The musical romantic thriller, Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), completed 20 years on September 2. The film is remembered for its casting, intimate scenes and of course, the unforgettable music. It was the first film where Himesh Reshammiya turned singer and thus a new chapter was written with Aashiq Banaya Aapne. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, its director Aditya Datt revealed the inside story on how Himesh decided to lend his voice to the title track.
20 Years of Aashiq Banaya Aapne EXCLUSIVE: Meet Aditya Datt, the man who asked Himesh Reshammiya to sing the title track and thus created HISTORY; director also reveals ACCIDENTAL origin of Himesh’s iconic cap-and-jacket look
Aditya Datt said, “When I met Himesh sir, I told him that I wanted a new singer for the title track. But we were unable to find one. The shooting was to happen in 3 days. We had already planned the structuring of the song. I called Himesh sir and asked him to dub the song himself. He agreed and we decided to replace his voice later once we got the right singer. We went to Mukta Arts studio. Himesh sir did the playback and sent me the audio. I remember we were shooting in Seepz, Andheri East. I started driving from my house in Andheri West. I had the CD player at that time in my car and was listening to the song again and again. By the time I entered my shooting location, I called Himesh sir from the car and told him, ‘I think we found the singer. We don’t need to replace you. We’ll stick to your voice’!”
By taking this decision, Aditya Datt played a major role in the history of Indian cinema music. Today, Himesh Reshammiya’s singing has an incredible fan base, and his recent concert turned out to be an unforgettable experience.
Aditya Datt, however, remained humble about his contribution. He further revealed how the cap became synonymous with Himesh Reshammiya, “I was also supposed to shoot the music video of the remixed version of the title song with Emraan Hashmi. The decision to shoot the music video was taken once the songs started picking up and the promotional campaign commenced. But Emraan did not have dates as he was leaving for an outdoor shoot. This is when we approached Himesh sir. I called up Tanushree Dutta and asked if she’d share screen space with Himesh Reshammiya in the music video. She replied, ‘Of course’. We had a shoestring budget for the song. We got the cap and got the costumes done from the designer.”
How did they get the idea of the cap and the jacket? Aditya explained, “It wasn’t thought. We decided to have him wear the cap as it looked cool. Similarly, we asked him to wear the jacket as it also looked cool. It was a one-day shoot.”
Aditya Datt also explained how Himesh Reshammiya became one of the singers in the song ‘Aap Ki Kashish’, “If you see, there are two singers in that song, the other being Krishna Berua. He sang the scratch, but I wanted two singers as it involved two heroes. Hence, I didn’t want the same singer voicing both of them. This is when I suggested to Himesh sir that he should also sing this song along with Krishna.”
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