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S. D. Burman

January 26, 2023

Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, 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] 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.

S. D. Burman
Burman on a 2007 stamp of India, commemorating his 101st birth anniversary
Background information
Birth nameSachin Dev Burman
Born(1906-10-01)1 October 1906
Cumilla, Bengal Presidency, British India, (present-day Bangladesh)
Died31 October 1975(1975-10-31) (aged 69)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Music director
  • Folk artist
  • Singer
  • Composer
  • Musician
Instrument(s)
Years active1932–1975

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.[2]

Background

 
Sachin's abandoned house in Comilla

Burman was born on 1 October 1906, in Comilla, Bengal Presidency (in present-day Bangladesh) to Rajkumari Nirmala Devi,[3] the royal princess of Manipur and Mahamanyabar Rajkumar Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman of Tripura, son of Maharaja Ishan Chandra Manikya Dev Burman, the Maharaja of Tripura. Sachin was the youngest of the five sons of his parents, who had nine children in all. His mother died when he was just two years of age.[4]

Education

S. D. Burman's first school was at Kumar Boarding in Agartala, Tripura. It was a boarding school for sons of the royalty and the very rich.[5] Burman's father, Raja Nabadweepchandra Deb Burman noticed the teachers were more busy with pampering the sons of the nobility than educating them. Burman's father took him from Kumar Boarding and admitted him at Yusuf School in Comilla,[5] before he was admitted in Class V in Comilla Zilla School. He completed his Matriculation in 1920 at the age of 14. He then got admitted at Victoria College, Comilla, which is presently Comilla Victoria Government College from where he passed his IA in 1922 and then BA in 1924. Burman left for Kolkata to start an MA in Calcutta University, which he did not finish as music got the better of him for good.[6][7] He started his formal music education by training under the musician K. C. Dey from 1925 to 1930; thereafter in 1932 he came under the tutelage of Bhishmadev Chattopadhyay, who was only three years his senior. This was followed by training from Khalifa Badal Khan, the sarangi maestro, and Ustad Allauddin Khan, the sarodist. He brought K.C. Dey, Khalifa Badal Khan and Allauddin Khan to Agartala. The noted Bengal poet laureate, Kazi Nazrul Islam also spent time in their family home in Comilla in the early '20s.[citation needed]

1930s

 
c. 1937

Burman started working as a radio singer on Calcutta Radio Station in the late 20s, when his work as a singer-composer was based on Bengali folk and light Hindustani classical music. Consequently, his compositions were mainly influenced by his huge repertoire of folk-tunes from present Bangladesh and later other parts of India and around the world. His first record was also released in 1932 (Hindustan Musical Product), with "Khamaj" (semi classical), "E Pathey Aaj Eso Priyo" on one side and the folk "Dakle Kokil Roj Bihane" on the reverse side, on 78 rpm for Hindustan Records.[8] In the following decade, he reached his peak as a singer, cutting as many as 131 songs in Bengali, and also sang for composers like Himangsu Dutta (8), RC Boral (1), Nazrul Islam (4), Sailesh Das Gupta (2) and Subal Das Gupta (1).[9] He also sang for Madhavlal Master (1) and his son R.D. Burman (1).

In 1934, he attended the All India Music Conference, at the invitation of Allahabad University, where he presented his Bengali Thumri, all to an illustrious audience, with the likes of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and the inimitable Abdul Karim Khan of Kirana Gharana. Later in the year, he was invited to Bengal Music Conference, Kolkata, which was inaugurated by Rabindranath Tagore, here again he sang his Thumri, and was awarded a Gold Medal.[9]

He built a house in Southend Park, Ballygunge, Kolkata. He married his student, Meera Das Gupta (1920–2007), the granddaughter of Magistrate Raibahadur Kamalnath Dasgupta from Dhaka on 10 February 1938 in Calcutta (now Kolkata),[10][11] though according to some, having married a non-royal, created a furore within the royal family, and subsequently he severed ties with his family, and forfeited his inheritance.[12][13] According to some others, S.D. Burman severed ties with his royal family because he was frustrated with the unjust and unfair treatment meted out to his father and his brothers by the royal family of Tripura. The couple's only child, Rahul Dev Burman was born in 1939, and later, both Meera Devi and Rahul assisted S.D. Burman with some of the musical compositions.[14][15] S. D. Burman also did a singing role in the Urdu film Selima (1934) and another role in Dhiren Ganguli's film Bidrohi (1935).[16]

As a music composer, he started with the Bengali plays Sati Tirtha and Janani, and eventually gave his first score in the film Rajgee. In 1937, his second film Rajkumarer Nirbashan (1940) became a hit. He gave music in Bengali films such as Protishodh (1941), Abhoyer Biye (1942) and Chaddobeshi (1944) and only one Bengali film in 1969/70 after he permanently moved to Mumbai in 1946. He composed for over 20 Bengali films and 89 Hindi films in all.[9]

He made his film debut singing in Yahudi ki Ladki (1933) but the songs were scrapped and re-sung by Pahari Sanyal. His first film as a singer was finally Sanjher Pidim (1935).

