S. D. Burman

S. D. Burman
S. D. Burman
Background information
Birth name	Sachin Dev Burman
Born	1 October 1906; Cumilla, Bengal Presidency, British India, (present-day Bangladesh)
Died	31 October 1975 (aged 69); Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Genres	Indian classical; Bengali folk music; Folk; Indian music; Filmi;
Occupation(s)	Music director; Folk artist; Singer; Composer; Musician;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; sarod; tabla; sarangi; sitar;
Years active	1932 – 1975
Spouse(s)	Meera Dasgupta

Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family,^[1]^[2] he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one of the most successful and influential Indian film music composers. Burman composed the soundtracks for over 100 movies, including Bengali films and Hindi.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Apart from being a versatile composer, he also sang songs in the light semi-classical and folk style of Bengal. His son, R. D. Burman, was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films.^[1]^[2]

Burman's compositions were sung by the leading singers of the era, including Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum, Mukesh and Talat Mahmood. As a playback singer, Burman sang 14 Hindi and 13 Bengali film songs.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c "S. D. Burman - Music Director - Profile and filmography". Cinemaazi.com website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference TheHindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Sachin Dev Burman: Epitomising the East Bengali lilt". The Daily Star. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference rediff2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Remembering SD Burman: 10 lesser-known facts about Sachin Dev Burman". India Today. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ Ashish Dutta (28 July 2006). "'Wahan Kaun Hai Tera' - S. D. Burman' music". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[Cinemaazi-1] "S. D. Burman - Music Director - Profile and filmography". Cinemaazi.com website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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[3] "Sachin Dev Burman: Epitomising the East Bengali lilt". The Daily Star. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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[5] "Remembering SD Burman: 10 lesser-known facts about Sachin Dev Burman". India Today. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[TheHindu2-6] Ashish Dutta (28 July 2006). "'Wahan Kaun Hai Tera' - S. D. Burman' music". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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