Milan Luthria on how 'Taxi No 9211' shot Bappi Lahiri back to limelight: He was thrilled, grateful

Milan Luthria recalled how the video of the song featured a photo of Lahiri, which they had found on the side of a bus in the city.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Milan Luthria says he feels fortunate to have collaborated with Bappi Lahiri for two chartbuster tracks "Bombai Nagariya" and "Ooh La La" from his films and says the veteran, who passed away Tuesday night, will live through his music.

The 69-year-old composer, who popularised disco music in Indian cinema in the 70s and 80s and also some soulful crooning, died following multiple health issues on Tuesday night at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu.

Bappi Lahiri was the brains behind the inventive '80s pop and disco sound for Bollywood, with hit film albums like Mithun Chakraborty-starrer "Disco Dancer", Amitabh Bachchan's "Namak Halaal" and "Sharaabi" and Sridevi-Jeetendra-starrer "Himmatwala", which shaped the Hindi pop culture music.