Bollywood Politics, Nepotism & Corrupt Industry Culture ft Armaan Malik | FO 89 | Raj Shamani

Order my first book 'Build, Don't Talk' here: https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu--------------In today’s episode of Figuring Out, Raj talks with the popular singer & songwriter, Armaan Malik. Known as the ‘Romance king’ of the Music Industry in India, Armaan has sung in multiple languages including Hindi, Telugu, English, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Malayalam. Malik has become the first Indian singer-songwriter to be featured on the prestigious Spotify Times Square Billboard in New York City for his latest English single titled 'Control'.Armaan inherits his music talent from his family and speaks about challenges that come with it. He started his career from a reality show when he was just 9 years old and went on to become a child voiceover & dub artist. He’s known to have voiced for the character of Aladdin and shares with us some glimpses of his experience in this genre. Having started making his independent  music, Armaan speaks about how Bollywood music was not making him happy and shares with us about  his decision to move on from bollywood. He speaks extensively about musical entrepreneurship and what things he keeps in mind before associating himself with a brand. Make sure you watch this episode till the end!Make sure you watch this video till the end!Follow Armaan Malik On:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armaanmalik/-------------------------🎧 Listen to Figuring Out Episode with Armaan Malik On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LQPwGODeGjnYK4XYuJ8zT?si=94348c89d223453a🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ-------------Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction01:25 - How he started singing?04:44 - His journey of reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs07:40 - His learnings form Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs10:59 - What is passion? 13:32 - Why his father didn't want him to do reality shows?16:34 - Why nervousness is important?17:20 - How to build a connection with audience?19:26 - How to understand different cultures?21:38 - Unreasonable demands of Artists?26:58 - Lip sync performance in concerts32:10 - Most underrated song of Armaan Malik32:38 - Most overrated song of Armaan Malik33:41 - Shift from Bollywood to Indie Music34:42 - Remake music in Bollywood37:01 - Why did Armaan left Bolllywood?44:18 - Bollywood politics47:25 - Nepotism in Bollywood50:16 - Shah Rukh Khan's Branding52:10 - Branding of Armaan Malik57:37 - Conclusion-------------Subscribe To Our Other YouTube Channels:-Raj Shamani Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@rajshamaniclips?sub_confirmation=1Raj Shamani Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGen0VdtskXYv0ldQlM7ryg?sub_confirmation=1My gear for shooting this video: Canon EOS 200D II 24.1MP DSLR Camera: https://amzn.to/3GuiPFKCanon EF50MM F/1.8 STM Lens: https://amzn.to/3WZOSoiCanon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6: https://amzn.to/3ZpKBMyYunteng Aluminium Tripod (Vct-690, Black): https://amzn.to/3ItEzV0Zoom H6 All Black (2020 Version): https://amzn.to/3irUCIfShure SM7B Cardioid Vocal Dynamic Microphone: https://amzn.to/3GPimiMShure MV7 USB Podcast Microphone: https://amzn.to/3Xjy63dGODOX SL150II 150W LED Video Light: https://amzn.to/3XeN0aL------------------About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & pa