Shakti Kapoor: We lost two gold coins in form of Lata Ji and Bappi Da

Veteran actor Shakti Kapoor paid his last respects to music icon Bappi Lahari at Pawan Hans cremation ground on Thursday afternoonFamily friends and prominent members from Bollywood bid a tearful adieu to legendary singercomposer Bappi Lahiri as he was cremated at the Pawan Hans cremation ground on Thursday afternoonAmong the family members several prominent members from the Indian film fraternity were also present to pay their last respects to the music legendVeteran actor Shakti Kapoor who also reached the cremation ground to pay his last respects to Lahari spoke to the media and condoled the legends demiseFilm industry has been endearing a great loss since 910 days first we lost legendary singer Lata Ji and then Bappi Da at such young age 69 is not an age to die He has gone too soon Kapoor said adding Bappi Da showed a new vision to music We have lost two golden coins in form of Lata Ji and Bappi Da that we cannot get backThe 69yearold actor continued I think in this period of COVID19 the industry has lost a lot of diamonds potential and a lot of strength the industry was prevailing earlierShakti Kapoor stated that Bappi Das loss is a personal loss for him as his daughter actor Shraddha Kapoor and his entire family was very close to Laharis familyBappi and I have struggled together We came along in fact I have sung many songs for him too Our families were very close to each other My daughter is very close to Bappis sons wife they have grown together Bappis children have grown up in my laps His father and mother were also very close to me So its a very personal loss Heartfelt condolences to his family Kapoor concludedThe mortal remains of the Disco King were taken in a truck decorated with flowers from his residence to Pawan Hans cremation ground for the last ritesVidya Balan Alka Yagnik Shaan Ila Arun Lalit Pandit Rupali Ganguly and Mika Singh among others were also present at the funeral to offer their condolencesAs Bappi Lahiri loved wearing gold chains and a pair of sunglasses his family members did not forget to adorn him with his signature style for one last timeBappi Lahiris mortal remains were consigned to the flames by his son Bappa who returned with his wife and son from Los Angeles in the wee hours of ThursdayBappi Lahiri who heralded discopop and ruled the 70s and 80s with a string of foottapping songs in India had developed a chest infection and was treated for the same earlier this year He was discharged from the hospital on February 15 However his condition worsened and was brought back to the hospitalUnfortunately he passed away at the age of 69 at around 1145 pm on Tuesday nightThis 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