1940s

In 1944, Burman moved to Mumbai, at the request of Sasadhar Mukherjee of Filmistan, who asked him to give score for two Ashok Kumar starrers, Shikari (1946) and Aath Din, but his first major breakthrough came the following year with the company's Do Bhai (1947). The song Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya sung by Geeta Dutt was his breakthrough song into the film industry. In 1949 came Shabnam, his biggest hit yet with Filmistan, especially noticeable for its multi-lingual hit song Yeh Duniya Roop ki Chor, by Shamshad Begum, which became a rage in those days.[17]

1950s

Disillusioned with the materialism of Mumbai, Burman left the Ashok Kumar starred Mashaal (1950) incomplete and decided to board the first train back to Calcutta. Fortunately, he was dissuaded from doing so.

In the 1950s, Burman teamed up with Dev Anand's Navketan Films to create musical hits like Taxi Driver, Nau Do Gyarah (1957) and Kala Pani (1958). In addition, he gave music for Munimji (1955) and Paying Guest (1957). His songs sung by Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi became popular. Burman composed the music for Afsar (1950). With the success of their second film Baazi (1951), he made it to the top and a long association with Navketan and Dev Anand was on its way. Baazi's jazzy musical score revealed a new facet of singer Geeta Dutt, who was mainly known for melancholy songs and bhajans. One song from the film stood out – "Tadbeer Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer", a ghazal that was occidentalised into a seductive song.[citation needed] The Jaal song "Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni" sung by Hemant Kumar is an all-time great classic.[citation needed] The song "Thandi Hawain" from the film Naujawan (1951) sung by Lata Mangeshkar was one of his first major hits.[citation needed] It made Lata very famous as also poet Sahir.[citation needed]

He also wrote music for Guru Dutt's films Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959). The soundtracks of Devdas (1955), House No. 44 (1955), Funtoosh (1956), and Solva Saal (1958) were other S. D. Burman hits. In 1959 came Sujata, and S. D. created magic again with "Jalte hai Jiske Liye" by Talat Mahmood.[citation needed]

When Guru Dutt made comparatively light-weight films like Baazi and Jaal (1952), Burman reflected their mood with compositions like "Suno Gajar Kya Gaye" or "De Bhi Chuke Hum" and when Guru Dutt made his sombre masterpieces – Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), he was right on target with "Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind" and "Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam." In 2004, the soundtrack of Pyaasa was chosen as one of "The Best Music in Film" by Sight & Sound, the British Film Institute magazine.[18]

In 1957, S. D. Burman fell out with Lata Mangeshkar and adopted her younger sister Asha Bhosle as his lead female singer. The team of S. D. Burman, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri became popular for their duet songs. Bhosle later became his daughter-in-law after her marriage to R. D. Burman.

In 1958, S. D. Burman gave music for Kishore Kumar's house production Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. The same year, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his compositions in Sujata and remains the only music director to have won this prestigious award.[19] S. D. Burman often took inspiration from folk music, Hindustani classical music as well as the more mundane day to day sounds of life. For example, in a later interview, he discussed how he had composed the Kala Pani tune for the Majrooh Sultanpuri / Md. Rafi / Dev Anand song "Hum bekhudi mein tum" based upon the Hindustani Raga "Raag Chayyanat" and the Muslim Muezzin's call for prayers that one hears daily near a mosque.[20]

1960s

Early on in his career, Burman refused to allow his voice to be lip-synced on film by actors;[9] as a result, even later on, in Hindi cinema, his thin yet powerful voice was often used as bardic commentary to haunting results, as in "O Re Majhi Mere Sajan Hai Us Paar" from Bandini (1963), "Wahan Kaun Hai Tera" from Guide (1965), and "Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana" from Aradhana (1969),[21] for which he received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1970.

Ill health caused a slump in his career in the early 1960s, but he gave many hit films in the late 1960s. In 1961, Burman and Lata Mangeshkar came together during the recording of R.D. Burman's first song for the movie Chhote Nawab (1961). They reconciled their differences and started working again in 1962.

