Bappi Lahiri
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Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri , born 27 November 1952, is a music director in the Hindi
film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer
, Namak Halaal
and Sharaabi
among others.
into a family with a rich tradition in classical music. His father, Aparesh Lahiri, was a famous Bengali
singer and his mother, Bansari Lahiri, was a musician and a singer who was well-versed in classical music and Shyama Sangeet
. He was their only child.
At a very early age, he had the ambition to become internationally famous. He began to play the tabla at the age of three. His relatives from his mother's family include Kishore Kumar
and the S. Mukherjee clan. Initially he was trained by his parents, after which he received his first opportunity in a Bengali
film, Daadu (1972) at the age of 19.
when he was 19. The first Hindi
film for which he composed music was Nanha Shikari (1973). The turning point of his career was Tahir Husain's Hindi film, Zakhmee
(1975), for which he composed music and doubled as a playback singer. He sang a duet with Mohammed Rafi
and Kishore Kumar
called "Nothing Is Impossible" for the same film. The songs of his next film, Chalte Chalte, became hits. With Ravikant Nagaich
's Surakksha his singing and music became even more popular.
He was the fittest musician for Mithun Chakraborty
's disco dance-based films. Mithun Chakraborty and Bappi Lahiri became synonyms of Indian disco culture int the 1980s. He also scored music for many Hindi films produced from South India. He is called 'Disco King' around India.
and Asha Bhosle
. He launched Vijay Benedict
and Sharon Prabhakar
into the music industry. He also used Alisha Chinoy and Usha Uthup
extensively for his compositions.
Conversely, in one instance, portions of his song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" were included in a 2002 single "Addictive" by American R&B singer Truth Hurts
. Copyright holders Saregama India, Ltd. sued Interscope Records
and its parent company, Universal Music Group
to the tune of more than $500 million. A Los Angeles federal judge subsequently barred further sales of the CD unless and until Lahiri was listed on the song's credits.
produced Dalal starring Mithun Chakraborty
. The song "Gutur Gutur" from the film was a big hit, though it had its share of controversies due to its suggestive lyrics.
In 2004, he brought out his album Bappi Magic - The Asli Baap Mix, featuring popular numbers such as "Gori Hai Kalaiyan" and "Jimmy Jimmy." It attained great popularity. In 2005, he composed the background score for the Jahnu Barua
film, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara, thus reaffirming his identity as a very versatile composer. In 2006, he lent his voice to another composer for the first time with the song "Boombai Nagariya" which he sang for Vishal-Shekhar
for the movie Taxi Number 9211
. Of late, he has once again lent his voice to the title track of the Mani Ratnam
film Guru
, in which the music has been composed by A.R.Rahman. He has recorded songs for the movie Level Crossing produced by actor Jayaprada. In 2006, he appeared on the popular television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
on Zee TV
as co-judge with singers Alka Yagnik
and Abhijeet. He was a judge for the 2007 edition of Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
and Sony Entertainment Television's K For Kishore
reality show that aims to find the 'heir apparent' to Kishore Kumar
.
In 2010 Lahiri was back with "i am a disco dancer" in Golmaal 3
in his own voice. The track was from his previous film Disco Dancer.
In 2011 he has sung in an upcoming movie named The Dirty Picture
, which cherishes his Disco image.
In 2011, he released album Walking On Love Street featuring American Idol
winner Shaun Barrows. The album features on CMJ's New Music Report Magazine charts ,Week World Chart and WONY Oneonta, New York - Top Ten Jazz Playlist.
Music Done for a Malayalam Film ( Kerala )
Bappi Lahiri has also done playback singing for his compositions. Some of the notable songs that he has sung include:
Before his disco rejuvenation he also gave some of the evergreen music to the industry that include:
It is not that Bappi Lahiri was only a disco freak; he has also produced beautiful Ghazals such as,
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...
