Rewind back to 80’s……. my childhood days… everywhere there were songs composed or even sung by Bappi Lahiri. He was riding the success of disco beats. There was no one else to compete with him in that disco zone. Apart from his disco style, he created very few good music scores too. In 90’s, Bappi Lahiri slowly vanished as music composer and then suddenly re surfaced again in music and film industry as a singer to other composers (I know two songs for sure). Now he is seen everywhere…….. on TV shows, in award ceremonies, as judge and sometime as a music expert too. The success of 80’s made Bappi Da think that he is a legend. Most funny part is he himself claims he is legend. In one of the TV reality show where he was a judge, he was repeatedly comparing himself with the genius of R D Burman and was patting his back. Sometime it looks so funny and sometime it irritates you. Matter becomes worst when suddenly here and there he starts singing too. Recently there was a spat between a singer (Abhijit Chatterji) and Bappi Da. The singer lambasted Bappi Da while talking with news reporters and Bappi Da reacted, “That person is 3rd class person and singer. He is talking nonsense about a legend of music industry”. Bappi Da seriously thinks and he himself declares that he is a legend.
Bappi Da it’s true that in 80s, there were only your songs getting hit in music industry and you did every A B and C for disco music but why do you forget that 80s is supposed to be worst music decade in Indian music and film industry. Please don’t compare yourself with greats like R D Burman.
Hope if someone can help Bappi Da to learn some modesty.
