Overview
- In the weekend episode, Malik said his family carried loans of about Rs 3.5–4 crore during his grandfather’s hospitalization and was close to losing their house and car.
- He said his brother Armaan took voice-over jobs earning roughly Rs 10,000–20,000 to help during the crisis.
- Malik recounted refusing to use his father’s name, waiting outside music labels with his keyboard, and being confronted by a senior writer after gate-crashing an Ekta Kapoor party.
- He described being spotted by Manmeet of Meet Bros, catching a lift with Bhushan Kumar, pitching four songs before the eighth floor, and later presenting the melody for Sooraj Dooba Hai.
- He said project delays forced him to sell music equipment to cover expenses, and coverage of his remarks reflects his on-show account without independent documentation.