, Namak Halaal
Namak Halaal
Namak Halaal is a 1982 Hindi movie. The movie is directed by Prakash Mehra. Music is by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan. This an Action packed Comedy film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi, Ranjeet, Satyen Kappu, Suresh Oberoi and...
and Sharaabi
Sharaabi
Sharaabi is a 1984 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Prakash Mehra's last hit and sixth in a row with Amitabh, the other five being Zanjeer, Hera Pheri, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris and Namak Halaal...
among others.
Early years
Bappi. D. Lahiri was born in Calcutta, West BengalWest Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
into a family with a rich tradition in classical music. His father, Aparesh Lahiri, was a famous Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
singer and his mother, Bansari Lahiri, was a musician and a singer who was well-versed in classical music and Shyama Sangeet
Shyama Sangeet
Shyama Sangeet is a genre of Bengali devotional songs dedicated to the Hindu goddess Shyama or Kali. It is also known as Shaktagiti.Shyama Sangeet appeals to the common man because it is a musical representation of the relationship of eternal and sublime love and care between the mother and her child...
. He was their only child.
At a very early age, he had the ambition to become internationally famous. He began to play the tabla at the age of three. His relatives from his mother's family include Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
and the S. Mukherjee clan. Initially he was trained by his parents, after which he received his first opportunity in a Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
film, Daadu (1972) at the age of 19.
Hindi films
He moved to MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
when he was 19. The first Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film for which he composed music was Nanha Shikari (1973). The turning point of his career was Tahir Husain's Hindi film, Zakhmee
Zakhmee
Zakhmee is a 1975 Hindi movie. Produced by Tahir Hussain the film is directed by Raja Thakur. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Rakesh Roshan, Reena Roy, Tariq, Helen, Johnny Walker, Iftekhar, Vijaykanth and Agha. The film's music is by Bappi Lahiri. The film did "above average" business...
(1975), for which he composed music and doubled as a playback singer. He sang a duet with Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....
and Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
called "Nothing Is Impossible" for the same film. The songs of his next film, Chalte Chalte, became hits. With Ravikant Nagaich
Ravikant Nagaich
Ravikant Nagaich is an Indian film personality born at Atrauli- Uttar Pradesh, India in a Brahmin family....
's Surakksha his singing and music became even more popular.
He was the fittest musician for Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
's disco dance-based films. Mithun Chakraborty and Bappi Lahiri became synonyms of Indian disco culture int the 1980s. He also scored music for many Hindi films produced from South India. He is called 'Disco King' around India.
Style of music
Bappi Lahiri pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema with an Indian flavour. Most of his songs would be rendered by Kishore KumarKishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
and Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
. He launched Vijay Benedict
Vijay Benedict
Vijay Benedict is an Indian former Bollywood playback singer who sang many songs for Bollywood films in the 1980s. He made his debut as a singer for the hit 1982 film Disco Dancer singing the popular title song "I Am a Disco Dancer" for actor Mithun Chakraborty. After this he was frequently used as...
and Sharon Prabhakar
Sharon Prabhakar
Sharon Prabhakar is an Indian pop singer, theatre personality and public speaker. She was an active singer in 1980s and 90s, with a total of seven albums to her credit.-Career:...
into the music industry. He also used Alisha Chinoy and Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...
extensively for his compositions.
Allegations of plagiarism
Throughout his career Lahiri has been accused of plagiarizing music produced by other composers without giving them any credit or royalties.Conversely, in one instance, portions of his song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" were included in a 2002 single "Addictive" by American R&B singer Truth Hurts
Truth Hurts
Share Watson , known as Truth Hurts, is an American Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter.-Albums:-Singles:* 2002: "Addictive" Share Watson (born October 10, 1971, St. Louis, Missouri), known as Truth Hurts, is an American Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter.-Albums:-Singles:* 2002: "Addictive"...
. Copyright holders Saregama India, Ltd. sued Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
and its parent company, Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
to the tune of more than $500 million. A Los Angeles federal judge subsequently barred further sales of the CD unless and until Lahiri was listed on the song's credits.
Career history
Lahiri disappeared from the Indian film industry in the 1990s. He made a brief comeback in the Prakash MehraPrakash Mehra
-Career:Born on 13 July 1939 at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mehra started in the late 1950s as a production controller. In 1968, he directed Shashi Kapoor who played a double role in Haseena Maan Jayegi. This was followed by the 1971 hit Mela starring the Khan brothers together. In 1973, he...
produced Dalal starring Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
. The song "Gutur Gutur" from the film was a big hit, though it had its share of controversies due to its suggestive lyrics.
In 2004, he brought out his album Bappi Magic - The Asli Baap Mix, featuring popular numbers such as "Gori Hai Kalaiyan" and "Jimmy Jimmy." It attained great popularity. In 2005, he composed the background score for the Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua is a multiple national and international award-winning Indian film director from Assam. He has directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films, and along with Bhabendra Nath Saikia was one of the pioneers of Assamese Art cinema...
film, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara, thus reaffirming his identity as a very versatile composer. In 2006, he lent his voice to another composer for the first time with the song "Boombai Nagariya" which he sang for Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
for the movie Taxi Number 9211
Taxi Number 9211
Taxi No 9211 is a Hindi film that released on February 2006 and was directed by Milan Luthria. It stars John Abraham and Nana Patekar in lead roles. The movie also stars Sameera Reddy, Sonali Kulkarni, Shivaji Satam and Kurush Deboo in supporting roles...
. Of late, he has once again lent his voice to the title track of the Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...
film Guru
Guru (soundtrack)
Guru is the soundtrack to the 2007 film, Guru directed by Mani Ratnam. The soundtrack was released in 18 November 2006. Gurus music is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics provided by Gulzar.-Overview:...
, in which the music has been composed by A.R.Rahman. He has recorded songs for the movie Level Crossing produced by actor Jayaprada. In 2006, he appeared on the popular television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Hindi was an Indian televised children's singing competition that aired on Zee TV. The judges were Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik, and Bappi Lahiri, who was a judge of the earlier seasons, not of the third one.-First season:...
on Zee TV
Zee TV
Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...
as co-judge with singers Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...
and Abhijeet. He was a judge for the 2007 edition of Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
From 1999 till 2001, the show was hosted by the brothers Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.After that, Shaan started hosting the show. Later, the name "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" became known as the "brand name" of the series and completely changed the concept of the show to include public interaction through...
and Sony Entertainment Television's K For Kishore
K For Kishore
K For Kishore is an Indian television popular singing contest that was broadcast on Sony TV, from December 21, 2007, to May 4, 2008, with a four hour grand finale. The show was created to determine which of 12 contestants, all professional and seasoned singers, was most able to sing songs...
reality show that aims to find the 'heir apparent' to Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
.
In 2010 Lahiri was back with "i am a disco dancer" in Golmaal 3
Golmaal 3
Golmaal 3 is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. A sequel to the 2008 film Golmaal Returns, the project stars most of the actors from the previous film, including Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. New additions to the cast include...
in his own voice. The track was from his previous film Disco Dancer.
In 2011 he has sung in an upcoming movie named The Dirty Picture
The Dirty Picture
The Dirty Picture is an upcoming Bollywood biopic on the life of the South Indian movie siren Silk Smitha, directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, together after their last hit Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai . The film stars Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar...
, which cherishes his Disco image.
In 2011, he released album Walking On Love Street featuring American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
winner Shaun Barrows. The album features on CMJ's New Music Report Magazine charts ,Week World Chart and WONY Oneonta, New York - Top Ten Jazz Playlist.
Personal life
Bappi Lahiri is married and has two children. His wife is Chitrani, daughter Rema and son Bappa. He is very fond of jewelry and is usually found wearing gold ornaments and dark glasses with a tracksuit.Selected discography
Some of the movies for which he composed successful music are:- MorchaMorcha (1980 film)Morcha is a 1980 film produced for Gopikrishna Global Entertainers by Rakesh and directed by Raveekant Nagaich. This action drama casts Ravi Behl, Aruna Irani, Chandrashekhar, Jagdeep, Jayshree T., Mac Mohan, Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi.-Cast:...
