February 25, 2021
Bappi Lahiri was born on 27-11-1952 in Jalpaiguri in the state of West Bengal, India. He is an Indian Composer, Musician, Music Director, Fil Score Composer, Singer, Record Producer & Film Actor who is known for his work in Bollywood, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada & Gujarati cinema.
Other Name: | Alokesh Lahiri, Bappi Daa, Disco King of India |
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Other Professions: | Musician Music Director Film Score Composer Singer Record Producer Film Actor |
Appearance: | Bollywood Bengali Telugu Tamil Kannada Gujarati |
Born as Alokesh Lahiri, Bappi Lahiri is a popular music director, singer, and record producer from India. He is said to have popularized the use of synthesized disco, dance music in Indian cinema music.
He comes from a family with a musical background and his parents trained him initially in music. He began playing the tabla when he was 3 years old. He moved to Mumbai in order to pursue a career in music. His first venture as a music composer was the Bengali movie ‘Daadu’. His first Bollywood film as a composer was Nanha Shikari. However, the film ‘Zakhmee’ proved to be a breakthrough in his career. Further, Chalte Chalte also earned him recognition as a music director. Later in the 80s, he added the popular disco element to the film music in Bollywood movies like Sahhas, Pyara Dushman, Armaan, Wardat, and others. His collaboration with Mithun Chakraborthy’s music was greatly popular across the country. Especially the music for Disco Dancer went viral during the time. His name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World records for recording over 180 songs in the year 1986. He has rendered over 5000 compositions for about 500 films in his career. He has also composed music for a couple of Bangladeshi films.
He is well-versed with instruments like piano, guitar, tabla, bongos, saxophone, and dholak. He had also contested for the Lok Sabha General elections in 2014 from Srirampur constituency and faced defeat.
He was born to a film score composer father Aparesh Lahiri and a musician mother Bansari Lahiri. He has no sibling. On 24-01-1977, he married film producer Chitrani Lahiri. The couple has two children including a son named Bappa Lahiri (musician) and a daughter named Rema Lahiri.
Skin Colour | Fair |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Home Town | Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
Address | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
School | N/A |
College | N/A |
Qualification | N/A |
Hobbies | Dancing, Travelling |
Marital Status | Married |
Debut | Bllywood Film (as a music composer) - Nanha Shikari (1973) Bengali Film (as a music composer) - Daadu (1974) |
Salary | INR 8-10 Lakhs Per Song |
Net Worth | USD 3 Million (approx) |
Official Website | https://www.bappilahiri.com |
Best Known for | Disco Dancer and Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy |
Favorite Color | Blue, Black |
Favorite Player | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Favorite Sport | Football |
Favorite Actress | Meena Kumari , Madhubala |
Favorite Actor | Dilip Kumar |
Favorite Movie | Mughal-E-Azam (1960) |
Favorite Singer | Lata Mangeshkar , Kishore Kumar |
Favorite Place | Dubai |
Favorite Dress | Pant Shirt with Jacket or Coat |
Favorite Accessories | Gold Chains |
68 years, 2 months, 29 days old age Bappi Lahiri will turn 69 on 27 November, 2021. Only 9 months, 1 days, 16 hours, 1 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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