“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.”

Indian singer, composer and record producer

Bappi Lahiri, also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer, and record producer. He became closely identified with the rise of synthesised disco in Indian popular music and was widely heard through film soundtracks in the 1980s and 1990s. He sang some of his own compositions and worked mainly in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. His music enjoyed major box office success and remained well received into the 21st century.