Bollywood's Disco King, Bappi Lahiri who is also known as Bappi Da turned 67 today!
Let’s look a little deeper into the life of The Gold Man of India.
Did you know Bappi Lahiri's real name is Alokesh Lahiri? Both his parents Aparesh Lahiri and Bansari Lahiri were renowned singers.
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Music ran in Bappi's blood and he learned to play the tabla at the age of three.
Bappi Lahiri made a record by composing for 12 super-hit silver jubilee movies starring Jeetendra as the lead hero between 1983-1985?
Bappi Da holds the Guinness Book of World Records for recording over 180 songs for 33 films in 1986.
Bappi Da's famous song 'Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja' featured in the 2008 Hollywood film 'You Don't Mess with the Zohan'
Also known as the Gold-man of India, Bappi Da wears at least 7-8 gold chains every day as he believes that wearing them brings gold luck to him.
Bappi has acted in the movie 'It's Rocking Dard-E-Disco'.
Bappi Lahiri was honoured by the House of Lords for his contribution to the non-profit organisation Justice for Widows.
Here’s wishing the Gold Man of Music a very Happy Birthday!