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Pancham was very versed in all field of music Rahul Dev Burman was born in Calcutta. According to stories, he was nicknamed Pancham because, as a child, whenever he cried, it sounded in the fifth note (Pa) of the Indian musical scale.,infact he had the unique distinction of making people sing so differently that his composition stood apart and left its mark on the sands of time. RD was highly adept in classical music. Some of the most memorable classical based songs by Lata were under RDB: Raina beeti jaaye, mere naina sawan, beete na beetaye raina, naam gum jaayega.
He married Asha 14 years after he wed Rita Patel. His 17th death anniversary.RD Burman was a trendsetter without peer, he rated Chhote Nawab (1961), his first, as his best. A go-getter who believed in living in the presentPancham did not like to discuss sorrows and problems of life. Hailing from the princely state of Tripura, the composer truly lived like royalty. It has been 16 years since he left the world but R D Burman continues to live in the hearts of people through his unforgettable compositions in Indian cinema. As music lovers celebrate Pancham’s 72nd birth anniversary today. This maverick musician was comfortable with all types of music, be it the romantic Raat kali from Buddha Mil Gaya (1971), the sexy cabaret Piya tu ab toh aaja from Caravan (1971), the ultimate hippie anthem Dum Maro Dum from Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1972) or the classical Raina beeti jaaye. It is said that Dev Anand did not include the complete version of Dum Maro Dum in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, as he was worried the song would overshadow the film.
R D Burman was about nostalgia who revolutionised music in Hindi films with his unique grunting bass singing style and techniques, most of which are emulated by music he bagged two filmfare awards for "Sanam Teri Kasam" in 1982 and "Masoom" in 1983. The MP govt. conferred on him with the Lata Mageshkar award for 1992-1993 for his "outstanding achievements and long-time devotion to music.Out of his 331 released movies 292 were in Hindi, 31 in Bangla, 3 in Telugu, 2 each in Tamil & Oriya and 1 in Marathi. RD also composed for 5 TV Serials in Hindi and Marathi.
Pancham was very versed in all field of music Rahul Dev Burman was born in Calcutta. According to stories, he was nicknamed Pancham because, as a child, whenever he cried, it sounded in the fifth note (Pa) of the Indian musical scale.,infact he had the unique distinction of making people sing so differently that his composition stood apart and left its mark on the sands of time. RD was highly adept in classical music. Some of the most memorable classical based songs by Lata were under RDB: Raina beeti jaaye, mere naina sawan, beete na beetaye raina, naam gum jaayega.
He married Asha 14 years after he wed Rita Patel. His 17th death anniversary.RD Burman was a trendsetter without peer, he rated Chhote Nawab (1961), his first, as his best. A go-getter who believed in living in the presentPancham did not like to discuss sorrows and problems of life. Hailing from the princely state of Tripura, the composer truly lived like royalty. It has been 16 years since he left the world but R D Burman continues to live in the hearts of people through his unforgettable compositions in Indian cinema. As music lovers celebrate Pancham’s 72nd birth anniversary today. This maverick musician was comfortable with all types of music, be it the romantic Raat kali from Buddha Mil Gaya (1971), the sexy cabaret Piya tu ab toh aaja from Caravan (1971), the ultimate hippie anthem Dum Maro Dum from Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1972) or the classical Raina beeti jaaye. It is said that Dev Anand did not include the complete version of Dum Maro Dum in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, as he was worried the song would overshadow the film.
R D Burman was about nostalgia who revolutionised music in Hindi films with his unique grunting bass singing style and techniques, most of which are emulated by music he bagged two filmfare awards for "Sanam Teri Kasam" in 1982 and "Masoom" in 1983. The MP govt. conferred on him with the Lata Mageshkar award for 1992-1993 for his "outstanding achievements and long-time devotion to music.Out of his 331 released movies 292 were in Hindi, 31 in Bangla, 3 in Telugu, 2 each in Tamil & Oriya and 1 in Marathi. RD also composed for 5 TV Serials in Hindi and Marathi.
