Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri died in a Mumbai hospital following multiple health issues, reported news agency PTI. The news of his death was confirmed by hospital doctor. He died on Tuesday night at Mumbai’s CritiCare Hospital in Juhu. He was 69.
Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday. But his health deteriorated on Tuesday and his family called for a doctor to visit their home. He was brought to the hospital. He had multiple health issues. He died due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) shortly before midnight,” Dr Deepak Namjoshi, director of the hospital, told PTI.
The singer-composer is popularly known for his dressing style and the golden chains he wore.
Last he sent a voice note and sang few lines to inform that he was fine.
His last Bollywood song was “Bhankas” for the 2020 film “Baaghi 3”. The playback singer and music director had appeared in a TV commercial for a soft drink as the ‘golden man’ of India. In 2014, he joined BJP and even contested in the general election from Srerampur Lok Sabha constituency but lost.
