Despite rumors that musician-singer Bappi had lost his voice owing to bad health, his son said that a lung condition and Covid-19 “slowed him down,” but that he is now recuperating.
Bappi Since his fight with Covid-19 in April, Lahiri has kept a low profile. Even though the veteran singer-composer was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital after testing positive, he was immediately released. However, his health has deteriorated in the five months since his virus-induced coma was resolved. It’s been reported that Lahiri, 68, has stopped talking recently, prompting some to believe he’s lost his voice.
There is a lift at the artist’s Juhu home for his ease of mobility as the singer has been restricted to a wheelchair. Visitors who met Bappida following his discharge found him abnormally low, according to a source.” He has been silent recently. Many people are now questioning if he will ever be able to sing again.
In April, Son Bappa went to Mumbai from Los Angeles to care for his ill father. Since then, he has remained in Mumbai. He allays any concerns about Lahiri’s voice by saying that he was diagnosed with the virus while seeking treatment for a respiratory condition. During his rehabilitation, he was told not to speak. That’s why people start to worry if he’s lost his voice. However, he continues to be upbeat. He wants to work with Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta on a Durga Puja song for the next festival. Anuradha Juju performed Ganpati Bappa Morya, a song he wrote.
Adding the Covid-19 diagnosis to his father’s pre-existing medical difficulties has taken its toll on Bappa’s health, he confesses. Infected with the virus, his energy levels have dropped, but there’s no need to be alarmed,” says the doctor. I think he’s on the right track now.” Lahiri, a former contestant on Indian Idol, has been confined to a wheelchair since her accident. Bappa believes it’s because of knee replacement surgery he underwent earlier this year. “He’s been told to get the operation done on the other knee as well, but we’re not in a rush.” Dad no longer travels, records, or does performances. This is a break for him, in our opinion.”
