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Then I fall in that category too.😆
I like HR, the composer. I can't stand HR the singer. I have never watched any of his movies so I can't comment on HR, the actor.
I find him a big show off. He comes across as someone who is full of himself but trying desperately to come across as down to earth. He ends up making a mockery of himself with this dilemma he has.There is something about him that gets on the nerves big time. Hard to pinpoint what exactly it is but I can't stand him. But I would give it to him for being one heck of a lucky guy and hard working too.No one can deny that he is successful. Doesn't really matter what percentage of people like him as they are enough to make him a celebrity. He should stop worrying about those who mock him or do not like him. He'll be at peace then and who knows - may end up giving us great music like Banaras and Tere Naam once again😊
One must understand a few things:In today's world it is easy to become a celebrity. Just act in some B-grade TV serial and you will already be discussed in some online forum and soon you will be doing shows, inauguration of boutiques and being declared a celebrity by 20-somethings. Coming to hard work - let me assure you, just about everyone in the industry is working hard, though just a few get paid obscene amounts of money. Let us not single out Himesh for doing some extraordinary hard work. Yes, he is good in projecting how hard he works. I haven't seen Shankar Mahadevan making a song and drama about his hard work. Often I see people declaring that the very fact we are discussing Himesh in various threads establishes that he is great, adored and a genius. Well, the whole world is talking about the financial crisis, terrorism, super-bugs, global warming and other unwanted phenomenon. Does it mean we adore all these things? Let us just stop the nonsensical theory that liking Himesh's mediocre music is a sign of how young and modern you are! This is such an idiotic argument and I have seen older people declaring they like Himesh simply because they want to be perceived as young! Just putting some fancy beats into some sufi/bhangra tune and screaming one's head off and then mixing all the sounds to make it sound like some dehumanized machine with a muffled voice does not indicate that it is modern music. Let us distinguish between timeless music which will adorn history and mediocre music which is being elevated to history because of hype.
- Why is clever marketing and sales of music being taken as a sign that the music itself is good? In today's world, extensive and relentless marketing gimmickry will ensure that first-day sales itself will recover all the money. Does this indicate that the film or music is a work of genius?
Originally posted by: slimafea
Everyone has the right to love or hate Agreed. But I find Himeshji very entertaining just like Asma. It is fun to watch. I listen to Himeshji songs only 5 times a day and I find him unbelievable.My sis does not like him though, but I respect that too. Live and let live.
Originally posted by: ReemAnshu
Point by point reply :- If it is so easy to become a celebrity, then why does everyone become one. If you know it is so easy, have you ever tried becoming one ? Look it may seem easier because today there are so many channels, so many shows and so much exposure that chances are given to many people. But what happens after that ? There is a difference between being someone who a few people know and being someone whom the world knows. Insnt it? You cant compare the status of some teenage soap star to that of HR. Would you have 30000 people buying tickets to see and hear a teenage soap actress ? I would love to see you give it a shot and become a celeb. I will then proudly say that I have celeb friend (hope you remember me once you become one)- Hardwork varies from person to person. when someone dons the mantle of a singer / MD / Actor & does shows, obviously his efforts and hardwork is going to be at an optimum level. Just look at his dedication and hard work to promote his movie - he was at SRGMP shoot, left and shot Big boss, then did an interview for Channel V, Another press conference, then another, then another, then another, then shoot Jasuben Joint family and then have a concert the same evening. All these in a span of 2 days. So please dont compare shankar mahadevan with him. I agree that everyone works hard and so does shankar, but the effort levels will be very different. Same is the case with SRK, he puts in so much effort and energy, one day he is in london on OSO premier, takes a flight back and immediately goes straight from the airport to preview screening. The list is endless.- If the whole world is talking about the financial crisis, terrorism, super-bugs, global warming thats because they are subjects of great importance and are having an impact which is of a high level and is known to all. So yes, if you keep talking about HR then it proves that he too is having an impact, he is being given importance as people take out their valuable time to talk about him and yes, he is known by all.Just because you throw in a few negative impacting items on the list, it does not mean that the impact is diluted. If he was not important and of no significance, then why do you put in time and effort to write about him ???- Your 4th point is a personal choice. Why do you generalise it? if you dont like his music and singing, that does not mean that there are not people other than you. Why force others to follow your views. You may not like his music and thats your choice. You are no one to decide and generalise that his music is just hype. It maybe for you. I love his music and enjoy his singing and going by his album sales and popularity, i think there are more people who think like me and not like you. Even then, I will not dare to generalise and declare that his music is mediocre etc etc.- Your 5th point again is personal opinion on his music which you want to generalise. For you things are so simple ? Just marketing gimmicks and you recover costs in one day !!!! wow !!!! I wish you ever became a singer or an MD or worked for a music company.So many singers have been given big launches and are popular, with the best hype yet they fall flat on their faces. If your theory was correct then everyone would rely on gimmicks and clever marketing and then there would never be any un-successful Singer / musicician or Actor ! Why didnt you suggest this to YAsh Raj films, poor guys do not know how to create Hype and do gimmicks (the way you think it can be done) or else their classics like Neil & Nikki, Tashan, Laga Chunari main daag, Jhoon Barabar jhoom etc etc would have been the greatest hits of all time and recovered money on the first day !Why dont you write to Sony BMG that they do not know how to CLEVER MARKET their singers or else Sandeep Acharya would have been the next Elton John or Prashant Tamang would have been the new age Michael JAckson.
Originally posted by: Surkilla
well said, I guess I don't put enough effort thinking whats good about HR. I have only seen him on the show and he is a big turn off for me. Shows off his body thinking he is Salman or what? Look at his hair, and the way he talks, he definitely inspires lots of taporis.Deep down he knows what he is, he is so full of ****
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