardul Pandit, Amaal recounted how turning down an offer to compose remixes for a T-Series project led to a fallout that \u201cshocked&#8221; Bhushan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><strong>Bhushan Kumar as a Father Figure in the Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Despite the rift, Amaal emphasised that there is no personal animosity towards the label or Bhushan Kumar, whom he described as an \u201cindustry father.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cIt\u2019s like a very stepfather\u2013stepson relationship. Salman Khan launched me, but Bhushan Kumar held my hand and took me to the biggest movies and production houses purely on belief in my talent. He\u2019s completely responsible for Amaal Mallik becoming Amaal Mallik,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Acknowledging Bhushan\u2019s influence, he added, \u201cHe\u2019s the biggest man in music, the biggest label in the country. He can literally decide who becomes a star.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><strong>The Creative Disagreement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Asked what made him stand his ground, Amaal said it came down to his vision for music. \u201cMy understanding about how music should be made. I tell him to his face that I won\u2019t do certain things. He may have an ego about it \u2014 if I was that big, maybe even I would\u2019ve had. I don\u2019t blame him,&#8221; Amaal admitted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">He recalled that Bhushan was initially taken aback by his refusals. \u201cHe was shocked that I was turning down his movies. But I know no one has delivered 40 hits immediately after starting out; I have. If there is one person who has given more hits with T-Series, it\u2019s Himesh Reshammiya. But if you tell me to remake Aashiq Banaya or Masakalli, I won\u2019t. I don\u2019t want to. Why should I? I\u2019m working so hard to build my family\u2019s legacy, and I don\u2019t want listeners\u2019 brickbats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><strong>Choosing Integrity Over Comfort<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Amaal admitted that his decision to reject remix projects came with its own risks. \u201cWhen I left Bhushan\u2019s hand, he left mine. He went ahead with the remixes regardless. My parents were scared, my friends were worried, and even I was in two minds about it. But I know he has a soft corner for me. When a man is very big, there will be people around him who will poison him,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">He stressed that despite their disagreements, he has never been disrespectful. \u201cI\u2019ve never said, \u2018Jaa, nahi kar raha yeh picture\u2019 in a rude way. I\u2019ve always been respectful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">Amaal\u2019s comments paint a picture of a creative relationship built on mutual respect but tested by artistic differences, industry politics, and the pressures of commercial music-making. While the professional rift may have created distance, his words suggest a lingering warmth and admiration for the man who once championed his career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yatamanyu-mugshot-2023-11-7f9203925373293b28c59bc745fb612f.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/yatamanyu-narain-22555.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Yatamanyu Narain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yatamanyu Narain is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for all things entertainment. 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