- By Tapapriya Dutta
- Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:01 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Himesh Reshammiya’s father Vipin Reshammiya died at the age of 87 on September 18 at 8:30 pm. The former music director was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. As per reports by ETimes, Vipin had breathing issues and age-related problems. The sudden news of his demise was shocking to his fans. A close friend of the family named Vanita Thapar told the news portal, “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,” the souce further added.
As per reports, Himesh Reshammiya’s father Vipin Reshammiya’s last rites will be taking place on September 19 in Juhu.
Earlier in 2021, Himesh Reshammiya talked about his father while he was judging Indian Idol 12. He said, “My dad 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.”
“I feel that it’s one of the finest classic melodies of all time which should come out in the market for all music lovers and I will be bringing the song out in the market soon , my dad had composed it with a lot of love and I’m happy that this song will be coming out soon for all of you , give it all your love when it comes out amd you hear it ,we shot for the Kishore Kumar 100 songs special this week and the very talented singers of Indian Idol sang beautifully like always lots of love,” he added.