Far
off
in
Palanpur
where
Himesh
Reshammiya
is
shooting
for
John
Mathew's
A
New
Love
Issshtory
the
musician-actor
can't
believe
what
he
has
heard.
At
a
press
conference
on
Thursday,
Aamir
Khan
went
out
of
his
way
to
praise
Himesh
calling
him
a
master
of
marketing.
"So
much
so
that
wherever
and
whenever
I
see
a
topi,
I
think
of
Himesh," said
Aamir.
Though
a
lot
of
people
felt
Aamir
was
being
ironical,
Himesh
of
course
chooses
to
take
the
seeming
compliments
on
their
face
value.
"I
am
a
huge
fan
of
Mr
Aamir
Khan.
He's
a
legend.
And
what
a
coincidence
that
I'm
shooting
for
a
film
where
I
play
a
tapori
who's
a
big
fan
of
Aamir
Khan.
The
role
is
inspired
by
Mr.
Khan's
in
Rangeela.
In
fact
my
director
is
John
Mathew
who
directed
Mr.
Khan
in
Sarfarosh.
Both
of
us
just
can't
stop
talking
about
him."
Himesh's
exuberance
apart,
many
people
feel
Aamir
was
actually
making
a
sarcastic
point,
praising
Himesh
for
his
marketing
strategy
at
a
time
when
it
(the
strategy)
seems
to
have
collapsed.
"Or
did
Aamir
praise
Himesh
because
Himesh
is
playing
a
role
inspired
by
Aamir?" asked
one
of
Aamir's
co-stars.
Says
Himesh,
"If
Mr.
Khan
has
spoken
so
well
about
me,
I
won't
even
think
of
questioning
it.
I
take
his
words
as
a
big
compliment.
I've
been
hearing
some
terrific
stories
about
Mr.
Khan's
dedication
from
John
Matthew.
I
must
say
he's
very
very
inspiring."
Story first published: Monday, December 22, 2008, 10:23 [IST]