Himesh Reshammiya FANCLUB Part 5!!! - Page 17

Foolscap, anyone?

Himesh Reshammiya is flying high, with 36 straight hit songs either sung or composed by him. No wonder, he can afford to speak about himself in the third person and also sound arrogant though he says the latter image of him is a media creation. Clearly buoyed by his successful phase, Himesh adds another feather to his cap. He fleeces us and how! His caps were on the bidding block for Rs 10,000 or even more!

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His topi is to him what maach is to Bengalis. They are inseparable. And they are 'branded' together for life. Though, the grapevine has it that he is going to be without it for about 10 minutes in his new film, but the fact is when you think of the Jhalak Dikhlaja singer, you also think of his topi. And to what lengths would his fans go to get a slice of the man or his topi? We got a dekko of that at a recent concert held in the city. People actually went as far as bidding to get topis specially autographed by him. Of course, Himesh obliged the bidders and signed topis and wrote messages 'God Bless'. And for all those who despite being high on the frenzy list could not dole out the cash, Himesh threw some plain white caps at the crowd who jumped, landed on each other and finally when someone did manage to grab the topis, many of them were 'bursting at the seams'. But they needn't be disappointed because their own capped crusader has promised them this: They will get free topis with each ticket of his forthcoming film. Now that's a cool marketing strategy, Himesh. Here's hoping that BO
aap ko topi nahi pehen aayegi!

Sorry didi, I can't sing for you

Himesh and Asha almost made up with a song 'Sorry didi', until T Series stopped him, binding him by exclusivity

KUNAL M SHAH

Asha Bhonsle and Himesh Reshammiya have a history of illwill between them. Asha Bhonsle was upset with Himesh when he commented that even the late R.D. Burman had a nasal voice. The singer's comment vexed Asha to the point of her threatening to slap Himesh. Obviously better sense prevailed later and Himesh SMSed an apology to Asha.
Now we hear that Asha has invited Himesh to sing a song for her album Asha and Friends-2 ( by Mauj) which Himesh promptly agreed to do. However, Himesh had to pull out at the last minute due to interference from T Series, who have signed Himesh as their exclusive artist.
A source in Mauj confirmed, "Yes Himesh did come to meet Asha Bhonsle to apologise after the infamous war between them. He had already sent a SMS and apologized, after which he also came to apologise personally. They had a long chat about the incident and Asha forgave him. Asha then asked Himesh to sing a song for her album. Himesh agreed. The song was finalised and was called 'Sorry didi'."
"But when T Series learnt about the recording they sent a fax to the Mauj office asking them to not sign Himesh for the song. Himesh was upset and things stand still at the moment," added the source.
When contacted, Himesh said, "Yes, I did meet Ashaji and there are no problems between us any more. Shamir had asked me to do the song but at the end of the day nothing was finalised…"
Bhushan Kumar of T Series said, "Yes, we stopped Himesh from singing the song as he is our artist and is under contract with us. He cannot sing any song outside the company for commercial purpose. He did ask me as he could not say no to Ashaji but I told him that he can't do that. Himesh respects both us and Ashaji. We can't allow any other company to use his voice. Himesh was never upset with us. He explained his inability to Ashaji and she understood."

SOURCE : TOI Mumbai Mirror

'...maybe this one was recorded even earlier!' Sure, we believe you, Sonu Nigam

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In a recent interview, Himesh Reshammiya has been quoted as saying that there is no tension between him and Sonu Nigam. Media, the perpetual scapegoat, has been blamed for misquoting him. Reshammiya has apologised and even claimed that Sonu has also sung for a number in his forthcoming film, Apne! That, was good news for those who believed music is uniting warring minds.
When CT got in touch with Sonu, the singer said, "I haven't sung for him in the last 10 months or more. So, may be this one was recorded even earlier!" And that, for sure, tickled the curiosity bug in those who've been fed on the Sonu-Himesh spat stories. On being asked whether Sonu is now ready to forgive, the singer said he didn't wish to be a part of what he called a 'one-sided controversy'. "There hasn't been a single interview of mine on this subject... neither when he started it, nor when he decides to end it," he said. A dignified way, one must say, to douse any antagonistic flames.
Yet. Twenty-year-old Sahana Chatterjee who had attended Sonu's recent Kolkata concert, felt that since celebs know that spats generate interest, they often add fuel to the fire. "At the show, I was blown over by Sonu's sarcastic, spicy and indirect dig at Himesh when he sang Dil vich lagiya and Just chill. Sonu even began singing Just Chill with a nasal twang. Celebs wish to keep the tiff rumours going. Even politicians do the same. They chat over drinks in the evening and the next day, they hurl abuses at each other in the Parliament."
Sonu-Himesh apart, prominent in the are-theyenemies-or-friends list are the Bachchan-SRK tiff, the Kajol-Rani, the Lata-Asha tiff. In the first episode of Star World's Koffee with Karan, SRK said: "His family is nice to me, kind to me and I'm kind to them. We get along very well, whenever we meet at home and I have to keep on justifying, it's a little embarrassing at times... Now I've become used to it." Even though SRK finds it 'embarrassing' to field the tiff questions, he too has given loaded answers to questions regarding his tiffs in the media.
Insiders
say that celebs fighting the so-called cold wars are quite cordial to each other in private spaces.
Psychoanalysts will know better whether they are going the politician way by using their emoting powers and making open-ended comments (I want to do better so SRK can copy me: Big B) to cash in on the tiff-hype. "Wanting to be in the news by making loaded comments could be a possibility," said psychoanalyst Seema Hingorani, adding, "But then, a celebrity can also get carried away emotionally and pass inconsistent comments."