- Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri (born 27 November 1953 ) is a music director in the
Hindi (orBollywood ) film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema, and also sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like "Disco Dancer ," "Namak Halaal " and "Sharaabi " among others. He is very fond of jewellery and is usually found wearing gold ornaments and black glasses.He creates a brand and style from ripping off many foreign music.Biography
Early years
Bappi Lahiri was born in
Calcutta ,West Bengal in 1953 into a family with a rich tradition in classical music. His father,Aparesh Lahiri was a famous Bengali singer and his mother,Bansari Lahiri was a musician and a singer who was well-versed in classical music andShyama Sangeet . He was their only child. At a very early age, he had the ambition to become famous, not only nationally, but internationally. He began to play the tabla at the tender age of three. His relatives from his mother's family includeKishore Kumar and theS. Mukherjee clan. Initially he was trained by his parents, after which he received his first opportunity in a Bengali film, "Daadu" (1972) at the age of 19.Hindi films
He came to
Bollywood at the young age of 19. The first film for which he composed music was "Nanha Shikari" (1973). The turning point of his career wasTahir Husain 's Hindi film, "Zakhmee" (1975), for which he composed music and doubled as a playback singer. He himself sung a duet withMohammed Rafi andKishore Kumar called "Nothing is Impossible" for the same film. The songs of his next film, "Chalte Chalte", became a rage. WithRavikant Nagaich 's Surakshaa his singing and music became even more popular.He also scored music for many Hindi films produced from South India.
tyle of music
Bappi Lahiri pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema with an Indian flavour. Most of his songs would be rendered by the two greats of
Bollywood ,Kishore Kumar andAsha Bhosle . He launchedVijay Benedict andSharon Prabhakar into the Bollywood music industry. He also usedAlisha Chinoy andUsha Uthup extensively for his compositions.ong History
Lahiri has also known to have used similar popular western numbers, and many of his popular songs sample key melodies from popular western hits without credit or permission [ [http://www.itwofs.com/hindi-bl.html Bappi Lahiri - itwofs - chronicles of plagiarism in indian film music] ] , including:
He disappeared from the Indian film industry in the 1990s. He made a brief comeback in the
Prakash Mehra produced 'Dalal' starringMithun Chakraborty . The song 'Gutur Gutur' from the film was a big hit, though it had its own share of controversies due to its suggestive lyrics. In 2004, he brought out his album 'Bappi Magic - The Asli Baap Mix', featuring popular numbers such as 'Gori Hai Kalaiyan' and 'Jimmy Jimmy'. It attained great popularity. In 2005, he composed the background score for theJahnu Barua film, 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara', thus reaffirming his identity as a very versatile composer. In 2006, he lent his voice to another composer for the first time with the song "Boombai Nagariya" which he sang forVishal-Shekhar for the movieTaxi Number 9211 . Of late, he has once again lent his voice to the title track of theMani Ratnam film 'Guru', in which the music has been composed byA.R.Rahman . He has also recorded songs for the movie 'Level Crossing' produced by actorJayaprada . In 2006, he appeared on the popular television show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs ' onZee TV as co-judge with singersAlka Yagnik andAbhijeet . He is currently a judge for the 2007 edition of Zee TV's 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa ' and Sony Entertainment Television'sK For Kishore reality show that aims to find the 'heir apparent' toKishore Kumar . In a September 2007 interview, he said, "I have films like "Journey from Bombay to Goa", "Jhoom", "Khushboo," "Mudrank", "Ek Hasina Ek Dewana", "Jaane Bhi Do Yaroo", "Budda Mil Gaya", "Boothnath ", and, of course, the show with the Jacksons, in the pipeline".Fact|date=June 2008. WithS. I. Tutul , he provided music for "Sarkar Raj " (2008).Personal life
Bappi Lahiri is married and has two children. His wife is Chitrani, daughter Rema and son Bappa. According to Times of India, Bappi's daughter Rema married an American baritone Shouvik Mondale in year 2004. According to the newspaper story, they met in Los Angeles in 2002.
elected discography
Some of the movies for which he composed successful music are:
* "Suraksha ,
* "Waardat ,
* "Commando ,
* "Pyara Dushman ,
* "Disco Dancer ,
* "Dance Dance ,
* "Film Hi Film ,
* "Tarzan ,
* "Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki ,
* "Wanted ,
* "Guru ,
* "Namak Halaal ,
* "Sharaabi ,
* "Zindagi Ek Jua ,
* "Himatwalla and
* "Justice Chaudary .Bappi Lahiri has also done playback singing for his compositions. Some of the notable songs that he has sung include:
* "Rahi Hu Mein (Wanted)
* "Tu Mujhe Jaan Se Bhi Pyaraa hai (Wardat)
* "Bambai Se Aaya mera Dost ( Aap ki khatir)
* "Yaad Aa Raha Hai (Disco Dancer)
* "Super Dancer (Dance Dance)
* "Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena (Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki)
* "Tera Mera Pehla Yaarana (Shart)
* "Pyar Chahiye Mujhe Jeene Ke Liye (Manokamna)
* "Raat Baaki (Namak Halal)
* "Yaar Bina Chain Kaha Re (Saheb)
* "Bambai Nagariya (Taxi No 9211)Before his disco rejuvenation he also gave some of the evergreen music to the industry that include:
* "Chalte Chalte Mere Yeh Geet Yaad Rakhna
* "Dil Se Mile Dil, Dil Se Mile Dil (Dil Se Mile Dil)
* "Muskuraata Hua (Lahu Ke Do Rang)
* "Chaar Din Ki Zindagi Hai (Ek Baar Kaho)
* "Dheere Dheere Subah Huyi (Haisiyat)
* "Maana Ho Tum (Toote Khilone)
* "Teri Chhoti Si Bhool (Shikshaa)
* "Yeh Naina Yeh Kajal (Dil Se Mile Dil)
* "Gaao Mere Man (Apne Paraaye)
* "Shyam Rang Ranga Re (Apne Paraaye)
* "Pyar Hee Jeene Ki (Armaan)
* "Pyar Manga Hai Tumhi Se
* "Ke Pag Ghungroo Baandh Meera Nachi Thi
* "Ankhomai tum hotopai tum sansoo mai tum........... (Dont miss this)References
External links
* [http://www.bappilahiri.com The Official Website of Bappi Lahiri]
*imdb name|0481568|Bappi Lahiri
* [http://bappida.50webs.com Unofficial fan club of Bappida]
* [http://www.saregamapachallenge2007.com/bappi-lahiri.html Bappi Lahiri on SaReGaMaPa Challenge 2007]
* [http://itwofs.com/hindi-bl.html Documentation of songs Bappi Lahiri copied or used as "inspiration"]
* [http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5258811&variant=play&lsrc=RN_htm The song "Nothing is Impossible" from "Zakhmee(1975)"]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.