A biography for Bappi Lahirihasn’t been written yet.
“Naino Main Sapna,' 'Taaki O Taaki' in 'Himmatwala' was my baby.”
“Bappi Lahiri has an image that the public wants to see.”
“I told my father that I was not interested in studies. I was more interested in tabla, piano and other instruments. My father told me to complete school and then I could do music full-time.”
“There is only one Kishore Kumar, he was exceptional. No one can ever be like him.”
“It's in God's hands when we come on this earth and when we leave.”
“All these years, I have never forgotten what my parents have given me, and that is why I take special pride in composing music based on ragas and used folk music in films like 'Apne Paraye.'”
“I am the godfather of disco.”
“In India, women are respected the most. Mothers, wives, sisters, daughters.”
“Only god can defeat or destroy.”
“These gold chains and pendants I've been collecting from 1975. None of them are new and mostly - Hare Krishna Hare Rama, Ganpati, Satyanarayan, Hanuman - all god-related pendants.”
“You can't compare Lata Mangeshkar with anyone.”
“Sonia Gandhi is great. She is adorable.”
“Lata Mangeshkar is an old friend. I knew her through my father Aparesh Lahiri who was a music director in Calcutta.”
“This new age metal Luminex Uno- made up of gold, platinum and silver is excellent.”
“I love Punjabi Folk.”
“I don't sing for awards, I sing for rewards!”
“I have been a tabla player since the age of four.”
“Jeetendra and I had 14 silver jubilee films.”
“Bappi Lahiri has a voice that alone is loud and musical enough to sway people.”
“After 1999, I thought that I needed a break. As a senior composer, I didn't like the trend of three music directors working on a single film. But after a few quiet years, I was back for good.”