Quotes from Bappi Lahiri

What keeps an artiste going is the adulation of the masses.

I owe 40 per cent of my success to films from the south like 'Himmatwala,' 'Toofan,' 'Mawaali,' 'Maqsad,' Tamil and Telegu films such as 'Big Boss,' 'Apurva Shar,' 'Gangleader,' etc. I salute the south for contributing immensely to my success.

I visit Pune quite regularly; I simply love the city.

So many distinguished members of our film fraternity like Lalita Pawar, A K Hangal and OP Nayyar faced financial hardships before they passed away. We need to look after the old and vulnerable entertainers.

The first film I gave music for was a Bengali film called 'Dadu.'

I am a karmayogi and I think without God's blessings no one can achieve anything in this world.

If I can do anything to help Bollywood by being in politics, I think it's worth my while.

At the age of 11, I started composing and my first composition was sung by my father.

From Amitabh Bachchan to Ranveer Singh, I have sung for different generations of actors.

I'm the only composer who has scored for two-three generation of actors. Be it for Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan or Dharmendra, Sunny Deol or Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt - I have done it all.

I watched so many matches of Jarnail Singh, P.K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami and Peter Thangaraj.

My style of songs will never get old because the music is very catchy.

Chennai is a lucky charm for me and I hold the city very close to my heart.

If you come to my house in Kolkata, it is full of gold and platinum discs.

You can't compare Lata Mangeshkar with anyone.

My favourite composers are Vishal Shekhar, AR Rahman, Shankar Ehsaan-Loy.

My father Apresh Lahiri and mother Bansari Lahiri were great composers of their time.

I want Bappa to be amongst the best music composers. My father was a great singer and I also did quite well and now my son would take forward the legacy, as music is in our blood.

Bappi Lahiri has a voice that alone is loud and musical enough to sway people.

Gujarati is a very sweet language and I have always used elements from Gujarati songs in my music.

People often complain that celebrities after joining politics are not seen once the polls are over. But I am not like them. I would work for development.

There is a lot of talent in our slums.

No human being, or party can defeat me.

Only god can defeat or destroy.