The Dev Anand-S. D. Burman partnership, under the Navketan banner, continued to churn out musical hits like Bombai Ka Babu (1960), Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963), Guide (1965) and Jewel Thief (1967). In 1963, he composed the soundtrack of Meri Surat Teri Aankhen (1963), in which Manna Dey sang the song "Poocho Na Kaise Maine" in raga Ahir Bhairav. This song was inspired by the song "Arun kanti ke go yogi", a masterpiece that was created by Bidhrohi Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam and a Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan's Khayal which was based on raga Ahir bhairav (morning ragaa). That movie also had a song "Nache Mon Mora Magan", sung by Mohammad Rafi; these became landmarks in Hindi film songs.

Other S. D. Burman hits from this period were Bandini (1963), Ziddi (1964), and Teen Devian (1965). In Bandini, Sampooran Singh (well known as Gulzar), made his debut as a lyricist with the song "Mora Gora Ang Lai Le", though the other songs were written by Shailendra. Guide (1965) starring Dev Anand, was probably the best[citation needed] of his work during the time with all the songs super-hits as well as the film; however, it did not receive the Filmfare Award in the best music director category for that year, which remained always a discussion among the Bollywood film pandits.

Aradhana (1969) is considered another landmark score in Bollywood history. The music of the movie shaped the careers of singer Kishore Kumar, lyricist Anand Bakshi and filmmaker Shakti Samanta. According to the director Shakti Samanta, originally, Mohammed Rafi was supposed to have sung all the songs in the film (he sang only two song), but he was on 2 month long tour and they didn't want to wait for 2 months. So, he suggested Burman to use Kishore Kumar instead as Rajesh Khanna was a newcomer and he agreed. All the songs became chartbuster which made Kishore Kumar an overnight sensation.

References[22] For the song "Mere Sapno ki raani", Sachin Dev made R. D. play the mouth organ.[citation needed] Dev Anand and S. D. Burman continued their musical partnership in Prem Pujari (1969).

1970s

Tere Mere Sapne (1971), Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970), Sharmeelee (1971), Abhimaan (1973), Prem Nagar (1974), Sagina (1974), Chupke Chupke (1975), and Mili (1975) are some of Burman's classics from this decade.

Personal life

S. D. Burman married Bengali Film Lyricist and Musician, Meera Dasgupta on 10 February 1938. They had only one son, famous music composer, R. D. Burman who was born on 27 June 1939.

Relationship with Kishore Kumar

Burman was the only composer who had used both Kishore and Rafi in an almost equal number of songs. He regarded Kishore as his second son. Kishore confessed that it was Sachin Da, who had given him the first chance. Even after the rehearsal of "Badi Sooni Sooni" from Milli, when Sachin had a stroke, Kishore went up to the hospital and said to him "Dada, please don't worry, your recording is after three days, you just see how well it goes." The song is considered one of the best of Kishore Kumar. Sachin also used to telephone Kishore in the dead of night, and on the telephone, he would start to sing the new tunes which he composed and ask Kishore to sing with him.[citation needed]

Death

S. D. Burman went into a coma soon after rehearsing the song "Badi Sooni Sooni Hai" (sung by Kishore Kumar) for the film Mili. After lingering in a coma for some days, he died on 31 October 1975 in Mumbai.

Legacy

British singer of South Asian heritage Najma Akhtar, recorded a Shanachie Records CD of Burman's work, Forbidden Kiss: The Music of S.D. Burman, an album of covers of Burman compositions.

The Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was named after the composer by Sachin's father, who was an ardent fan of Burman.[citation needed]

The singer and mimicry artist Sudesh Bhonsle frequently parodies the nasal high-pitched voice and quixotic singing style of S. D. Burman.[citation needed]

Burman paired with tabla maestro late Brajen Biswas for his Bengali songs. The beats or "thekas" created by Brajen Babu for these songs are unique and no one in the world can sing these songs in the original "thekas". All the "thekas" are according to the mood of the songs. But recently, painter, sculptor and singer Ramita Bhaduri sang the tough songs of Burman such as "Ami chhinu aka", "Rangeela", "Aankhi Duti Jhare" etc. in the original "theka" on the taleem of Brajen Biswas. The CD from "Raga Music" (Symphony) was released at Kolkata Press Club. The CDs are available in M. Biswas & Symphony.[citation needed]

Burman had a unique style of composing film songs. While most of the composers used a harmonium or piano to compose the tune, he composed tunes using rhythm such as clapping hands. He was very fond of "Paan" which was specially made by his wife with a piece of dried orange peel and "kevda" flower (Odoratissimus flower) for flavour and taste. In addition, there were his chosen paanwalas (paan vendors) near Khar Station, his bungalow "The Jet" and Bharati Vidya Bhavan from where he could get paans to his liking. That was the reason that he would not share his paan with anyone as he will run short of his paans. He would carry only few extra paana which he would give as a reward to the one whom he appreciated for his work.[citation needed]

SD Burman's first biography in English is "Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman". Written by HQ Chowdhury. It was published by Toitoomber from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

