Armaan [1981] Pyara Dushman [1980]: A Double Feature of Action, Romance and Drama

Bappi Lahiri was popular in the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s for the film soundtracks composed by him from films such as Zakhmee, Chalte Chalte, Naya Kadam, Aangan Ki Kali, Wardat, Disco Dancer, Hathkadi, Namak Halaal, Masterji, Dance Dance,Himmatwala, Justice Chaudhury, Tohfa, Maqsad, Commando, Gang Leader, Sailaab and Sharaabi. He came to Mumbai when he was 19. He received his first opportunity in a Cinema of West Bengal, ''Daadu'' (1974) where he made Lata Mangeshkar sing his composition. The first Hindi film for which he composed music was ''Nanha Shikari'' (1973) and his first Hindi composition was Tu Hi Mera Chanda sung by Mukesh. The turning point of his career was Tahir Husain's Hindi film, Zakhmee (1975), for which he composed music and doubled as a playback singer. He composed a duet with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar named "Nothing Is Impossible", for the same film.His compositions Jalta Hai Jiya Mera (Kishore Asha duet) and Lata Mangeshkar solos like Abhi Abhi Thi Dushmani and Aao Tumhe Chand from the same film became popular and gave him recognition. The duet Phir Janam Lenge Hum sung by Kishore Lata became famous from the film Phir Janam Lengey Hum. All songs from the film Chalte Chalte (1976), became hits, thus bringing him recognition as a music director at national level.He sang duet with Sulakshana Pandit named Jana Kahan Hai which gave him recognition as singer. Songs from the films like Aap Ki Khatir, Dil Se Mile Dil, Patita,Lahu Ke Do Rang, Hatya and Ravikant Nagaichs ''Surakksha'' 1979 had soft music.His singing and music became even more popular and got branded as disco master. In the early 80s, he added an element of the then-popular disco music to his compositions, in movies such as ''Wardat'' 1981, Sahhas 1981, ''Laparwah'' 1981, ''Pyara Dushman'' 1980. Examples are the songs "Hari Om Hari", and the ''Armaan'' (1981) song "Ramba Ho Samba Ho". Mithun Chakraborty and Bappi Lahiri became synonyms of Indian disco culture in the 1980s, largely due to movies such as Disco Dancer and Dance Dance .His song "Jimmy Jimmy" was a success in the early 1980s and is said to have achieved some fame in other countries such as Russia. Some in the media have called Lahiri the "Disco King" of India after success of Disco Dancer in 1983.He also composed music for some ghazals, namely "Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezaar Aaj Bhi Hai" and "Aawaz Di Hai" for the 1985 film ''Aitbaar''. He also composed melodious songs sung by Kishore Kumar either as duets with Asha Bhosle or Lata Mangeshkar in the films starring Rajesh Khanna in the 80's in hit films like Naya Kadam, Masterji, Aaj Ka M.L.A Ram Avatar, Bewafai, Maqsad, Suraag, Insaaf Main Karoonga and Adhikar. After success of the film Himmatwala, Bappi regularly composed duets sung by Kishore Kumar for films starring Jeetendra like in Justice Chowdhry, Jaani Dost, Mawali, Haisiyat, Tohfa, Balidaan, Qaidi, Hoshiyaar,Sinhasan, Suhaagan, Majaal, Tamasha, Sone Pe Suhaga and Dharm Adhikari.Bappi Lahiri made a record by composing for 12 super-hit silver jubilee movies starring Jetendra as the lead hero in the period 1983-1985. