Did you know Bappi Lahiri's name is in Guinness Book of World Records?

Known as the Disco King of the Indian music industry Bappi Lahiris contributions to the music industry have been etched into our heartsOn the occasion of his birth anniversary lets run through the pages of his glorious life One lesserknown fact about the evergreen persona is that he held a Guinness World recordBappi Da as he was fondly addressed made more than 9000 songs during his time in the industry And 1986 happened to be his yearIn 1986 Bappi Da sang 180 songs in 33 films which got him in the Guinness Book of World RecordsIn fact his famous song Jimmy Jimmy Aa Jaa holds the world record for being dubbed in 45 foreign languagesMost recently the song became the new anthem for people in China to protest Covid lockdownsSeveral videos went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms in which Chinese facing the lockdowns are seen using Bappi Das track to express their anger and frustration over the countrys stringent zeroCOVID policyAlso ReadAmitabh Bachchan on Bappi Lahiri His songs for my films shall remain eternalAnother lesserknown fact about him is his stint in politics Bappi Da joined the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP on January 31 2014 in the presence of Rajnath Singh the thennational President of the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election He was made a BJP candidate from Srerampur Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 however the musician lost to Kalyan Banerjee of All India Trinamool CongressBorn as Alokesh Lahiri on November 27 1952 in Jalpaiguri West Bengal he was part of a family with a rich tradition in classical music His father Aparesh Lahiri was a famous Bengali singer and his mother Banshori Lahiri was a musiciansinger who was wellversed in classical music and Shyama Sangeet He was their only childAt the mere age of three Bappi Da started to play the table and went on to keep learning different instruments like saxophone and guitar His maternal uncle legendary Indian singer Kishore Kumar along with his parents were a huge part of making music such an indispensable part of Bappi Das lifeAfter initially being trained by his parents he received his first opportunity in a Bengali film Daadu 1972 at the age of 19 The first Hindi film for which he composed music was Nanha Shikari 1973 and his first Hindi composition was Tu Hi Mera Chanda sung by MukeshIn late 2016 Bappi Da lent his voice to the character of Tamatoa in the Hindidubbed version of Disneys 3D animated fantasy adventure film Moana For the film he also composed and sang Shona the Hindi version of Shiny This was his first time dubbing for an animated character At the 63rd Filmfare Awards he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement AwardThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever