Sardar Malik was born on 13 January 1930 in Kapurthala, Punjab, British India.
He first was a student at Uday Shankar's India Cultural Centre in Almora, Uttarkhand to learn dancing and singing.
While at this institute, he also learned music from Ustad Allauddin Khan who also worked at the same centre.
[1][2][3][4] Sardar Malik died on 27 January 2006 after prolonged illness at age 76.
[2][1] Malik's wife, Bilqis, was the sister of lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri.