Amaal Mallik calls flying to New Zealand his ‘struggle’ after film flop; Gaurav Khanna and Bigg Boss co-contestants mock his privilege: ‘We went to Kanpur’ | Bollywood News
Years ago, Ananya Panday was schooled by Siddhant Chaturvedi when she spoke about the struggles she faced in the film industry despite coming from a film family. Recently, a similar moment unfolded inside the Bigg Boss house when singer and composer Amaal Mallik was trolled by fellow contestants for his definition of “struggle.” On the show, Amaal said, “Meri bahut ladaee hai industry mein (I’ve had a lot of conflicts in the film industry). I wanted to become a cricketer. My whole childhood was about cricket and football. But that didn’t happen. Then my first film flopped. I went back to work as an assistant, but no composer hired me. They used to make fun of me that ‘ab toh tu music director ban gaya hai’ (Now you have become a music director). I didn’t have any work. I was very down, so I just called my mausi who lives in New Zealand and I told her that I am coming.” An amused Gaurav Khanna couldn’t control his reaction and said, “A lot of people …
