Himesh Reshammiya seemed very angry during Zee awards and MTV awards. When he was awarded the Best Singer at Zee, he opened his acceptance speech by saying, “Hope this proves a point. I will be even better next year. I am grateful to God, dad and Salman Khan.” Earlier, at the MTV where he reaped two prizes (Best Singer and Music) he began by saying, “Yeh awards maine kharide nahin hai!”

So, why he appear so sullen and what’s to be so bitter about? He has also received the Filmfare award for Best Singer as well as the Stardust awards for Best Singer and New Talent. Isn’t it time for him to celebrate. This is what he has to say.

I’m not arrogant.

Nothing, absolutely nothing! I am thankful and grateful to everyone for the response my songs have fetched. Maybe, I am not good at humour; or maybe my straight-faced look makes people think its attitude. But it’s not that way at all. If that’s what people felt after watching me on TV, let me clear it - Himesh is not bitter about anything. I am not arrogant. I am happy to be recognised as a hit singer and composer.

So what provoked Himesh.

That’s because basically I am a music composer. Some people in the industry felt, ‘can Himesh sing?’ I am a trained singer; I have received classical training. All the tracks I have sung so far have been chartbusters. So also is my album, ‘Aap Ka Surroor’. I just wanted to say that a composer can sing too - and be hugely successful. Moreover, there was this cyclone when we landed at Mauritius for the Zee awards - so it was just a bit uncomfortable and that maybe showed up on my face.

As I always say, I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me success, for dad for guiding me and for Salman for remembering and giving me that promised break as composer. The event (with regard to the MTV) had a lot of fun and young elements, with a lot of wisecracks being made by everyone. I did my bit too. I said, ‘Hello, yeh awards maine kharide nahin hai!’ If that was construed as arrogance, it was wrong. I guess I can’t play to the gallery.

Himesh not carried away by success.

It is difficult to consistently give hits. I treat every film as my very first. The industry works from Friday to Friday. I have to better myself. Moreover, I am not promoting myself as a singer. It is Himesh Reshammiya the composer who decides whether Himesh Reshammiya the singer fits in.

If Himesh get a chance, he would sing exclusively for Rahman.

(Himesh will sing) Only if it the composer is A R Rahman. I respect him a lot and he was the first to tell me what a great track Aashiq Banaya was.

What to look forward from Himesh.

Rendered the title track of Abbas-Mustan’s ‘36 China Town’, Satish Kaushik’s ‘Milenge Milenge’, Feroz Nadiadwala’s ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ and ‘Fool and Final’, Anil Sharma’s ‘Apne’, Pankaj Parasher’s ‘Benares’ Dharmesh Darshan’s ‘Aap Ki Khatir’.