Music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri was admitted to a Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital late Wednesday night. He has been diagnosed with “mild COVID-19 symptoms” said his daughter Rema Lahiri Bansal in a statement, reported by news agency PTI.
The singer was admitted to the hospital as a “precautionary measure,” his daughter told PTI.
The statement that was issued by Bappi Lahiri’s spokesperson on Wednesday night said, “Bappi Da has exercised immense precaution but has been detected with mild COVID symptoms. He has been admitted under the care of Dr Udwadia at Breach Candy Hospital purely as a precautionary measure due to his age.”
Her daughter also added “He will be fine and home soon. Thank you for keeping him in your prayers always.”
Bappi Lahiri is known for delivering popular songs in several films of the late 1970s-80s like Chalte Chalte, Disco Dancer, and Sharaabi. His last Bollywood song titled Bhankas was for the 2020 film Baaghi 3.
