Bappi Lahiri No More | Bappi Da's grandson pens emotional note for his 'dadu' on social media

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Lyricist-filmmaker Amit Khanna says singer-composer Bappi Lahiri got his big break in Hindi cinema with 1976 movie "Chalte Chalte" after celebrated composers RD Burman and Laxmikant-Pyarelal had to back out due to their busy schedules. Directed by Sunder Dar, the film remains popular till date for Lahiri's composition for the titular track "Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet", which was sung by Kishore Kumar with lyrics by Khanna.Khanna remembers Lahiri as an ambitious man who quickly became every filmmaker's favourite. "Bappi was ambitious and there was a time in early 80s when he had overtaken everybody, Rajesh Roshan, Pancham da. He was doing maximum films."Also, he was a tabla player. At the age of four, he would do shows in Kolkata as a child prodigy. I had organised a party for one of my films, I asked him to perform classical tabla and people were shocked that they never knew he could play tabla, he added.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common but serious sleep-related breathing disorder, can affect people of all ages, including infants and young children, but it is seen mostly in the age group of 50 years and above, and those suffering from obesity, experts said on Wednesday.OSA has become a topic of much discussion after it was cited by doctors as the main cause of the death of veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri (69), who was facing multiple health issues, at a hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday night.OSA is a serious sleep disorder that happens when a person's breathing is interrupted during sleep. OSA has been the most untouched topic of discussion, especially in countries like India, said Dr Sanket Jain, consultant pulmonologist with Masina Hospital, Mumbai.Jain said its most common symptoms are snoring, morning headaches, daytime sleepiness or fatigue, dry mouth upon awakening, sudden awakening with the sensation of choking, mood disturbances.If not treated, sleep apnea can lead to a number of health problems like hypertension, diabetes, stroke, cardiomyopathy and heart failure, he warned

Bappi Lahiri ruled both music genres - disco and melodious romance, say industry insiders

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Artistes in Kolkata reacted with shock and disbelief as Bappi Lahiri, the king of disco pop, breathed his last at the age of 69, hours after legendary Bengali singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay left for her heavenly abode. Music composer Debojyoti Mishra recalled his last encounter with Bappi da at a five-star hotel in Kolkata in 2019. "Bappida was at the lobby of a hotel, waiting for someone to take him to an event. We chatted for about an hour even as a live band played nearby. He was impressed with my work, and appreciated the fact that I work with so many hands (instrumentalists)," Mishra said. He pointed out that the king of disco pop had also composed slow numbers and songs with a classical base, some of which had gone on to become big hits.

Bappi Lahiri, the composer-singer who brought synthesised disco to India, was known for his prolific oeuvre spanning more than 40 years, his sartorial signature and cult status in countries like Russia. Read the full story here.

Tribute to Bappi Lahiri | Some of his biggest hits

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Bappi Lahiri's funeral will be carried out on Thursday around 10.00 AM. The funeral will happen at Pawan Hans cremation ground in Santacruz, Mumbai.

Mumbai Police joined thousands in paying tributes to music composer Bappi Lahiri after his death in Mumbai today. A graphic, quoting an iconic song of the ‘Disco King’ (Yaar bina chain kaha re) was tweeted by the Mumbai Police. Except, the word ‘chain’ (peace in Hindi) was replaced with a graphic of a gold chain. ‘Yaar Bina Chain Kaha Re’ is a popular song from the 1985 Hindi film ‘Saaheb’ starring Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh. Read here

Singer Usha Uthup, who frequently collaborated with Bappi Lahiri in the 80s, says it's hard to process the composer's death but she will always remember him for his trademark gold chains, shimmery jacket, dark glasses and the beaming smile."I feel sad. He is gone. I will remember him in all his glory, with his gold, shimmering jacket, his long hair and dark glasses, and my singing on stage, Uri uri baba', Hari om hari' and Rambha Ho' and him being in the audience and I pay him a tribute. I have done all this in his lifetime, Uthup told PTI. The singer said Lahiri will live on through his music as his songs are etched in the minds of "generations".

India mourns the death of veteran singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri who passed away in the early hours of February 16 in Mumbai. He popularised the use of disco music in Indian cinema and also gave some major box office hits in Bengali. Here’s a pictorial tribute to the veteran singer-composer. See the pictures here.

Bappi Lahiri was an accomplished composer whose main work was done largely in the 70sad 80s. He introduced the disco craze to India and his foot-tapping numbers still bring many to the dance floor.

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