| Name
/ Title |
BAPPI LAHIRI
(Born Alokesh Lahiri) |
| Date of
Birth |
November 27, 1952 |
| Identity |
Indian Film Music Composer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- January 24, 1977: He got
married to Chitrani on this day.
- 1986: During this year he
recorded over 180 songs in 33 films, which is also entered
in the Guinness Bokk of Records.
- 1989: He composed the
background score for a Hollywood Film "Eye Witness to
Murder" which was produced by Vijay Amritraj and Directed by
Jagmohan Mundra.
- 1997: He also gave the
music for an Indian English language film Divine Lovers.
- 2014: He contested the 2014
Lok Sabha electrion representing Bharatiya Janata Party, but
lost.
|
| General |
- He popularized the use of synthesized disco music in
Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions.
- He has composed over 5,000 songs in over 500 films in
languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu,
Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia,
Bhojpuri, Assamese. He has also composed music for three
films made in Bangladesh.
- He has made guest appearances in several movies.
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