Himesh Reshammiya (Hindi: हिमेश रेशम्मिया, Gujarati: હિમેશ રેશમ્મિયા) (born 23 July 1973[1][2]) is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor
About Himesh
Himesh Reshammiya was born on 23 July 1973 and is the son of Vipin Reshammiya & Madhu Reshammiya.He worked for many years in the music industry as a music director,many albums of his have been successful as a music director and one of them is Tere Naam.He started singing with 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' in his unique voice and thats when he truly became the Rage of the nation and his songs like 'Tera Suroor','Zara Jhoom Jhoom' and 'Tanhaiyan' became rage songs and created history as the people just could not stop listening to these songs. He is regarded as the most famous singer in India with a mass following of more than a billion people and his albums and music cds are the highest selling music cds in India.He then started acting,his first movie was successful but people are yet to accept him as an actor,even after two movies of his not doing well at the box office,he has not given up and is coming back with Kajraare.
Television
Himesh Reshammiya was actively involved in mentoring and judging the popular singing competition on Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge. His group was called 'Rock' Gharana. His slogan for the show was 'Jai Matadi, Lets Rock'. He was the winning mentor of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.He also excelled in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009, as Vaishali Made, a female contestant from his 'Rock' Gharana, won the singing competition. He produced many serials before becoming a music director. Among these are Amar Prem and Andaaz on Zee TV. The title song of both the serials was composed by him. He also has given 36 hit songs in 2006 which are unforgettable and famous throughout the country. He is a team captain, judge and mentor on the STAR Plus's Music Ka Maha Muqqabla for the team Himesh's Warriors. His slogan for the show is 'Jai Matadi,Jai Hindustan'.
Criticism and controversies
In his debut film as an actor, Aap Kaa Surroor - The Real Luv Story, Himesh Reshammiya added a song Tanhaiyaan from Boney Kapoor's proposed film Milenge Milenge.[3] Initially, Himesh Reshammiya had composed the song for Kapoor's film but later decided to use it for his own movie. Tips, which held the audio rights of Milenge Milenge, accused Reshammiya of copyright violation, as audio rights for Aap Kaa Surroor - The Real Luv Story were acquired by T-Series.[4] However, Himesh Reshammiya defended himself saying that he had made Kapoor listen to the song, but it wasn't included in Milenge Milenge. He also claimed to have tried to get in touch with Kapoor for seven months, and since there was no progress on the film, he decided to use the song for his own movie.[5] However,in June 2007, they reconciled their differences.[6]
Awards & nominations
Himesh Reshammiya won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for "Aashiq Banaya Aapne". This was his first and most successful song sung by him in the year 2005.He is the only music director in Bollywood to get Filmfare Best Male Playback Award.He also received several nominations for his music direction. [7]
Personal life
At the age of 21, Himesh Reshammiya married his wife Komal and they have a son, named Swayam.[8] His family, including his parents, avoid media attention.[8]
Discography
- Aap Kaa Surroor (Debut private album) - January 2006