RIP Bappi Lahiri: 10 rare pics of Bollywood's disco king

Bappi Lahiri had an illustrious career spanning over five decades, starting from his first work in the 1972 film, 'Daadu', with the song "Chalte Chalte", "Surakshaa" and others as his disco beats became popular among the youth, earning him the title of 'Disco king' in India. Remembering him, we bring you some photographs of the veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri from his personal album.

Bappi Lahiri (L) in a still from his debut film Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi (1974). Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

A rare photo of Bappi Lahiri with legendary singer and his maternal uncle Kishore Kumar. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

A young Bappi da flanked by his parents. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

Singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri married Chitrani on January 24, 1977. Here is a rare photo of them from their early days. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

An adorable picture of Bappi Lahiri sitting on the lap of singer Lata Mangeshkar. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

Bappi had a close bond with Lata Mangeshkar. Here is a picture of them at a recording studio. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

Seen here is Bappi Lahiri during his teenage days. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

Lahiri took the political plunge in 2014 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and contested from the Lok Sabha seat of Srerampur in Kolkata. Here he is seen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

Bappi Lahiri was an adrent fan of soccer legend Maradona. He even gifted him a song called Football Fever, which he specially composed in 2016. In this photo, Bappi Lahiri is seen gifting the Football Fever song to Maradona. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_

Bappi Lahiri shared a stage with American rapper and singer Akon. Credit: Instagram/bappilahiri_official_