Days before death, Bappi Lahiri had paid tribute to 'Maa' Lata Mangeshkar

Veteran music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri died in Mumbai today. He was 69.

Known as the ‘Disco King’ , Lahiri popularised disco music in the country in the 80’s and 90’s. He died after multiple health issues at CritiCare Hospital.

His death comes days after India lost its ‘nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar. After the iconic singer’s death, Lahiri had posted a heartfelt tribute on Instagram with an old monochrome photograph of them.

Captioned ‘Maa!’, the photo is from Lahiri’s childhood when he met Mangeshkar. Dressed in a saree, Lata Mangeshkar smiles as she holds a young (around 8-10 years old) Lahiri in her lap. Bappi Lahiri was among many who posted tributes honouring Lata Mangeshkar after her demise.

Both singers had worked on several projects together. Some popular songs on which Lahiri and Mangeshkar collaborated on are ‘Kaliyon ka chaman’, ‘Aao tumhe chand pe le jaye’ and ‘Dil tha akela’.