This was followed by chart-topping hits in Namak Halal (1982) and Dance Dance (1987) there were others like Himmatwala (1983) and Sharaabi (1983). “I am a disco dancer” sung by Vijay Benedict was a rage and remains etched in the nation’s collective memory - it created a disco subculture that was previously non-existent. That happened with the spirited and electric Disco Dancer (1982). The song shot to fame and got Uthup a Filmfare Award but disco as a genre was yet to break ground in the country. He got singer Usha Uthup, the toast of Trincas - the famed restaurant and performance venue at Kolkata’s Park Street - to croon the piece. And it began with Lahiri giving the world a peek into his world of disco through “Hari Om Hari” (Pyaara Dushman, 1980). Then came “Kabhi alvida na kehna”, the title song for Chalte Chalte that was to become the farewell song for years to come, followed by the fun “Bambai se aaya mera dost”.īut Lahiri was yet to hit his commercial peak. While “Aao tumhe chand pe le jaayen” (Zakhmee) sung by Lata Mangeshkar was noticed, it was Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s “Jalta hai jiya mera” that had the country swinging to it. Directed by Tanuja’s husband Shomu Mukherjee, the film didn’t do too well on the musical charts.Īfter a few unsuccessful attempts, Lahiri finally hit it out of the park with three films in three successive years – Zakhmee (1975), Chalte Chalte (1976) and Aapki Khatir (1977). He may have begun his career with compositions for Bengali film Daadu, but his Bollywood debut came two years after he set foot in Mumbai with Nanha Shikari (1973), starring actors Deb Mukherjee and Tanuja.
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