In a shocking news that has flashed in the screens today on Wednesday, February 16, legendary musician Bappi Lahiri, whose real name was Alokesh Lahiri, died at Mumbai's CritiCare Hospital at the age of 69.
Bappi was the one who popularised disco music in India in the 80s and 90s. The musician had delivered popular songs in several films like Chalte Chalte, Disco Dancer, Sharaabi to name a few. His last Bollywood song titled Bhankas was for the 2020 film Baaghi 3.
Several celebrities and fans have flooded the social media timeline by paying tribute to the singer offering condolence messages to the bereaving family. The cause of his death has been revealed now.
Going by ANI’s tweets, it read, “Bappi Lahiri was suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea & recurrent chest infection. He was hospitalised in Criticare Hospital, Juhu for 29 days with this. He recovered well & was discharged home on Feb 15. However, after a day at home, his health again deteriorated & he was brought back to Criticare hospital in a critical state & succumbed to his illness at about 11.45 pm. He suffered from Covid infection last year. He had OSA for the last 1 year : His doctor Dr Deepak Namjoshi.”