A busy year for Anu Malik

With no releases in 2007 (except for a song in Undertrial), Anu Malik is set to return with a series of assignments in 2008. His projects include Satish Kaushik’s Tere Sang, Anant Mahadevan’s Anamika, Hansal Mehta’s Woodstock Villa, Aditya Datt’s Good Luck, Ramanjit Juneja’s Hastey-Hastey, Apoorva Lakhia’s Mission Istannbul, Kireet Khurana’s Toonpur Ka Superhero, Ashim Samanta’s Don Muthuswami and Sachin Khot’s Ugly Aur Pagli, produced by Pritish Nandy Communications.However one of his most awaited scores will have to be Harry Baweja’s Love Story 2050, which marks the debut of Harman Baweja opposite Priyanka Chopra.
Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam is another project from Venus Records and Tapes, directed by Sanjay Chhel and has Mallika Sherawat and Rahul Bose in pivotal roles.
But the comeback vehicle for Anu Malik is speculated to be Sabir Khan’s Kambakth Ishq, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor have been finalized for this mega venture.
Many producers and directors with whom Anu Malik had worked before, are today repeating him, like Harry Baweja, the Jains from Venus, Shakti Samanta, Apoorva Lakhia and Sajid Nadiadwala.
A Tips home production was announced in late 2006 but no development has been heard at this stage yet.
The music director who started his career 30 years ago with Mohan Choti’s Hunterwalli 77, is also excited about his daughter’s playback singing at the moment.
As a child singer, Anmol Malik had a few lines in Biwi No.1 and Badal. In 2006, she gave a truly memorable performance in Umrao Jaan’s 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya'. She will next be heard in Tere Sang and Ugly Aur Pagli.