Himesh "Topi" Reshamiyya

Once upon a time, there was music in the world. You only had to listen to the mellifluous voices of Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar . . . to the compositions of Naushad, Shanker-Jaikishen . . . and you’d go searching for your soul. Fast forward 20 years, you are listening to a din called “music” and braying called “singing” to an ass called "singing sensation" and the ass himself being called “Himesh Reshamiyya” and you go searching for cotton or anything you can stuff your ear with!

There was a time when any FM channel you tuned into, HR was there to haunt you. And then there was a hiatus, he was no longer heard or seen. His signature stubble, cap, and the asthmatic nasal voice were gone and everyone could hear the sounds made my nature and the little voices in their heads! But all good things don’t last forever for Himesh was back with a thicker stubble, longer visor, and a deeper asthmatic voice and not as a singer but as an actor singing coyly with a heroine (just stepping into her teens) and getting naughty (what the hell was that growl and grunt) with nymphet Mallika.

He dons his lucky cap and a deadpan face be it happy or unhappy scene during day and night thus proving he’s a versatile actor. Mahesh Bhatt, you better watch out for the next Rahul Roy of the big screen!

The movie is called App ka Suroor and the tag line reads “A Real Love Story”. I think it should read “Come find out Himesh kisko (apna) topi pehna tha hai”.