A throwback of Amitabh Bachchan and Bappi Lahiri.(courtesy: bappilahiri_official_)
Highlights
- Bappi Lahiri died at the age of 69
- He died in Mumbai on Tuesday night
- Big B and Bappi Lahiri made several songs together
Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, in his blog entry, wrote an emotional eulogy for composer-singer Bappi Lahiri, with whom he worked multiple times. "Bappi Lahiri .. music director extraordinaire passes away ... Shocked and surprised and in the misery of these tragic events of 'passing' in the rapid succession of times .. "His songs of films with me are and shall I believe remain eternal .. they are played hummed sung along in these modern generation times with alacrity and rejoice," wrote Big B.
In his blog entry, the 79-year-old star recalled a conversation with Bappi Lahiri at London's Heathrow airport. "'Your this film is going to be very successful and the song I just gave, shall be remembered for ages'. He was right... and learning the graphs of some, at his modest home, in rehearsal, an even greater experience. Slowly they all leave us," wrote Amitabh Bachchan.
The 70s and 80s were largely dominated by tracks composed by Bappi Lahiri, which were usually sung by Kishore Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan featured in most of those iconic tracks. Bappi Lahiri composed tracks for films like Namak Halaal (1982) and Sharaabi (1984), both of which featured Amitabh Bachchan.
The long list of hits created by Bappi Lahiri and featuring Amitabh Bachchan, included Pag Ghungroo Bandh, Thodi Si Jo Pee Li Hai, Aaj Rapat Jaye To, Jahan Chaar Yaar, De De Pyar De, Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki and Raat Baaki, Baat Baaki.
The last time Bappi Lahiri composed music for a film starring Amitabh Bachchan was in the 1990 crime drama Aaj Ka Arjun, which had hit tracks like Gori Hai Kalaiyaan, Tu Laade Mujhe Hari Hari Choodiyaan.