Bling
binger
Bappi
Lahiri
might
flaunt
it
all
when
in
India
but
when
he's
out
of
the
country,
the
flashy
jewellery
stays
home.
Says
a
source,
"Bappi
Lahiri
was
spotted
at
the
airport
on
Sunday
on
his
return
from
the
US,
minus
his
gold
chains.
His
experiences
with
the
customs
and
immigration
agencies
over
the
years
have
made
him
wiser.
He
doesn't
even
pack
it
in
his
baggage
for
fear
of
it
being
misplaced."
Bappida
confirms,
"It's
true
that
I
don't
wear
any
jewellery
abroad.
Except
for
this
gold
Ganpati
my
mother
gave
me
35
years
ago
when
my
first
film
Zakhmee
was
a
hit
and
a
Hare
Rama
Hare
Krishna
locket
she
gave
me.
I
only
wear
the
Ganpati
abroad
as
it's
my
lucky
charm.
It
has
even
saved
my
life
a
number
of
times
apart
from
bringing
me
luck."
He
has
another
interesting
anecdote
to
narrate
about
his
totem.
"When
Michael
Jackson
came
to
Mumbai,
he
had
loved
my
Ganpati
and
wanted
it.
I
had
to
refuse.
I
couldn't
give
it
away
as
it
has
saved
my
life
and
has
proved
lucky
for
me.
People
in
immigration
know
that
'Bling
is
Bappi
Lahiri'
so
they
allow
me
to
travel
with
these
two
lockets.
I
have
stopped
traveling
with
the
rest
of
my
jewellery
as
it's
a
waste
of
time
explaining
to
various
airport
authorities
why
I
wear
them.
Of
course,
when
I'm
abroad
I
am
constantly
asked
about
my
missing
jewellery."
Bappida
will
be
travelling
to
USA
again
on
September
30
to
attend
the
Grammy
Awards.
His
album
titled
World
Love
Peace
and
Harmony
has
been
nominated.
It
is
a
collaboration
with
Pandit
Vishwamohan
Bhatt,
saxophonist
Gerald
Allbright
and
mridangangam
player
T
Gopalakrishnan.
Story first published: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 15:36 [IST]