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records for recording over 180 songs for 33 films in 1986. He used fusion music in the feature film ''Namak Halaal'' in the song "Pagh Ghungroo Bandh Meera Nache Te", which was 12 minutes long.Lahiri has composed over 5,000 songs in over 500 films. He has also composed music for three films made in Bangladesh. He composed the background score for the 1989 Hollywood film ''Eye Witness to Murder'', produced by Vijay Amritraj and directed by Jagmohan Mundra. He also created the music for the Indian English language film Divine Lovers, which was produced and directed by Babbar Subhash in 1997.He recorded two private English albums, ''Moving Away'' in 1986 and ''Snake Dance'' in 1990, with songs sung by himself. In 1982, he cut a private Hindi pop album titled ''Superuna'', with songs by the Bangladesh singer Runa Laila. This was followed by a private Hindi pop album for Polygram called ''Dance Dance Music Lover'', with Padmini Kolhapure. In 1986, he released ''Welcome'' in London, with Anil Kapoor and Salma Agha, and ''Dancing City'', which featured songs by the Hindi actress Mandakini. introduced his daughter Rema Lahiri in 1987, then 9 years old, in a disco version of children's nursery rhymes called "Little Star", marketed by HMV. The platinum disc song had an unbroken record for best sales among the children's section. Based on Michael Jackson's Thriller (Michael Jackson album, Lahiri released a video-pop album titled "Bappi Lahiri's thriller live", consisting of eight Hindi songs. He also released albums such as ''Dance Party'', sung by his daughter Rema Lahiri in 1990, ''Jawani Jawani'', released by Venus Records & Tapes, ''Night Lovers'' in 1992, ''Heatrave'' in 1993, ''Yamma Yamma Dance'' with Usha Uthup in 1995, and ''Nine Below Zero'' in 1997. In 2014, he composed two songs for the album ''Women's Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere'', along with Sunil Jha and Shakir Ali. The tracks were penned by Meenu Singh and sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Rekha Raj. November 1994 Lahiri started his music company, BL Sound (now called B9 Digital Studios Mumbai). He released several CDs under his banner such as ''Ala-li-la'' in 1995, ''Jungle Boy'', ''Super Rema'' sung by his daughter Rema Lahiri, ''Purono Jeans'', ''Agnee Prem'', ''Hum Hai Khalnayak'', ''Saajan Ke Liye'', ''Sraddhanjali Amar Maa - a tribute to Bansari Lahiri'' (1997) and ''Get on the dance floor'' (a compilation of eight songs by international singers such as Tony Di Bart and Sabrina Johnston. also a singer and performer of repute on stage. He introduced disco songs to Hindi cinema and introduced several pop singers such as Usha Uthup, Sharon Prabhakar, Alisha Chinai, Parvati Khan, Bali Brahmabhatt, Vijay Benedict, Nandu Bhende, Remo Fernandes, Salma Agha. Even film stars Anil Kapoor,Amrish Puri, Padmini Kolhapure,Moandakini and Amjad Khan have sung under his baton. Many prominent singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, P.Susheela, Asha Bhosle Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Yesudas S. Janaki and the newer generation singers such as K.S. Chitra, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Amit Kumar have sung for his compositions. He is also a singer and performer of repute on stage. Even next generation singers Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan,Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam, Sonu Nigam, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, S.P. Balasubramaniam, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, Shailender Singh, Shabbir Kumar, Vinod Ratho, Mohammad Aziz, Sudesh Bhosle, along with Gazal singers Jagjit Singh, Bhupinder Singh and Pankaj Udhas have sung songs composed by Lahiri in a career spanning 50 years in over 500 films in over 5000 songs.

