Amaal recalled how refusing to compose remixes for a T-Series project created a fallout that "shocked" Bhushan, despite there being no personal animosity.

Speaking in an interview with Shardul Pandit, he described Bhushan as an "industry father" and acknowledged his role in shaping his career. "It's like a very stepfather-stepson 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's completely responsible for Amaal Mallik becoming Amaal Mallik," he said.

Amaal stressed that his refusals were rooted in his vision for music. "My understanding about how music should be made. I tell him to his face that I won't do certain things. He may have an ego about it - if I was that big, maybe even I would've had. I don't blame him," he said.

The composer explained that he did not want to recreate hits like 'Aashiq Banaya' or 'Masakalli', choosing instead to focus on original work to uphold his family's musical legacy.

Rejecting such projects, however, came with consequences. "When I left Bhushan's 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," Amaal noted, adding that he has always been respectful in his disagreements.

Earlier, in an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Amaal Mallik claimed that his uncle Anu Malik tried to harm his career, which led to his father Daboo Malik's depression, sharing serious family and industry issues. Despite this, Amaal said he wants to make his own name in music and stay away from Anu's controversies.