Bappi Lahiri

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Bappi Lahiri

Birth name	Alokesh Lahiri
Born	November 27, 1952 (1952-11-27) (age 57)
Origin	Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Genres	Film score, Theatre
Occupations	music director & singer
Years active	1972 - present
Website	http://www.bappilahiri.com

Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri (Bengali: বাপ্পী লাহিড়ী) born 27 November in 1952, is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema, and also sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others. He is very fond of jewelry and is usually found wearing gold ornaments and black glasses with a combination of a tracksuit