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S. D. Burman
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| 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) |
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| Years active | 1932 – 1975 |
| Spouse | Meera Dasgupta |
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer.[1] He was a member of the Tripura royal family, but his father was excluded from the throne.[2][3] 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.[2][4][5]
Apart from being a versatile composer, he also sang songs in folk style of East Bengal and light semi-classical. His son, R. D. Burman, was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films.[2][3]
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.[6][7]
- ^ দেববর্মণ, শচীন. সরগমের নিখাদ (Sorgomer Nikhad) (1st ed.). Prothoma Prokashan. p. 80. ISBN 978 984 8765 73 9.
- ^ 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.
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TheHinduwas 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.
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rediff2was 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.
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