On 1 October 2007, marking his 101st birth anniversary, the Indian Postal Service released a commemorative postage stamp, in Agartala, where an exhibition on his life and work was also inaugurated; the state government of Tripura also confers the yearly "Sachin Dev Burman Memorial Award" in music.[23][24]

Sachin Dev Barman Memorial Government Music college was built in Agartala, Tripura in memory of him which is also affiliated by Tripura University and recognised by University Grant Commission.[25]

Filmography

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. ^ "Sachin Dev Burman: Epitomising the East Bengali lilt". The Daily Star. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Remembering SD Burman: 10 lesser-known facts about Sachin Dev Burman". India Today. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ Sarma, Ramya (2 September 2013). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ Mathur, Megha (October 2015). "Give me Lata and a Harmonium, I'll make Music: S.D. Burman". The Quint. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Master who learnt from beggar, baul". The New Indian Express. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ Tripura Genealogy at Queensland Univ 21 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Bhattacharjee, Anirudha (2018). S.D.Burman: The Prince Musician. Chennai: Westland Publications. pp. 10–13. ISBN 9789387578180.
  8. ^ Soul composer... The Times of India, 1 October 2006.
  9. ^ a b c d HQ Chowdhury. . sdburman.net
  10. ^ The Hindu, 17 October 2007.
  11. ^ S.D. Burman's wife Meera dead 'Music India OnLine'. 15 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ How Tripura lost an icon The Daily Telegraph, 24 February 2005.
  13. ^ Sachin Karta by Pannalal Roy tripurainfo.com. 18 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Bondhu rangila re – a tribute to S D Burman theemusic magazine, 31 October 2002.
  15. ^ The minimilistic melody of Sachin Dev Burman – Biography Rediff.com.
  16. ^ SD Burman "filmreference.com".
  17. ^ SD Burman Upperstall.com.
  18. ^ Olivier Assayas (September 2004). "The Best Music in Film". Sight & Sound. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  19. ^ Music Direction Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Official listing. 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Bharatan, Raju. "The Aradhna Syndrome". Rediff. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  21. ^ [Usurped!] The Hindu, 28 July 2006.
  22. ^ Chowdhury, H.Q. (1 January 2011). Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman (First ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Toitomboor. ISBN 978-9848869154.
  23. ^ 2007 stamps Indian Postal Service Official website. 31 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ Postage stamp brought out on Sachin Karta's birth anniversary Outlook, 1 October 2008.
  25. ^ "Sachin Dev Barman Memorial Government Music College".

