I think the paun chhoona was just an act to make himself look good. I thught ID's imitation of HR was right on the mark. I hope HR felt really stupid after seeing from someone else's perspective how stupidly he behaves.
Did you see the look on Paresh's MIL's face when HR told Paresh, "You have to beat Vinit." She seemed to be saying, "Screw you Himesh!" That "You have to beat Vinit" was not "You can beat Vinit" it was more like a "The only way you have a chance in this contest is if you beat Vinit". That may be true, but how tactless of HR to say that while Paresh's family is in the audience. And even after Himani's performance, the first thing HR did was mention Vinit. Blaa blaa blaa, Vinit this Vinit that...If I were Himani I would've broken my New Year's resolution and bashed up HR right on the spot!