At Bappi Lahiri’s Funeral: Son Bappa, The Mukerjis, Alka Yagnik And Others Pay Last Respects
Bappi Lahiri died of sleep apnea on Tuesday night
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Highlights
- Bappi Lahiri died on Tuesday night
- He died at the age of 69
- Bappi Lahiri’s son flew from the US for Bappi Lahiri’s last rites
New Delhi:
Bappi Lahiri’s last rites began on Thursday morning, after his son Bappa Lahiri landed in Mumbai from the US with his family this morning. Bappi Lahiri’s son Bappa was pictured at the funeral. Besides members of the Lahiri family, filmmaker Biswajit Chatterjee, Rani Mukerji’s brother Raja and actor Sharbani Mukerjee paid their last respects to the singer-composer at his funeral. Sharbani was accompanied by her brother Samrat. They were also pictured at the Lahiri residence on Wednesday afternoon. Bappi Lahiri, who had been in hospital for a month, where he was being treated for multiple health issues, died of sleep apnea on Tuesday night, news agency PTI reported.
Bappa Lahiri at father’s funeral.
Bappa Lahiri at father’s funeral.
Sharbani Mukerjee at Bappi Lahiri’s funeral.
Biswajit Chatterjee with Raja Mukerjee.
Singers Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun, who have sang for several songs composed by Bappi Lahiri, were pictured at the funeral together.
Ila Arun and Alka Yagnik at the funeral.
Bappi Lahiri’s son Bappa Lahiri, who stays in the US, landed in Mumbai this morning.
Bappa Lahiri at the airport.
On Wednesday, members of the Hindi film and music fraternity, visited Bappi Lahiri’s residence. Kajol and mom Tanuja, singers Alka Yagnik, Shaan and Abhijeet Bhattacharya, and composer Lalit Pandit were also pictured at the late composer’s house. Actors , Shivangi-Padmini Kolhapure, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and actor singer Sophie Choudry were also pictured at Bappi Lahiri’s residence.
Bappi Lahiri is survived by his wife, son Bappa and daughter Rema. Bappi Lahiri was best-known for delivering hits in several films of the late 1970s-80s like Chalte Chalte, Disco Dancer, and Sharaabi, to name a few. His last Bollywood song was titled Bhankas was for the 2020 film Baaghi 3, starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor. The veteran singer also made an appearance during an episode of the last season of the TV reality show Bigg Boss 15, where he arrived as a guest.
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