Bappi Lahiri shares ‘old-gold’ memory with a throwback memory in his last Instagram post

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Published by Priya Shukla on 16 Feb 2022

Bappi Lahiri, a musician, died on Tuesday night. Just two days before his death, Bappi posted a throwback photo of himself on Instagram. Bappi Lahiri, the singer, posted a throwback photo of himself just two days before his death earlier this week.

Due to multiple health issues, Bappi died on Tuesday night in a Mumbai hospital. Bappi Lahiri’s Instagram post was a monochrome photo of himself in a reflective mood. “Old is always gold,” he had captioned it. The music composer is credited as a pioneer of synthesized disco music in Indian cinema during the 1970s and 1990s with songs like I Am A Disco Dancer, Jimmy Jimmy, Pag Ghunghroo, Intehan Ho Gayi, Tamma Tamma Loge, Yaar Bina Chain Kahan Re, Aaj Rapat Jaaye Toh, and Chalte Chalte.

Bappi da, as he was affectionately known, was as well-known for his hit songs as he was for his fascination with gold. Bappi Lahiri was dubbed the ‘Disco King’ of Bollywood in the 1980s and 1990s, thanks to his hit songs from films like Namak Halaal, Disco Dancer, and Dance Dance.

Bappi Lahiri performed songs like Ooh La La for The Dirty Picture, Tune Maari Entriyaan for Gunday, Tamma Tamma for Badrinath Ki Dulhania, and Areey Pyar Kar Le for Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan in the 2000s. He most recently composed the song Bhankas for the upcoming film Baaghi 3.

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