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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Dev_Burman" title="Rahul Dev Burman – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Rahul Dev Burman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Dev_Burman" title="Rahul Dev Burman – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Rahul Dev Burman" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C.%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF.%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D" title="ಆರ್‌.ಡಿ.ಬರ್ಮನ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಆರ್‌.ಡಿ.ಬರ್ಮನ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B5%81%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%BB" title="രാഹുൽ ദേവ് ബർമ്മൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="രാഹുൽ ദേവ് ബർമ്മൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8" title="राहुल देव बर्मन – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="राहुल देव बर्मन" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%AF%D9%8A%DA%A4_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="راهول ديڤ بورمان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="راهول ديڤ بورمان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._D._Burman" title="R. D. Burman – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="R. D. Burman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A8" title="ਰਾਹੁਲ ਦੇਵ ਬਰਮਨ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਰਾਹੁਲ ਦੇਵ ਬਰਮਨ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%81%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A1_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86" title="راہول دیڡ برمن – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="راہول دیڡ برمن" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Dev_Burman" title="Rahul Dev Burman – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Rahul Dev Burman" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8" title="राहुल देव बर्मन – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="राहुल देव बर्मन" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._D._Burman" title="R. D. Burman – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="R. D. Burman" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._D._Burman" title="R. D. Burman – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="R. D. Burman" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D" title="ராகுல் தேவ் பர்மன் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ராகுல் தேவ் பர்மன்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%A6%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AC%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D" title="రాహుల్ దేవ్ బర్మన్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="రాహుల్ దేవ్ బర్మన్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" 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D. Burman</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rahul_Dev_Burman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Rahul_Dev_Burman.jpg/220px-Rahul_Dev_Burman.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="328" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Rahul_Dev_Burman.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="321" data-file-height="478" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Burman in 1981</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Rahul Dev Burman</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1939-06-27</span>)</span>27 June 1939<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Calcutta</a>, Bengal Presidency, British India<br />(now <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, West Bengal, India)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">4 January 1994<span style="display:none">(1994-01-04)</span> (aged 54)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Bombay" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombay">Bombay</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>), Maharashtra, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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director">Music director</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Score_composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Score composer">Score composer</a></li><li>Singer</li><li>Actor</li><li>Music Arranger</li><li>Music Producer</li><li><a href="/wiki/Musician" title="Musician">Musician</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1961–1994</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Rita Patel</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1966; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1971)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1980)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Dev_Burman" title="Meera Dev Burman">Meera Dev Burman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rahul Dev Burman</b> (<span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/b\/b9\/Hi-RDBurman.ogg\/Hi-RDBurman.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","label":{"html":"pronunciation"},"data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Hi-RDBurman.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b9/Hi-RDBurman.ogg/Hi-RDBurman.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">pronunciation</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Hi-RDBurman.ogg" title="File:Hi-RDBurman.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span>; 27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian <a href="/wiki/Music_director" title="Music director">music director</a> and actor, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the <a href="/wiki/Hindi_film_music" title="Hindi film music">Hindi film music</a> industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films, bringing a new level of music ensemble with his compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-Douglas_Spin_1999_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Douglas_Spin_1999-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burman did his major work with legendary singers <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IELataRD_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IELataRD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also worked extensively with lyricist <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a>, with whom he has some of the most memorable numbers in his career. Nicknamed <b>Pancham</b>, he was the only son of the composer <a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">Sachin Dev Burman</a> and his Bengali lyricist wife Meera Dev Burman. </p><p>He was mainly active in the <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> film industry as a composer, and also provided vocals for a few compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-Tejaswini2004_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tejaswini2004-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors,<sup id="cite_ref-Tejaswini2004_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tejaswini2004-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his songs continue to be popular in India and overseas. Many years after his death, his songs continue to be inspiration for new singers and composers.