Bappi Lahiri

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bappi Lahiri
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Nov 27, 1952(1952-11-27)
Age	72
Birthplace	Jalpaiguri
Country	India
Birth City	West Bengal
Horoscope	Scorpio

Bappi Lahiri Biography

Bappi Lahiri is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on November 27, 1952 in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. Director of music for Hindi films. He was famous for introducing electronic disco within Indian cinema. He was a part of “Zakhmee” from 1975, an Hindi film written by Tahir Husain.

His soundtrack to”Disco Dancer,” his 1982 feature film “Disco Dancer” inspired artists such as His influential soundtrack for the 1982 film “Disco Dancer” inspired artists like M.I.A.

Lahiri won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards.

Portions of Lahiri’s song “Thoda Resham Lagta Hai” were included in the 2002 song “Addictive” by American R&B singer Truth Hurts. Copyright holders Saregama India, Ltd. sued Interscope Records and its parent company, Universal Music Group for more than $500 million. A Los Angeles federal judge subsequently barred further sales of the CD unless and until Lahiri was listed on the song’s credits.

His father was famous singer Aparesh Lahiri. He also had a connection to the famous musician His father was the famous singer Aparesh Lahiri. He was also related to the revered singer Kishore Kumar..

Bappi Lahiri Net Worth

Bappi Lahiri is one of the richest Composer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bappi Lahiri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing the tabla at the age of three. His first film score came from “Nanha Shikari” from 1973.

He was awarded his Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 1985 for his work on “Sharaabi” from 1984.

Alokesh “Bappi” Lahiri (born 27 November 1952) is an Indian singer, composer, politician, disco musician and record producer. He popularized the use of synthesized disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He has composed some songs for Prosenjit Chatterjee. He and Prosenjit had delivered major box office successes like Amar Sangi, Asha O Bhalobasha, Amar Tumi, Mandira, Badnam, Raktelekha and so. He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s with filmi soundtracks such as Wardat, Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal, Dance Dance, Commando, Saaheb, Gang Leader, Sailaab and Sharaabi. Lahiri joined BJP in 2014. He was declared a BJP candidate from Srirampur in West Bengal for the 2014 Indian general election and lost.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bappi Lahiri Dating?

According to our records, Bappi Lahiri married to Chitrani Lahiri. As of December 1, 2023, Bappi Lahiri’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Bappi Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Bappi Lahiri celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.

Top Facts about Bappi Lahiri

1. Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri) was born in Calcutta in 1952.
2. He was born into a Bengali Brahmin family and his parents were both singers.
3. Bappi Lahiri began to play tabla at the age of 3 and had studied under Samta Prasad on the advice of Lata Mangeshkar.
4. Bappi Lahiri was inspired by Elvis Presley to create his signature “golden jewellery” look.
5. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records for recording over 180 songs for 33 films in 1986.
6. Portions of Lahiri’s song “Thoda Resham Lagta Hai” were included in the 2002 song “Addictive” by American R&B singer Truth Hurts.
7. Lahiri came to Mumbai to pursue his music career when he was 19.
8. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in the Indian music industry in the 1980s and 1990s.
9. Bappi Lahiri became popular for films soundtracks he composed like Naya Kadam, Aangan Ki Kali, Wardat, Disco Dancer, Haathkadi, Namak Halaal, Masterji, Dance Dance, Himmatwala, Justice Chaudhury, Tohfa, Maqsad, Commando, etc.
10. He was known for disco-style songs and fusing Indian music with international sounds and rhythms.
11. In 2012, his album World Peace, Love & Harmony was among the top five albums being considered for a Grammy nomination but lost.
12. He also composed and sang “Shona” (Gold), the Hindi version of “Shiny” for the animated film Moana in late 2016.
13. Bappi Lahiri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014.
14. He died of sleep apnea and post COVID-19 complications in Mumbai in 2022 at the age of 69.
15. His song “Zindagi Meri Dance Dance” was re-discovered and had a second lease of life in 2017 in a gangster film directed by Ashim Ahluwalia.

What happened to Bappi Lahiri health?

But his health deteriorated on Tuesday and his family called for a doctor to visit their home. He was brought to the hospital. He had multiple health issues. He died due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) shortly before midnight ,” Dr Deepak Namjoshi, director of the hospital, told PTI on Wednesday.

Did bappi meet Michael Jackson?

He was 69 years old and battling several health issues. Bappi, Bollywood’s undisputed ‘Disco King’, once revealed that late pop star Michael Jackson was a fan of his work. During Michael’s visit to Mumbai in 1996, he met Bappi and said that he loved his song Jimmy Jimmy from Disco Dancer.

Who is Bappa Lahiri wife?

Tanisha Varma

Who is Bappa Lahiri son?

Bappa Lahiri

What caused bappi death?

It was widely believed that Bappi Lahiri, who passed away on February 16, 2022, died of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The doctors of Criticare hospital where the singer-composer was being treated had stated so in the press, and several media outlets reported the cause of the musician’s death to be OSA.