Ranjeeta Kaur on Bappi Lahiri: Past the ‘Disco King’ moniker, he was an all-round composer –Unique! – Instances of India

Actress Ranjeeta Kaur, who made an influence with movies like ‘Laila Majnu’, ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ and Mithun Chakraborty’s ‘Gunmaster G9’ cult-hit ‘Suraksha’, remembers Bappi Lahiri with utmost respect. In dialog with ETimes, she reveals, “I imagine Bappi da scored about 98 per cent of all songs that featured Mithun and I. It began with ‘Suraksha’ after which I don’t actually know what number of extra songs he composed for us.”

One in all her earliest reminiscences of Bappi Lahiri was his jovial and amicable character. She recollects, “Again within the day, Bappi da had an condominium in Juhu and we’d all gone there for a celebration. He was very courteous, candy and humble. I keep in mind going to Bappi da’s bungalow with Mithun, too. He wished us to take heed to the brand new compositions for a movie. Most of my interactions with him have been for music and work. That’s the way it was once. I keep in mind even for ‘Laila Manju’, my songs have been recorded by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohd Rafi, however I by no means met them.”

One in all Bappi Lahiri’s iconic compositions was made for Ranjeeta’s 1981 movie Armaan. She says, “Bappi da gave a gorgeous track within the film ‘Armaan’, the long-lasting ‘Rambha Ho‘. Though it wasn’t for me, it’s a composition that has entertained us via the years. Additionally, all of the songs of Suraksha have been hits they usually have been all such nice compositions.”

Deliver up the subject of Bappi’s legacy as a Disco King and Ranjeeta quips, “I really feel, past the ‘Disco King’ moniker, he was an all-rounder. He was such a implausible musician and composer. His songs from ‘Namak Halal’ are pure magic. However above all Bappi da was such a pleasant human being. He had a really good vibe. He introduced up his youngsters with a lot cultural affect, too.”