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| Bappida now in commercials, acting and even film direction Nikhil Agarwal Mumbai, Jun 19 (PTI) After composing music for many evergreen numbers and lending his voice to numerous soulful songs, Bappi Lahiri is all geared up to change tracks and present himself as an actor and a film director. This year Lahiri would be seen acting in at least two Hindi films, one of them a big-budget. He also has plans to direct a film next year. "I have always been experimenting in Bollywood. I started off the disco culture in the country. Many people are now bringing international artistes like Kylie Minogue to India, but I brought Samantha Fox years ago. So why is the man popularly known as 'Bappida' exploring new grounds after tasting success as a musician? "Previously, I had also produced a Bengali film, 'Lal Dorja', which won a Golden Lotus Award. Since I have stayed in the industry since the seventies, I want to experiment further," he says. In the upcoming romantic comedy 'Main aur Mrs Khanna', he plays an NRI tycoon, who happens to be a music lover. "You have already seen a glimpse of my acting in a cold drink advertisement, which is a huge hit. Now you will soon see me in a full-fledged role in 'Main aur Mrs Khanna', where I am cast alongside Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor," Lahiri, told PTI in an interview. PTI   |
| ALONGSIDE Salman and Kareena? I heard he's playing Kareena's daddy...oh great, there goes any hope of me taking ANY emotional father daughter scene in this movie seriously without laughing me ass off till I cry. |
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