(1980) - Ek Baar KahoEk Baar Kaho (1980 film)Ek Baar Kaho is a 1980 Hindi language film produced for Rajshri Productions by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. This romance and family drama stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi as lead pair and support cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip...
(1980) - SurakshaaSurakshaa- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...
(1979) - Waardat
- ArmaanArmaanArmaan may refer to:* Armaan , a film directed by Kidar Nath Sharma* Armaan , a Hindi film starring Dev Anand and Madhubala* Armaan , a Pakistani film starring Waheed Murad...
- Chalte ChalteChalte ChalteThe music of the film has been conducted by the duo Jatin-Lalit and Aadesh Shrivastava.Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the album 3 stars and stated "Chalte Chalte is a romantic album that should go well with both class as well as mass"...
- CommandoCommandoIn English, the term commando means a specific kind of individual soldier or military unit. In contemporary usage, commando usually means elite light infantry and/or special operations forces units, specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting, rappelling and similar techniques, to conduct and...
- IlzaamIlzaamIlzaam is a 1986 Bollywood film starring Govinda in his film debut alongside Neelam, Shatrughan Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Anita Raj.-Synopsis:Orphaned and poor Ajay meets with wealthy Aarti , and both fall in love...
- Pyara Dushman
- Disco DancerDisco DancerDisco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...
- Dance Dance (film)Dance Dance (film)Dance Dance is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 29 May 1987, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film is a musical and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil and Mandakini in lead roles. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles...
- Film Hi Film
- Saheb
- TarzanTarzanTarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
- Kasam Paida Karne Wale KiKasam Paida Karne Wale KiKasam Paida Karne Wale Ki is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by B.Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri-Plot:...
- Wanted: Dead or Alive
- GuruGuruA guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
- JyotiJyotiJyoti was a daily Indian soap opera that aired on Imagine TV. Jyoti has made a big impact all over the world. It was a very successful serial. Imagine TV got a huge response because of Jyoti.-Plot:...
- Namak HalaalNamak HalaalNamak Halaal is a 1982 Hindi movie. The movie is directed by Prakash Mehra. Music is by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan. This an Action packed Comedy film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi, Ranjeet, Satyen Kappu, Suresh Oberoi and...
- SharaabiSharaabiSharaabi is a 1984 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Prakash Mehra's last hit and sixth in a row with Amitabh, the other five being Zanjeer, Hera Pheri, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris and Namak Halaal...
- Winner 1985 Filmfare Best Music Director AwardFilmfare Best Music Director AwardThe Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"... - Aitbaar
- Zindagi Ek Jua
- HimmatwallaHimmatwala (1983 film)Himmatwala is a 1983 Bollywood action-drama feature film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Jeetendra and Sridevi. It is a remake of a Telugu film Ooriki Monagadu of 1981 also directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Krishna and Jaya Prada....
- Justice Chaudary
- Nippu RavvaNippu RavvaNippu Ravva is a 1993 Telugu Film written and directed by Kondarami Reddy. It stars Balakrishna in the lead role. The background music was scored by Academy Award Winner A. R. Rahman while the soundtrack were composed by Koti.-Soundtrack:...
- Rowdy Inspector
- SimhasanamSimhasanamSimhasanam or Simhaasanam is a South Indian Telugu film released in 1986 with double action by super star Krishna, who also directed the movie. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Singhasan. The film is a Block buster and broke many records in Telugu film industry. The film is based on...
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- Rowdy AlluduRowdy AlluduRowdy Alludu is a 1991 Tollywood film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Sobhana, and Divya Bharati.-Plot:Chiranjeevi plays the dual roles of a Mumbai-based auto driver, Johnny, and an industrialist, Kalyan, who because he was interfering with the plans of the villains,...
