'My . . . untried singer-actor' - Himesh

That's Himesh Reshammiya speaking about himself. In all humility, he requested the Deols to reschedule the release of Apne, which releases on the same day as his Aap Ka Suroor

Subhash K Jha

Himesh Reshammiya's acting debut Aap Ka Surroor releases on the same day at the Deol family starrer, Apne. The Deols have decided to release their ambitious joint-family saga Apne on June 29 too.

On hearing this, Himesh personally requested the Deols to re-schedule the release of their film. But to no avail.

Himesh says, "Yes, I did request them to release it on another Friday. But they refused. I respect their decision. I'm sure they've their own reasons for settling on June 29. I think our film is very small compared with theirs. It stars Dharamji and his two sons, which means it has 300 per cent box-office clout where as my film has an untried singer-turned-actor whom the whole world is waiting to rip apart."

However, Himesh has a trump card. He says, "Apne is apna film too. I've done the music score for that film. And I'm very proud of my songs. Yes. I do admit I'm partial to Aap Ka Surroor. It's very special to me on many counts."

He pauses to consider the repercussions and then observes, "I think June 29 is going to be a very decisive Friday. Not only my film and Apne, but Mahesh Bhatt's Awaarapan is also being released. That film too is special to me. It stars my friend Emraan Hashmi… I think June 29 will disprove the myth that only one film at the most, does well on any Friday."


• I think our film is very small compared with theirs. It stars Dharamji and his two sons – Himesh