I was just wondering how first impressions and then the perceptions we form about things and people prejudice us and make us blind to everything else that is contrary to that image that we have fixed in our heads.
Take Himesh Reshammiya.
It wont be an exaggeration to say that apart from a few auto drivers, most people love to turn up their noses at him.
Crass, egoistic, tactless, self centered, indiscreet are just some of the ways of describing him and apart from the fact that most of them are probably accurate it however does not take away from the fact that he does have some talent.
Not as a Singer (even with the alleged nose job which took away the nasal twang) and most definitely not as an Actor (even with the not so subtle hair-weave).
But as a Composer he does have talent. We have to atleast give him that much credit.
But the fact is that once we have formed an opinion we rarely make room for change.
Take just 3 examples.
Main Jahaan Rahoon from Namaste London and Jaaneman & Piya Jaise Laado both from Radio.
But the fact is that once we have formed an opinion we rarely make room for change.
Take just 3 examples.
Main Jahaan Rahoon from Namaste London and Jaaneman & Piya Jaise Laado both from Radio.
Main Jahaan Rahoon is one of the most in-demand songs on request shows and is without doubt a hauntingly beautiful song sung even more beautifully by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Never mind the fact that Himesh decides to sing along and almost murders the composition with his high pitched (remember this was before the nose-job) chorus. It was one of the best songs of that year.
Jaaneman from Radio is another beautiful number (based solely on the composition and tune) which however gets massacred the moment Himesh decides to sing it himself. The nose job has eliminated the nasal tone but somehow it is now replaced with a lisp (listen to him say/sing the word ‘guzaarish’). But wait till Shreya Ghosal comes on to truly appreciate the beauty of the song. But for most of us the song never stood a chance because the idea of Himesh as a hip young DJ being pursued by countless women was just too much to be taken seriously.
Piya Jaise Laado from the same movie is a semi classical-folk number sung wonderfully by Rekha Bhardwraj and if it was any other composer it would have been praised to the skies as an example of the composer's versatility but with Himesh its just overlooked. And again maybe its because he foolishly decides to sing along to this one too.
Yes he does talk crazy (everytime he opens his mouth) and act crazy (like the time he went to a muslim shrine dressed in a burkha) but he cant be all that bad can he? But do we care? No Sir. We’ve already decided that he is a joke.
Poor chap. He just doesn’t stand a chance.
But he is not alone.
We do the same with friends, acquaintances and idols too.
Don’t we.
Just ask Tiger Woods.
Till Next time
Luv
Vish
kiss ma ass dick head,as i kno idot u suk don kno the music at all. d fuk u don like his songs dn y d fuk u listen to his songs. m also not n big ban of his but his songs is really well. even m also n dj n guitarist n drummer i kno wot is music..!!!! most of d singer use the computerizd voice if i say the names probly u cant beleve it n u'll be coma. insted of dat he'z really orginal singer. so son wast time by writing ther comic write some good things probly i can even read n utilize ma time.
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