I came seventh in the show, which was also a feat in itself to achieve. I also did things the hard way by participating in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. My first song in Bollywood was by Vishal-Shekhar and called My Buddy in Bhoothnath. Would it have been tougher for you to make it in the industry had you not been backed by your family who is already in it? The kind of love I have seen from people is immense ' and it would have gone to my head had my parents not taught me to be sane and humble. I've been well-trained by my dad (music director Daboo Malik) in handling success, as he has seen his fair share of struggle in the industry. As for handling the fame, I am blessed to have parents who have kept me grounded. It was my childhood dream to be famous, and I am living that dream now. Now, I consider myself a veteran (laughs). But I've been in the industry for 10 years and have sung for movies like Bhoothnath, Tare Zameen Par and Chillar Party. In the eye of the public, it is a sudden rise. Has so much fame at such an early age affected your life? However, it does take longer to sing in a language you are not familiar with as, apart from the sur and taal, you have to keep 100 things in mind, like what the words mean, expressing them, and the accent. So now, singing in another language is not a problem. My mother ( Jyoti Malik) is from Hyderabad and hence, my brother Amaal and I are comfortable with the language and accent. I've been singing for ads in many languages since I was 10, which led me to memorize key words of some languages. Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor is to view this Kannada version of 'MM' for Hindi version remake.How comfortable are you singing in other languages? Director of Kannada films Dayal is heading the megaphone for Tamil version while Fazil or Shafi intends to take up Malayalam version. In the first round of tentative discussion the Telugu version would be directed by veteran of over 100 films direction Raghavendra Rao. This is surprising for Raogaru for just clinching the deal. What is interesting factor now is that the other distributors are asking for 'MM' remake rights from Suryaprakash Rao for Rs.1.5 crore. For other languages the booking was made after two days of the film release. The reason for sale of remake rights for Rs.28.5 lakhs is because this was finalized on the verge of 'MM' completing 50 days all over Karnataka state. Mr Suryaprakash Rao of SP Entertainers India Private Limited, Hyderabad acquired the remake rights of 'Mungaru Male' Kannada film paying Rs.45 lakhs (Rs.28.5 lakhs for Telugu and 16.5 lakhs for Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam languages). In the remaining parts of Karnataka 'Mungaru Male' is shown 104 times a day ever since the release of the film on 29 th December 2006. It is running 38 shows a day in Bangalore alone to packed houses. The last remake film that made big news was 'Jogi' Kannada film that made a business of Rs.20 crores in Karnataka. Kannada filmdom that was buying lot of remake rights from other languages has now given a beautifully made film 'Mungaru Male' for other languages. The other Kannada films released after 'MM' faced a crashing defeat are Hosa Varsha, Thayiya Madilu, Naayi Neralu, Yee Rajiv Gandhi Alla, Sneha Parva, Vidyarthi, SMS 6260, Poojary and Bhoopathy. Films like Kallarali Hoovagi, Sixer, Police Story 2 and Arasu could withstand the onslaught of unprecedented success of 'MM'. 'Mungaru Male' has gobbled at least 10 Kannada film collections ever since its release on 29th December 2006. Producer E.Krishnappa has succeeded in his seventh business too. Here is very pretty good news from the super hit Kannada film 'Mungaru Male' that has just completed 50 days screening wherever it was released.