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sachin Dev Burman.
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  • Sdburman.in A website dedicated to Sachin Dev Burman
  • Sdburman.net A website dedicated to Sachin Dev Burman
  • Article Window epaper.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  • The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema, by Dinesh Raheja, Jitendra Kothari. India Book House Publishers, 1996. ISBN 81-7508-007-8, page 1919.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources S D Burman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sachin Dev Burman 1 October 1906 31 October 1975 was an Indian music director and singer A member of the Tripura royal family 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 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 S D BurmanBurman on a 2007 stamp of India commemorating his 101st birth anniversaryBackground informationBirth nameSachin Dev BurmanBorn 1906 10 01 1 October 1906Cumilla Bengal Presidency British India present day Bangladesh Died31 October 1975 1975 10 31 aged 69 Bombay Maharashtra India present day Mumbai GenresIndian classical Bengali folk music Folk Indian music FilmiOccupation s Music director Folk artist Singer Composer MusicianInstrument s VocalssarodtablasarangisitarYears active1932 1975 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 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Education 3 1930s 4 1940s 5 1950s 6 1960s 7 1970s 8 Personal life 9 Relationship with Kishore Kumar 10 Death 11 Legacy 12 Filmography 13 Awards and recognitions 14 References 15 External linksBackground Edit Sachin s abandoned house in Comilla Burman was born on 1 October 1906 in Comilla Bengal Presidency in present day Bangladesh to Rajkumari Nirmala Devi 3 the royal princess of Manipur and Mahamanyabar Rajkumar Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman of Tripura son of Maharaja Ishan Chandra Manikya Dev Burman the Maharaja of Tripura Sachin was the youngest of the five sons of his parents who had nine children in all His mother died when he was just two years of age 4 Education EditS D Burman s first school was at Kumar Boarding in Agartala Tripura It was a boarding school for sons of the royalty and the very rich 5 Burman s father Raja Nabadweepchandra Deb Burman noticed the teachers were more busy with pampering the sons of the nobility than educating them Burman s father took him from Kumar Boarding and admitted him at Yusuf School in Comilla 5 before he was admitted in Class V in Comilla Zilla School He completed his Matriculation in 1920 at the age of 14 He then got admitted at Victoria College Comilla which is presently Comilla Victoria Government College from where he passed his IA in 1922 and then BA in 1924 Burman left for Kolkata to start an MA in Calcutta University which he did not finish as music got the better of him for good 6 7 He started his formal music education by training under the musician K C Dey from 1925 to 1930 thereafter in 1932 he came under the tutelage of Bhishmadev Chattopadhyay who was only three years his senior This was followed by training from Khalifa Badal Khan the sarangi maestro and Ustad Allauddin Khan the sarodist He brought K C Dey Khalifa Badal Khan and Allauddin Khan to Agartala The noted Bengal poet laureate Kazi Nazrul Islam also spent time in their family home in Comilla in the early 20s citation needed 1930s Edit c 1937 Burman started working as a radio singer on Calcutta Radio Station in the late 20s when his work as a singer composer was based on Bengali folk and light Hindustani classical music Consequently his compositions were mainly influenced by his huge repertoire of folk tunes from present Bangladesh and later other parts of India and around the world His first record was also released in 1932 Hindustan Musical Product with Khamaj semi classical E Pathey Aaj Eso Priyo on one side and the folk Dakle Kokil Roj Bihane on the reverse side on 78 rpm for Hindustan Records 8 In the following decade he reached his peak as a singer cutting as many as 131 songs in Bengali and also sang for composers like Himangsu Dutta 8 RC Boral 1 Nazrul Islam 4 Sailesh Das Gupta 2 and Subal Das Gupta 1 9 He also sang for Madhavlal Master 1 and his son R D Burman 1 In 1934 he attended the All India Music Conference at the invitation of Allahabad University where he presented his Bengali Thumri all to an illustrious audience with the likes of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and the inimitable Abdul Karim Khan of Kirana Gharana Later in the year he was invited to Bengal Music Conference Kolkata which was inaugurated by Rabindranath Tagore here again he sang his Thumri and was awarded a Gold Medal 9 He built a house in Southend Park Ballygunge Kolkata He married his student Meera Das Gupta 1920 2007 the granddaughter of Magistrate Raibahadur Kamalnath Dasgupta from Dhaka on 10 February 1938 in Calcutta now Kolkata 10 11 though according to some having married a non royal created a furore within the royal family and subsequently he severed ties with his family and forfeited his inheritance 12 13 According to some others S D Burman severed ties with his royal family because he was frustrated with the unjust and unfair treatment meted out to his father and his brothers by the royal family of Tripura The couple s only child Rahul Dev Burman was born in 1939 and later both Meera Devi and Rahul assisted S D Burman with some of the musical compositions 14 15 S D Burman also did a singing role in the Urdu film Selima 1934 and another role in Dhiren Ganguli s film