Actor

Bappi Lahiri

Sound

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Movies: 187Series: 3Crew credits: 185

TMDB ID: 92057

IMDb ID: nm0481568

Known for: Sound

Born: November 27, 1952

Died: February 16, 2022

Age: 69

Place of birth: Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2026

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 5.94

Wikidata: Q3345399

Also known as

Alokesh Lahiri • Bappa Lahiri

Other jobs

Music (100)Original Music Composer (48)Music Director (24)Playback Singer (10)Sound (2)Musical (1)

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Biography

Alokesh Lahiri, popularly known as Bappi Lahiri, is an Indian singer, composer, politician and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesized disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He had delivered major box office successes in bengali films like Amar Sangee, Asha O Bhalobasha, Aamar Tumi, Amar Prem, Mandira, Badnam, Raktelekha, Priya and so. He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s with filmi soundtracks such as Wardat, Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal, Sharaabi, Dance Dance, Commando, Saaheb, Gang Leader, Sailaab. Lahiri joined BJP in 2014. He was declared a BJP candidate from Srerampur (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal for the 2014 Indian general election and lost.

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Movie credits linked with Bappi Lahiri.