Crooning gloryWicket bacha (Hattrick) 2007, Oh my heart (Joggers Park) 2003, Daud (Daud) 2002, Vande Mataram ( Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham) 2001, Ramba Ho (Armaan) 1981, Shaan se (Shaan) 1980, Hari Om Hari (Pyaara Dushman) 1980, One, two, cha cha cha (Shalimar) 1978

Armaan [1981] Pyara Dushman [1980]

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Usha Uthup-BiographyUsha Uthup or Deedi as she referred to, is a famous Indian Pop Singer. Usha Uthup is the first person to have brought pop culture in India. Recently, Usha Uthup honoured by the nation by giving Padma Shri which is the fourth highest civilian award from Government of India. She has sung in more than 15 Indian languages including Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Assamese, Oriya, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Tulu and Telugu. She is the only female person from India , singing in foreign languages like English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Swahili, Russian, Nepalese, Arabic, Creole, Zulu, and Spanish.Usha Uthup-Early DaysUsha Uthup was born on November 8, 1947 in Madras(Chennai). Her father Sami Iyer was the police commissioner of Mumbai. She has three sisters (Uma Pocha, Indira Moni and Maya Sami), all of whom are singers. She also has two brothers. Formerly, she was not learning music, but grew up in an atmosphere of music. She, along with her parents used to listen Carnatic and Hindustani classical music on radio. This helped her to reach in the heights of Indian Pop music. She started her professinal career in the 1970's.Professional Career of Usha UthupUsha Uthup started her professional career at the age of 20 by singing in night clubs in Chennai and Calcutta. After that, she had got an offer to sing a song 'Dum Maro Dum' in the film Hare Rama Hare Krishna. She has sung many songs for R D Burman and Bappi Lahiri like 'Shaan se', 'Don't worry Kolkata', 'One Two Cha Cha Cha', 'Hari Om Hari', 'Ramba Ho Ho', all were major hits .From then on, she has sung and popularised in many languages with her sizzling voice. She enthralls listeners with her songs and charms audiences in concert venues even today. She is also a popular stage performer with a very good fans all ovber the world. She has got several awards over the years like Rajiv Gandhi Purashkar for National Integration for quality music, Mahila Shiromoni Purashkar for international peace, and Channel [V] award for outstanding achievement. She is also a social worker and sings for many charitable causes like The Red Cross, SPASTIC society of India, Mother Teresa related charities, cancer institutes, schools for the blind, old aged homes, government charity drives and various drought and flood relief funds. More over, she has also worked frequently and significantly for service organizations like the Rotary, Lions, Jaycees, Giants, and SPCA etc. in National and International levels. She has sung for Prime Ministers and Presidents alike. Dignitaries like Indira Gandhi, Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel Arap Moi and Nelson Mandela have all been her admirers. Here are some of the famous songs from her along with Movie Name and release year.'Ek Do Cha Cha Cha' Shalimar 1978'Shaan Se...' Shaan 1980'Doston Se Pyar Kiya' Shaan 1980'Tu Mujhe Jaan Se Bhi Pyara Hai' Wardaat 1981'Hari Om Hari' Pyaara Dushman 1980'Ramba Ho' Armaan 1981'Koi Yahan Aha Nache Nache' Disco Dancer 1982'Keechurallu' Keechurallu 1991'Vegam Vegam Pogum Pogum' Anjali 1991'Daud' Daud 1998'Vande Mataram' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001'Din Hai Na Ye Raat' Bhoot Salim-Sulaiman'Kabhi Pa Liya Tho Kabhi Kho Diya' Jogger's Park 2003'Teri Meri Merry Christmas' Bow barracks Forever 2007'Wicket Bacha' (With Earl) Hattrick 2007'Darling' (With Rekha Bhardwaj) 7 Khoon Maaf 2011Usha Uthup-A Good ActressWith her good acting talent, she also proved to be a good actress. We saw her in many Indian films and musical albums with amazing performances. Her acting in Malayalam film Pothenvava is appreciated by everyone. In this film, she was acted as Kurisuveettil Mariamma, the mother of Megastar Mammootty. In 1972, she appeared as a cameo in the movie Bombay To Goa with Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha.S he appeared in many films as herself including Bow Barracks Forever and Musical album Hattrick. In 2010, she appeared in Manmadhan Ambu, as the mother of R Madhavan.Apart from films, she also appeared in many television shows. In Indian Idol 1 and 2, she appeared in disguise. She was one of the co-judges of the Idea Star Singer reality show in Malayalam. The latest news is that she supposed to be acted in Vishal Bhardwaj's 7 Khoon Maaf as a maid. The film will also have a song from her.Awards for Usha UthupPadma Shri Awards-2010 Filmfare Award Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "One Two Cha ChaCha" from Shalimar in 1978Filmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Hari Om Hari" from Pyare Dushman in 1980Filmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Rambha Ho" from Armaan in 1981Personal Life of Usha UthupUsha Uthup was formerly married to late Ramu Iyer. They have two childrens. She is then married to Jani Chacko Uthup who is from Manganam, Kottayam, Kerala. Now she lives in Kolkata with her husband. 2ff7e9595c