Bidrohi 1935 16 As a music composer he started with the Bengali plays Sati Tirtha and Janani and eventually gave his first score in the film Rajgee In 1937 his second film Rajkumarer Nirbashan 1940 became a hit He gave music in Bengali films such as Protishodh 1941 Abhoyer Biye 1942 and Chaddobeshi 1944 and only one Bengali film in 1969 70 after he permanently moved to Mumbai in 1946 He composed for over 20 Bengali films and 89 Hindi films in all 9 He made his film debut singing in Yahudi ki Ladki 1933 but the songs were scrapped and re sung by Pahari Sanyal His first film as a singer was finally Sanjher Pidim 1935 1940s EditIn 1944 Burman moved to Mumbai at the request of Sasadhar Mukherjee of Filmistan who asked him to give score for two Ashok Kumar starrers Shikari 1946 and Aath Din but his first major breakthrough came the following year with the company s Do Bhai 1947 The song Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya sung by Geeta Dutt was his breakthrough song into the film industry In 1949 came Shabnam his biggest hit yet with Filmistan especially noticeable for its multi lingual hit song Yeh Duniya Roop ki Chor by Shamshad Begum which became a rage in those days 17 1950s EditDisillusioned with the materialism of Mumbai Burman left the Ashok Kumar starred Mashaal 1950 incomplete and decided to board the first train back to Calcutta Fortunately he was dissuaded from doing so In the 1950s Burman teamed up with Dev Anand s Navketan Films to create musical hits like Taxi Driver Nau Do Gyarah 1957 and Kala Pani 1958 In addition he gave music for Munimji 1955 and Paying Guest 1957 His songs sung by Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi became popular Burman composed the music for Afsar 1950 With the success of their second film Baazi 1951 he made it to the top and a long association with Navketan and Dev Anand was on its way Baazi s jazzy musical score revealed a new facet of singer Geeta Dutt who was mainly known for melancholy songs and bhajans One song from the film stood out Tadbeer Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer a ghazal that was occidentalised into a seductive song citation needed The Jaal song Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni sung by Hemant Kumar is an all time great classic citation needed The song Thandi Hawain from the film Naujawan 1951 sung by Lata Mangeshkar was one of his first major hits citation needed It made Lata very famous as also poet Sahir citation needed He also wrote music for Guru Dutt s films Pyaasa 1957 and Kaagaz Ke Phool 1959 The soundtracks of Devdas 1955 House No 44 1955 Funtoosh 1956 and Solva Saal 1958 were other S D Burman hits In 1959 came Sujata and S D created magic again with Jalte hai Jiske Liye by Talat Mahmood citation needed When Guru Dutt made comparatively light weight films like Baazi and Jaal 1952 Burman reflected their mood with compositions like Suno Gajar Kya Gaye or De Bhi Chuke Hum and when Guru Dutt made his sombre masterpieces Pyaasa 1957 and Kaagaz Ke Phool 1959 he was right on target with Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind and Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam In 2004 the soundtrack of Pyaasa was chosen as one of The Best Music in Film by Sight amp Sound the British Film Institute magazine 18 In 1957 S D Burman fell out with Lata Mangeshkar and adopted her younger sister Asha Bhosle as his lead female singer The team of S D Burman Kishore Kumar Asha Bhosle and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri became popular for their duet songs Bhosle later became his daughter in law after her marriage to R D Burman In 1958 S D Burman gave music for Kishore Kumar s house production Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi The same year he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his compositions in Sujata and remains the only music director to have won this prestigious award 19 S D Burman often took inspiration from folk music Hindustani classical music as well as the more mundane day to day sounds of life For example in a later interview he discussed how he had composed the Kala Pani tune for the Majrooh Sultanpuri Md Rafi Dev Anand song Hum bekhudi mein tum based upon the Hindustani Raga Raag Chayyanat and the Muslim Muezzin s call for prayers that one hears daily near a mosque 20 1960s EditEarly on in his career Burman refused to allow his voice to be lip synced on film by actors 9 as a result even later on in Hindi cinema his thin yet powerful voice was often used as bardic commentary to haunting results as in O Re Majhi Mere Sajan Hai Us Paar from Bandini 1963 Wahan Kaun Hai Tera from Guide 1965 and Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana from Aradhana 1969 21 for which he received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1970 Ill health caused a slump in his career in the early 1960s but he gave many hit films in the late 1960s In 1961 Burman and Lata Mangeshkar came together during the recording of R D Burman s first song for the movie Chhote Nawab 1961 They reconciled their differences and started working again in 1962 The Dev Anand S D Burman partnership under the Navketan banner continued to churn out musical hits like Bombai Ka Babu 1960 Tere Ghar Ke Samne 1963 Guide 1965 and Jewel Thief 1967 In 1963 he composed the soundtrack of Meri Surat Teri Aankhen 1963 in which Manna Dey sang the song Poocho Na Kaise Maine in raga Ahir Bhairav This song was inspired by the song Arun kanti ke go yogi a masterpiece that was created by Bidhrohi Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam and a Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan s Khayal which was based on raga Ahir bhairav morning ragaa That movie also had a song Nache Mon Mora Magan sung by Mohammad Rafi these became landmarks in Hindi film songs Other S D Burman hits from this period were Bandini 1963 Ziddi 1964 and Teen Devian 1965 In Bandini Sampooran Singh well known as Gulzar made his debut as a lyricist with the song Mora Gora Ang Lai Le though the other songs were written by Shailendra Guide 1965 starring Dev Anand was probably the best citation needed of his work during the time with all the songs super hits as well as the film however it did not receive the Filmfare Award in the best music director category for that year which remained always a discussion among the Bollywood film pandits Aradhana 1969 is considered another landmark score in Bollywood history The music of the movie shaped the careers of singer Kishore Kumar lyricist Anand Bakshi and filmmaker Shakti Samanta According to the director Shakti Samanta originally Mohammed Rafi was supposed to have sung all the songs in the film he sang only two song but he was on 2 month long tour and they didn t want to wait for 2 months So he suggested Burman to use Kishore Kumar instead as Rajesh Khanna was a newcomer and he agreed All the songs became chartbuster which made Kishore Kumar an overnight sensation References 22 For the song Mere Sapno ki raani Sachin Dev made R D play the mouth organ citation needed Dev Anand and S D Burman continued their musical partnership in Prem Pujari 1969 1970s EditTere Mere Sapne 1971 Ishq Par Zor Nahin 1970 Sharmeelee 1971 Abhimaan 1973 Prem Nagar 1974 Sagina 1974 Chupke Chupke 1975 and Mili 1975 are some of Burman s classics from this decade Personal life EditS D Burman married Bengali Film Lyricist and Musician Meera Dasgupta on 10 February 1938 They had only one son famous music composer R D Burman who was born on 27 June 1939 Relationship with Kishore Kumar EditBurman was the only composer who had used both Kishore and Rafi in an almost equal number of songs He regarded Kishore as his second son Kishore confessed that it was Sachin Da who had given him the first chance Even after the rehearsal of Badi Sooni Sooni from Milli when Sachin had a stroke Kishore went up to the hospital and said to him Dada please don t worry your recording is after three days you just see how well it goes The song is considered one of the best of Kishore Kumar Sachin also used to telephone Kishore in the dead of night and on the telephone he would start to sing the new tunes which he composed and ask Kishore to sing with him citation needed Death EditS D Burman went into a coma soon after rehearsing the song Badi Sooni Sooni Hai sung by Kishore Kumar for the film Mili After lingering in a coma for some days he died on 31 October 1975 in Mumbai Legacy EditBritish singer of South Asian heritage Najma Akhtar recorded a Shanachie Records CD of Burman s work Forbidden Kiss The Music of S D Burman an album of covers of Burman compositions The Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was named after the composer by Sachin s father who was an ardent fan of Burman citation needed The singer and mimicry artist Sudesh Bhonsle frequently parodies the nasal high pitched voice and quixotic singing style of S D Burman citation needed Burman paired with tabla maestro late Brajen Biswas for his Bengali songs The beats or thekas created by Brajen Babu for these songs are unique and no one in the world can sing these songs in the original thekas All the thekas are according to the mood of the songs But recently painter sculptor and singer Ramita Bhaduri sang the tough songs of Burman such as Ami chhinu aka Rangeela Aankhi Duti Jhare etc in the original theka on the taleem of Brajen Biswas The CD from Raga Music Symphony was released at Kolkata Press Club The CDs are available in M Biswas amp Symphony citation needed Burman had a unique style of composing film songs While most of the composers used a harmonium or piano to compose the tune he composed tunes using rhythm such as clapping hands He was very fond of Paan which was specially made by his wife with a piece of dried orange peel and kevda flower Odoratissimus flower for flavour and taste In addition there were his chosen paanwalas paan vendors near Khar Station his bungalow The Jet and Bharati Vidya Bhavan from where he could get paans to his liking That was the reason that he would not share his paan with anyone as he will run short of his paans He would carry only few extra paana which he would give as a reward to the one whom he appreciated for his work citation needed SD Burman s first biography in English is Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman Written by HQ Chowdhury It was published by Toitoomber from Dhaka Bangladesh On 1 October 2007 marking his 101st birth anniversary the Indian Postal Service released a commemorative postage stamp in Agartala where an exhibition on his life and work was also inaugurated the state government of Tripura also confers the yearly Sachin Dev Burman Memorial Award in music 23 24 Sachin Dev Barman Memorial Government Music college was built in Agartala Tripura in memory of him which is also affiliated by Tripura University and recognised by University Grant Commission 25 Filmography EditSudurer Priye 1935 Rajgee 1937 Jakher Dhan 1939 Amar Geeti 1940 Nari 1940 Rajkumarer Nirbashan 1940 Pratishodh 1941 Ashok 1942 Avayer Biye 1942 Jibon Sangini 1942 Mahakavi Kalidas 1942 Milan 1942 Jajsaheber Nathni 1943 Chhadmabeshi 1944 Maatir Ghar 1944 Pratikar 1944 Kalankini 1945 Matrihara 1946 Eight Days 1946 Shikari 