Bappi Lahiri
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Bappi Lahiri was a popular Indian music composer and singer known for pioneering disco-influenced film soundtracks in Bollywood during the 1980s and 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bappi Lahiri canonical | 6 |
| Bappi Da | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5972023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bappi Lahiri Context triple: [Asha Bhosle, associatedAct, Bappi Lahiri]
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A.
R. D. Burman
R. D. Burman was a legendary Indian film music composer and music director, renowned for his innovative, genre-blending soundtracks in Hindi cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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B.
S. D. Burman
S. D. Burman was a legendary Indian music director and composer known for his influential work in Hindi and Bengali cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s.
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C.
Naushad
Naushad was a legendary Indian film music director and composer renowned for his classical-based scores in Hindi cinema’s golden era.
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D.
Shailendra
Shailendra was a celebrated Indian poet and film lyricist, renowned for his evocative and timeless songs in classic Hindi cinema.
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E.
Shankar Kistaiya
Shankar Kistaiya was one of the co-conspirators involved in the plot surrounding Narayan Apte, a key figure in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bappi Lahiri Target entity description: Bappi Lahiri was a popular Indian music composer and singer known for pioneering disco-influenced film soundtracks in Bollywood during the 1980s and 1990s.
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A.
R. D. Burman
R. D. Burman was a legendary Indian film music composer and music director, renowned for his innovative, genre-blending soundtracks in Hindi cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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B.
S. D. Burman
S. D. Burman was a legendary Indian music director and composer known for his influential work in Hindi and Bengali cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s.
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C.
Naushad
Naushad was a legendary Indian film music director and composer renowned for his classical-based scores in Hindi cinema’s golden era.
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D.
Shailendra
Shailendra was a celebrated Indian poet and film lyricist, renowned for his evocative and timeless songs in classic Hindi cinema.
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E.
Shankar Kistaiya
Shankar Kistaiya was one of the co-conspirators involved in the plot surrounding Narayan Apte, a key figure in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian music composer
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film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ playback singer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| alias |
Bappi Da
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linked to:
Bappi Lahiri
|
| awarded | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1952-11-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| child |
Bappa Lahiri
ⓘ
Rema Lahiri ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2022-02-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| fullName | Alokesh Lahiri ⓘ |
| genre |
Bollywood music
ⓘ
disco ⓘ filmi ⓘ |
| influenced | Bollywood dance music of the 1980s ⓘ |
| joinedParty | 2014 ⓘ |
| knownFor | wearing gold jewelry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Bengali
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering disco-influenced film soundtracks in Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Am a Disco Dancer
ⓘ
Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja ⓘ
linked to:
Aaja Aaja
Raat Baaki Baat Baaki ⓘ Tamma Tamma Loge ⓘ Yaar Bina Chain Kahan Re ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dance Dance
ⓘ
Disco Dancer ⓘ Himmatwala ⓘ Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki ⓘ Namak Halaal ⓘ Sharaabi ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music director ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| parents |
Aparesh Lahiri
ⓘ
Bansari Lahiri ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Bharatiya Janata Party ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Chitrani Lahiri ⓘ |
| style |
heavy disco influence in film music
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use of electronic instruments and synthesizers ⓘ |
| workedInIndustry |
Bengali cinema
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Hindi cinema ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (7)
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