Babi Lahiri was an Indian musician known for his use of synth-disco music in his work. He died on February 16, 2022, in a Mumbai hospital.
Wiki/Biography
Bappi Lahiri was born in Sirajganj, Bangladesh (now Jalpaiguri, West Bengal) on Thursday, November 27, 1952 (age 69 at the time of his death). His star sign was Sagittarius.
An old photo of Babi Lahiri
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 4″
Weight (approx.): 95 kg
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
He was born into a Bengali Hindu family and belonged to the Balendra Brahmins of Sandilya Gotra.
Parents and siblings
His father, Aparesh Lahiri, was a famous Bengali singer. His mother, Bansari Lahiri, was a musician, trained in classical music and Shyama Sangeet. Babi was the only child of his parents.
Childhood photo of Babi Lahiri with his parents
Bappi Lahiri and his mother
Relationships, Wife and Children
He married Chitrani Lahiri on January 24, 1977. He left behind two children: daughter Rema Lahiri, a singer, and son Bappa Lahiri, a music director.
Bappi Lahiri and his wife
Babi Lahiri with his son, daughter, wife and daughter-in-law (from left to right)
Bappi Lahiri and his son
Profession
He made his debut as a music composer in the Bengali film Daadu (1974). His first Hindi film as a music composer was Nanha Shikari (1973). He rose to fame with the Bollywood film Zakhmee (1975). He has worked as a music composer and singer in several Hindi films such as Chalte Chalte (1976), Disco Dancer (1982), Namak Halaal (1982), Sharaabi (1984), Dharma Karma (1997), Taxi No. 9211 (2006), The Dirty Picture (2011) and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017).
He has composed more than 5000 songs in different languages like Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Oriya. Some of his popular songs include “Yaar Bina Chain Kaha Re” from Saaheb (1999), “I Am A Disco Dancer” from Disco Dancer (1982), “Aaj Rapat Jaayein” from Namak Halaal (1982), “Raat Baaqi” from Namak Halaal (1982), “Dede Pyaar De” from Sharaabi (1984), “Tamma Tamma” from Thanedar (1990) and “Ooh La La” from Dirty Pictures (2011).
He acted as a music director and singer in many Kannada films such as Africadalli Sheela (1986), Krishna Nee Begane Baro (1986), Police Matthu Dada (1991) and Guru (1989). Some of his Telugu films as a music director and singer include Simhasanam (1986), State Rowdy (1989), Rowdy Inspector (1992) and Punya Bhoomi Naa (1995). He also composed music in many Tamil films such as Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983), Paadum Vaanampadi (1985) and Kizhakku Africavil Sheela (1987). He voiced for the character of Tamatoa in the Hindi dubbed version of the animated film Moana (2016). In 2017, he dubbed the Hindi version of Hollywood actor Elton John’s character in the Hollywood film Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
Bappi Lahiri and Elton John
net worth
According to 2019 estimates, his net worth is around Rs 200 million ($3 million), and he charges around Rs 80-10 lakh per song.
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Bobby Lahiri’s signature
Favorites
die
He died of OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) at CritiCare Hospital in Mumbai on February 16, 2022. He was reportedly discharged from the hospital a day before his death, where he had been receiving treatment for a month; however, his health began to deteriorate and he was admitted to the hospital again.
Facts/Trivia
- His full name is Alokesh Bappi Lahiri.
- Legendary Indian singer Kishore Kumar is his uncle.
Old photo of Bappi Lahiri and Kishore Kumar
- He has been playing the tabla since he was three years old and is proficient in playing piano, drums, guitar, saxophone, tambourine, dholak and other instruments.
- His fans call him “Bappi Daa”.
- His disco songs were very popular in India and he was also known as the “King of Disco”.
- He holds the Guinness World Record for shooting 33 films in one year.
- He is one of the most popular music composers in India. In an interview, he said,
I am the first Indian music composer to win the China Gold Medal for the song Jimmy Jimmy from Disco Dancer. Adam Sandler has repeated the song in his film Zohan. Disco Dancer is historic, as are Sharaabi and Namak Halal. I started disco in the 1980s with Mithun Chakraborty’s film Suraksha, in which he danced like John Travolta. I have also worked with Apache Indian and Boy George. I made Samantha Fox a star in Bollywood with Govinda.”
- From 1983 to 1985, he created a record 12 superhit jubilee films starring veteran Bollywood actor Jitendra.
- Barbie was one of the few people who had the opportunity to meet Michael Jackson during his 1996 tour of India.
- On January 31, 2014, he joined the BJP in the presence of then BJP national president Rajnath Singh. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, representing Sreeranpur (Lok Sabha constituency), but lost to Kalyan Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress.
Babi Lahiri joins BJP
- In 2002, a few lines from his song “Thoda Resham Lagta Hai” were included in the English song “Addictive” by American R&B singer “Truth Hurts”. The copyright owner of the original song, Saregama India Ltd., sued Interscope Records and its parent company Universal Music Group for more than $500 million because they did not credit the original composer and singer in the song. Later, Babi Lahiri’s name appeared in the song’s credits.
- He has also been a judge on several television singing reality shows like Zee TV’s “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs” in 2006, “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge” in 2007 and Sony TV’s “K For Kishore” in 2007.
- In 2008, he composed music for the Kolkata Knight Riders, a team coached by Shah Rukh Khan in the Indian Premier League.
- In 2018, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards.
Babby Lahiri wins Filmfare Award
- He is so obsessed with gold and sunglasses that he often says “Gold is my God”. In an interview, he shared the reason why he wears so much gold, saying,
My mother gave me this Hare Krishna Hare Ram medal after my first movie became a big success. The necklace around my neck is to protect my neck. In Hollywood, the famous singer Elvis Presley used to wear a gold chain. I was a big fan of Presley. I used to think that if I become successful one day, then I will project a different image. By God’s grace, I can do that with gold. People used to think that it was just a way to show off. But it is not. Gold is lucky for me. ”
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