1946 Dil Ki Rani 1947 Do Bhai 1947 Chittor Vijay 1947 Vidya 1948 Shabnam 1949 Kamal 1949 Mashaal Samar In Bengali 1950 Afsar 1950 Navketan s first production Pyar 1950 Buzdil 1951 Sazaa 1951 Naujawan 1951 Baazi 1951 Bahar 1951 Ek Nazar 1951 Jaal 1952 Lal Kunwar 1952 Armaan 1953 Shahenshah 1953 Babla 1953 Jeevan Jyoti 1953 Taxi Driver 1954 Angarey 1954 Radha Krishna 1954 Chalis Baba Ek Chor 1954 Devdas 1955 Munimji 1955 House No 44 1955 Society 1955 Mad Bhare Nain 1955 Funtoosh 1956 Paying Guest 1957 Pyaasa 1957 Nau Do Gyarah 1957 Miss India 1957 Solva Saal 1958 Lajwanti 1958 Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi 1958 Kala Pani 1958 Sitaron Se Aage 1958 Sujata 1959 Kaagaz Ke Phool 1959 Insaan Jaag Utha 1959 Manzil 1960 Kala Bazar 1960 Bombai Ka Babu 1960 Miyan Biwi Razi 1960 Apna haath jagannath 1960 Bewaqoof 1960 Ek Ke Baad Ek 1960 Baat Ek Raat Ki 1962 Dr Vidya 1962 Naughty Boy 1962 Bandini 1963 Meri Surat Teri Ankhen 1963 Tere Ghar Ke Samne 1963 Ziddi 1964 Kaise Kahoon 1964 Benazir 1964 Teen Devian 1965 Guide 1965 Jewel Thief 1967 Talash 1969 Aradhana 1969 Jyoti 1969 Prem Pujari 1970 Ishq Par Zor Nahin 1970 Gambler 1971 Naya Zamana 1971 Sharmilee 1971 Chaitali 1971 Tere Mere Sapne 1971 Yeh Gulistan Hamara 1972 Zindagi Zindagi 1972 Anuraag 1972 Abhimaan 1973 Jugnu 1973 Chhupa Rustam 1973 Phagun 1973 Us Paar 1974 Prem Nagar 1974 Sagina 1974 Chupke Chupke 1975 Mili 1975 Barood 1976 Arjun Pandit 1976 Deewaangee 1976 only one song remaining songs were composed by Ravindra Jain Tyaag 1977 Awards and recognitions Edit1934 Gold Medal Bengal All India Music Conference Calcutta 1934 1958 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1959 Asia Film Society Award 1964 Sant Haridas Award National Film Awards 1970 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer Aradhana Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana 1974 National Film Award for Best Music Direction Zindagi Zindagi 1969 Padma Shri International Jury on Folk Music 2007 A Postage Stamp Face value Rs 15 released in his memory Filmfare Awards 1954 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Taxi Driver 1973 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Abhimaan 1959 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Sujata Nomination 1965 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Guide Nomination 1969 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Aradhana Nomination 1970 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Talaash Nomination 1974 Filmfare Best Music Director Award Prem Nagar Nomination BFJA Awards 1965 Best Music Hindi Section Teen Devian 1966 Best Music Hindi Section Guide 1966 Best Male Playback Singer Hindi Section Guide 1969 Best Music Hindi Section Aradhana 1973 Best Music Hindi Section AbhimaanReferences Edit Sachin Dev Burman Epitomising the East Bengali lilt The Daily Star 30 October 2009 Retrieved 29 May 2015 Remembering SD Burman 10 lesser known facts about Sachin Dev Burman India Today 1 October 2016 Retrieved 10 January 2019 Sarma Ramya 2 September 2013 The magic in the music The Hindu Archived from the original on 5 September 2013 Retrieved 5 October 2020 Mathur Megha October 2015 Give me Lata and a Harmonium I ll make Music S D Burman The Quint Retrieved 10 January 2019 a b Master who learnt from beggar baul The New Indian Express 28 July 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2022 Tripura Genealogy at Queensland Univ Archived 21 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bhattacharjee Anirudha 2018 S D Burman The Prince Musician Chennai Westland Publications pp 10 13 ISBN 9789387578180 Soul composer The Times of India 1 October 2006 a b c d HQ Chowdhury Sachin Karta sdburman net S D Burman s wife dead The Hindu 17 October 2007 S D Burman s wife Meera dead Music India OnLine Archived 15 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine How Tripura lost an icon The Daily Telegraph 24 February 2005 Sachin Karta by Pannalal Roy tripurainfo com Archived 18 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Bondhu rangila re a tribute to S D Burman theemusic magazine 31 October 2002 The minimilistic melody of Sachin Dev Burman Biography Rediff com SD Burman filmreference com SD Burman Upperstall com Olivier Assayas September 2004 The Best Music in Film Sight amp Sound Retrieved 26 April 2009 Music Direction Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Official listing Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Bharatan Raju The Aradhna Syndrome Rediff Retrieved 17 January 2017 Agartala palace is lit Centenary celebrations Usurped The Hindu 28 July 2006 Chowdhury H Q 1 January 2011 Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman First ed Dhaka Bangladesh Toitomboor ISBN 978 9848869154 2007 stamps Indian Postal Service Official website Archived 31 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Postage stamp brought out on Sachin Karta s birth anniversary Outlook 1 October 2008 Sachin Dev Barman Memorial Government Music College External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sachin Dev Burman Sachin Dev Burman at IMDb S D Burman songs Sachin Dev Burman compositions Sdburman in A website dedicated to Sachin Dev Burman Sdburman net A website dedicated to Sachin Dev Burman Article Window epaper timesofindia com Retrieved 2018 02 26 The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema by Dinesh Raheja Jitendra Kothari India Book House Publishers 1996 ISBN 81 7508 007 8 page 1919 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S D Burman amp oldid 1131952158, 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