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Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Lahiri

Music Director/Singer/Actor
Biography:  Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema, and also sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others.   He is very fond of jewellery and is usually found wearing gold ornaments and black glasses. He wears gold on his body of more than 1 crore INR (approx) which weighs around 2 kg (approx). Bappi Lahiri was born in Calcutta, West Bengal into a family with a rich tradition in classical music. His father, Aparesh Lahiri was a famous Bengali singer and his mother, Banshori Lahiri was a musician and a singer who was well-versed in classical music and Shyama Sangeet. He was their only child. At a very early age, he had the ambition to become famous, not only nationally, but internationally. He began to play the tabla at the tender age of three. His relatives from his mother's family include Kishore Kumar and the S. Mukherjee clan.   Initially, he was trained by his parents, after which he received his first opportunity in a Bengali film, Daadu (1972) at the age of 19. Hindi Films He came to Mumbai at the young age of 19. The first Hindi film for which he composed music was Nanha Shikari (1973). The turning point of his career was Tahir Husain's Hindi film, Zakhmee (1975), for which he composed music and doubled as a playback singer. He himself sung a duet with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar called Nothing is Impossible for the same film. The songs of his next film, Chalte Chalte, became a rage. With Ravikant Nagaich's Surakshaa his singing and music became even more popular. He also scored music for many Hindi films produced in South India. Style Of Music Bappi Lahiri pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema with an Indian flavour. He also pioneered plagiarism of music in Bollywood. Most of his songs would be rendered by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. He launched Vijay Benedict and Sharon Prabhakar into the music industry. He also used Alisha Chinoy and Usha Uthup extensively for his compositions. It appears that Bappi Lahiri used the pseudonym [Basavalingaiah Hiremath] to sing some of his songs ( e.g., Bambai se aya mera dost). Song History He disappeared from the Indian film industry in the 1990s. He made a brief comeback in the Prakash Mehra produced 'Dalal' starring Mithun Chakraborty. The song 'Gutur Gutur' from the film was a big hit, though it had its own share of controversies due to its suggestive lyrics. In 2004, he brought out his album 'Bappi Magic - The Asli Baap Mix', featuring popular numbers such as 'Gori Hai Kalaiyan' and 'Jimmy Jimmy'. It attained great popularity. In 2005, he composed the background score for the Jahnu Barua film, 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara', thus reaffirming his identity as a very versatile composer. In 2006, he lent his voice to another composer for the first time with the song "Boombai Nagariya" which he sang for Vishal-Shekhar for the movie Taxi Number 9211. Then, he once again lent his voice to the title track of the Mani Ratnam film 'Guru', in which the music was composed by A.R. Rahman. He has also recorded songs for the movie 'Level Crossing' produced by actor Jayaprada. In 2006, he appeared on the popular television show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs' on Zee TV as co-judge with singers Alka Yagnik and Abhijeet. He was a judge for the 2007 edition of Zee TV's 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' and Sony Entertainment Television's K For Kishore reality show that aimed to find the 'heir apparent' to Kishore Kumar.   In a September 2007 interview, he said, "I have films like Journey from Bombay to Goa, Jhoom, Khushboo, Mudrank, Ek Hasina Ek Dewana, Jaane Bhi Do Yaroo, Budda Mil Gaya, Boothnath, and, of course, the show with the Jacksons, in the pipeline". With S. I. Tutul, he provided music for Sarkar Raj (2008). Personal Life Bappi Lahiri is married and has two children. His wife's name is Chitrani. His daughter goes by the name Rema and his son is called Bappa. Bappa Lahiri is a music director. Death Bappi was admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Feb 14, 2022. But the very next day, his health deteriorated, and he was rushed to Mumbai's Criticare hospital. Lahari was passed away at 69, on Feb 15, 2022, just before midnight due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). 
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Bappi Lahiri Movies

Movies Director Release Date
Tamil
as Music Director
Anil Sunkara Jul 2024
Bollywood
as Music Director
Vicky Ranawat 29 Jan 2021
Bollywood
as Music Director
Ahmed khan 06 Mar 2020
Telugu
as Singer
Vi Anand 24 Jan 2020

Bappi Lahiri: Age, Net Worth, Movies, Family, and Personal Details

About Bappi Lahiri

Name Bappi Lahiri
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Date Of Birth 27 Nov 1952
Age 72
Birth Place Kolkata
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