Himesh Reshammiya’s father and music composer Vipin Reshammiya passes away at 87

Veteran music composer Vipin Reshammiya, father of Himesh Reshammiya, passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai. Vipin Reshammiya had been dealing with breathing problems and was hospitalized in Mumbai prior to his death. His final rites will be held in Juhu, with the mortal remains expected to be brought home soon.

Himesh Reshammiya’s father Vipin Reshammiya passes away

The family’s close friend, Vanita Thapar, confirmed the news to ETimes. Vanita said, “Yes, he had a breathing problem. He was in Kokilaben and passed away today at 8.30 pm. I am a family friend, more like family. I used to call him papa since the time he was making TV serials. Later, he became a music director, and then Himesh followed in his footsteps. We share a very close bond. Anup Singh, the numerologist, and I were also very close to him”.

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When Himesh spoke about his father

In 2021, Himesh spoke about his father on Indian Idol 12. He posted a video on Instagram then in which he talked about how his father had composed a song with late singers Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar which was never released. He had captioned the post, “My dad’s composer Vipin Reshammiya had composed a beautiful track quite a few years back sung by the legendary Lataji and Kishore Kumar ji. Unfortunately, it couldn’t be released then.”

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For those unversed, Vipin Reshammiya produced The Xpose (2014) and Teraa Surroor (2016). His son Himesh starred in both movies. Despite his own talents as a composer, Vipin chose not to pursue a full-fledged music career and helped son Himesh make his space in the industry. It was through this connection that Himesh landed his first major break as a music director in the 1998 film Jab Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, starring Salman Khan and Kajol.

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