Bollywood on Thursday bade a tearful adieu to legendary singer-composer Bappi Lahiri who passed away in the western Indian city of Mumbai on Tuesday.
Lahiri was cremated as per Hindu traditions at the Vile Parle crematorium after his son Bappa rushed back from the US for the final rites of the ‘Disco King of Bollywood’.
The 69-year-old, who introduced synthesised disco beats to Bollywood, died at a hospital in Mumbai around midnight on Tuesday. Hospital doctors had attributed Lahiri’s death to obstructive sleep apnea.
Originally from Bengal, Lahiri shot to fame in Bollywood in the 1980s and 1990s for his music in blockbusters like ‘Wardat’, ‘Disco Dancer’, ‘Namak Halaal’ and ‘Sharaabi’. He last movie song was for ‘Baaghi 3’ in 2020.
Lahiri’s last public appearance though was on reality TV show ‘Big Boss 15’, where he had appeared with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to promote his grandson Swasti’s new song Baccha Party.
In 2014, Lahiri joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and was made its candidate from Srerampur parliamentary constituency in Bengal. He, however, failed to make it to the Indian Parliament.
Source: United News of Bangladesh