- Bramha
- Hum Tumhaare Hain Sanam
- Zakhmi
Music Done for a Malayalam Film ( Kerala )
- The Good Boys - Malayalam Film
Bappi Lahiri has also done playback singing for his compositions. Some of the notable songs that he has sung include:
- "Rahi Hu Mein" (Wanted: Dead or Alive)
- "Bombai Se Aaya Mera Dost (Aap Ki Khatir)
- "Bambai Se Aaya mera Dost (Aap ki khatir)
- "Mausam Hai Gaane Ka" (SurakshaaSurakshaa- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...
) - "Dil Tha Akela Akela" (SurakshaaSurakshaa- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...
) - "Tum Jo Bhi Ho" (SurakshaaSurakshaa- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...
) - "Tu Mujhe Jaan Se Bhi Pyaraa hai" (Wardat)
- "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" (Disco Dancer)
- "Super Dancer" (Dance Dancer)
- "Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena" (Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki)
- "Tera Mera Pehla Yaarana" (Shart)
- "Pyar Chahiye Mujhe Jeene Ke Liye" (Manokamna)
- "Raat Baaki" (Namak Halal)
- "Yaar Bina Chain Kahan Re" (SaahebSaahebSaaheb is a 1985 Hindi movie directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Rakhee, Amrita Singh, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, Vijay Arora, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal and Dilip Dhawan. The music is by Bappi Lahiri....
) - "Tamma Tamma Loge" (Thaneedar)
- "Pyar Kabhi Kam Nahi Karna" (Prem Pratigya)
- "Dekha Hai Maine Tumhe Phir Se Palatke" (Wardat)
- "Dil Main Ho Tum"
- "Ji Le Le" (Tarzan)
- "Bambai Nagariya" (Taxi No 9211)
- "Oh la la la" (Dirty Picture)
Before his disco rejuvenation he also gave some of the evergreen music to the industry that include:
- "Chalte Chalte Mere Yeh Geet Yaad Rakhna" (Chalte Chalte)
- "Dil Se Mile Dil, Dil Se Mile Dil" (Dil Se Mile Dil)
- "Muskuraata Hua" (Lahu Ke Do Rang)
- "Chaar Din Ki Zindagi Hai" (Ek Baar KahoEk Baar Kaho (1980 film)Ek Baar Kaho is a 1980 Hindi language film produced for Rajshri Productions by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. This romance and family drama stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi as lead pair and support cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip...
) - "Dheere Dheere Subah Huyi" (Haisiyat)
- "Maana Ho Tum" (Toote Khilone)
- "Teri Chhoti Si Bhool" (Shikshaa)
- "Yeh Naina Yeh Kajal" (Dil Se Mile Dil)
- "Gaao Mere Man" (Apne Paraaye)
- "Shyam Rang Ranga Re" (Apne Paraaye)
- "Pyar Hee Jeene Ki" (Armaan)
- "Pyar Manga Hai Tumhi Se" (College Girl)
- "Ke Pag Ghungroo Baandh Meera Nachi Thi" (Namak HalaalNamak HalaalNamak Halaal is a 1982 Hindi movie. The movie is directed by Prakash Mehra. Music is by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan. This an Action packed Comedy film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi, Ranjeet, Satyen Kappu, Suresh Oberoi and...
) - "Dil Mein Ho Tum Aankhon Mein Tum"
It is not that Bappi Lahiri was only a disco freak; he has also produced beautiful Ghazals such as,
- "Kisi Nazar ko tera intezaar aaj bhi hai" (AitbaarAitbaarAitbaar is a 1985 Hindi film, directed by Mukul Anand and starring Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Danny Denzongpa and Sharat Saxena...
) - "Aawaz di hai" (AitbaarAitbaarAitbaar is a 1985 Hindi film, directed by Mukul Anand and starring Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Danny Denzongpa and Sharat Saxena...
)