Musician

I don't wear any jewellery or gold at home.

I don't wear any jewellery or gold at home.

I like 'Intaha ho gayi ithazar ki' from 'Sharaabi' and 'Chalte Chalte.' I like them because they are immortal.

I respect and believe in all religions.

I am a disco king.

Reality shows like 'SaReGaMaPa' are a huge platform for young talent. Thanks to television, they have more exposure than we could even imagine.

My favourites are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi. They are the four legends. I have worked with them in hundreds of songs.

Abroad in Hollywood, I am called Bling Bling Bappi.

Whatever I think, talk and do is because of the influence of God. My music is a tribute to Him. Whenever I compose any music, I try to reach God. I would advice all the budding musicians to do the same and see the difference. Thanks to Him, I am what i am today.

Lata Mangeshkar is an old friend. I knew her through my father Aparesh Lahiri who was a music director in Calcutta.

In India, women are respected the most. Mothers, wives, sisters, daughters.

There is no lack of talent in our country.

I love Punjabi Folk.

My image is that of the King of Gold.

I was about 19 when I began working for Hindi films.

I'm not an actor like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitji or Salman Khan. My magic lies in my music.

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

It never bothered me that people made fun of my passion for gold... I would never feel bad when people ridiculed me for my fascination with gold.

Way back before 1980, prior to 'Disco Dancer' breaking into the collective consciousness of filmgoers, I had come to Chennai to compose for a film called 'Suraksha.'

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