<sup id="cite_ref-Nelly_Furtado_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nelly_Furtado-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_life">Early life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burman was born to the Hindi film composer and singer, <a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">Sachin Dev Burman</a>, and his lyricist wife <a href="/wiki/Meera_Dev_Burman" title="Meera Dev Burman">Meera Dev Burman</a> (née Dasgupta), in Calcutta. Initially, he was nicknamed Tublu by his maternal grandmother, although he later became known by the nickname Pancham. According to some stories, he was nicknamed <i>Pancham</i> because, as a child, whenever he cried, it sounded in the fifth note (<i>Pa</i>), G note on c major scale, of music notation; in Hindustani Classical Music, <i><a href="/wiki/Svara" title="Svara">Pancham</a></i> is the name of the fifth scale degree: (IAST: Ṣaḍja, Ṛṣabha, Gandhāra, Madhyama, <b>Pañcama</b>, Dhaivata, Niṣāda). Another theory says that the baby was nicknamed Pancham because he could cry in five different notes. Yet another version is that when the veteran Indian actor <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> saw a newborn Rahul uttering the syllable <i>Pa</i> repeatedly, he nicknamed the boy <i>Pancham</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TheHindu_203_Beat_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHindu_203_Beat-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Burman received his early education in West Bengal from <a href="/wiki/Ballygunge_Government_High_School" title="Ballygunge Government High School">Ballygunge Government High School</a> in Kolkata. His father S. D. Burman was a noted music director in <a href="/wiki/Hindi_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi film">Hindi language films</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>-based Hindi film industry. When he was seventeen years old, R. D. Burman composed his first song, <i>Aye meri topi palat ke aa</i>, which his father used in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Funtoosh" title="Funtoosh">Funtoosh</a></i> (1956). The tune of the song <i>Sar jo tera chakraaye</i> was also composed by him as a child; his father included it in the soundtrack of <a href="/wiki/Guru_Dutt" title="Guru Dutt">Guru Dutt</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Pyaasa" title="Pyaasa">Pyaasa</a></i> (1957).<sup id="cite_ref-DineshJitendra1996_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DineshJitendra1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, Burman was trained by Ustad <a href="/wiki/Ali_Akbar_Khan" title="Ali Akbar Khan">Ali Akbar Khan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sarod" title="Sarod">sarod</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tabla" title="Tabla">tabla</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also considered <a href="/wiki/Salil_Chowdhury" title="Salil Chowdhury">Salil Chowdhury</a> his guru.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as an assistant to his father and often played <a href="/wiki/Harmonica" title="Harmonica">harmonica</a> in his orchestras.<sup id="cite_ref-Tejaswini2004_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tejaswini2004-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of the notable films in which Burman is credited as the music assistant include <i><a href="/wiki/Chalti_Ka_Naam_Gaadi" title="Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi">Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi</a></i> (1958), <i><a href="/wiki/Kaagaz_Ke_Phool" title="Kaagaz Ke Phool">Kaagaz Ke Phool</a></i> (1959), <i><a href="/wiki/Tere_Ghar_Ke_Samne" title="Tere Ghar Ke Samne">Tere Ghar Ke Samne</a></i> (1963), <i><a href="/wiki/Bandini_(film)" title="Bandini (film)">Bandini</a></i> (1963), <i><a href="/wiki/Ziddi_(1964_film)" title="Ziddi (1964 film)">Ziddi</a></i> (1964), <i><a href="/wiki/Guide_(1965_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guide (1965 film)">Guide</a></i> (1965) and <i><a href="/wiki/Teen_Devian" title="Teen Devian">Teen Devian</a></i> (1965). Burman also played mouth organ for his father's hit composition "Hai Apna Dil To Aawara", which was featured in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Solva_Saal" title="Solva Saal">Solva Saal</a></i>, and sung by <a href="/wiki/Hemanta_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Hemanta Mukhopadhyay">Hemanta Mukhopadhyay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1959, Burman signed up as a music director for the film <i>Raaz</i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Guru_Dutt" title="Guru Dutt">Guru Dutt</a>'s assistant Niranjan. However, the film was never completed. The lyrics of this Guru Dutt and <a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a>-starrer film were written by <a href="/wiki/Shailendra_(lyricist)" title="Shailendra (lyricist)">Shailendra</a>. Burman recorded two songs for the film before it was shelved. The first song was sung by <a href="/wiki/Geeta_Dutt" title="Geeta Dutt">Geeta Dutt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>, and the second one had vocals by <a href="/wiki/Shamshad_Begum" title="Shamshad Begum">Shamshad Begum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hanif2005_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hanif2005-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Burman's first released film as an independent music director was <i>Chhote Nawab</i> (1961). When the noted Hindi film comedian <a href="/wiki/Mehmood_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Mehmood Ali">Mehmood</a> decided to produce <i>Chhote Nawab</i>, he first approached Burman's father Sachin Dev Burman for the music. However, S. D. Burman declined the offer, advising he was unavailable. At this meeting, Mehmood noticed Rahul playing <a href="/wiki/Tabla" title="Tabla">tabla</a>, and signed him as the music director for <i>Chhote Nawab</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hanif2005_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hanif2005-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burman later developed a close association with Mehmood, and made a <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo</a> in Mehmood's <i>Bhoot Bangla</i> (1965).<sup id="cite_ref-Hanif2005_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hanif2005-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Initial_successes">Initial successes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Initial successes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burman's first hit film as a music director was <i><a href="/wiki/Teesri_Manzil" title="Teesri Manzil">Teesri Manzil</a></i> (1966). Burman gave credit to lyricist <a href="/wiki/Majrooh_Sultanpuri" title="Majrooh Sultanpuri">Majrooh Sultanpuri</a> for recommending him to <a href="/wiki/Nasir_Hussain" title="Nasir Hussain">Nasir Hussain</a>, the producer and writer of the film.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Anand_(Hindi_film_maker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)">Vijay Anand</a> also said that he had arranged a music session for Burman before Nasir Hussain.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Teesri Manzil</i> had six songs, all of which were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and sung by Mohammed Rafi. Four of these were duets with <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>, whom Burman later married. Nasir Hussain went on to sign Burman and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri for six of his films including <i><a href="/wiki/Baharon_Ke_Sapne" title="Baharon Ke Sapne">Baharon Ke Sapne</a></i> (1967), <i><a href="/wiki/Pyar_Ka_Mausam" title="Pyar Ka Mausam">Pyar Ka Mausam</a></i> (1969) and <i><a href="/wiki/Yaadon_Ki_Baaraat" title="Yaadon Ki Baaraat">Yaadon Ki Baaraat</a></i> (1973). Burman's score for <i><a href="/wiki/Padosan" title="Padosan">Padosan</a></i> (1968) was well received. Meanwhile, he continued to work as his father's assistant for films including <i><a href="/wiki/Jewel_Thief_(1967_film)" title="Jewel Thief (1967 film)">Jewel Thief</a></i> (1967) and <i><a href="/wiki/Prem_Pujari" title="Prem Pujari">Prem Pujari</a></i> (1970). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marriage">Marriage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Marriage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burman's first wife was <a href="/wiki/Rita_P_Burman" class="mw-redirect" title="Rita P Burman">Rita Patel</a>, whom he had met in <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling" title="Darjeeling">Darjeeling</a>. Rita, a fan, had bet her friends that she would be able to get a film-date with Burman. They two married in 1966, and divorced in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song <i>Musafir Hoon Yaaron</i> ("I'm a Traveller") from <i><a href="/wiki/Parichay_(film)" title="Parichay (film)">Parichay</a></i> (1972) was composed while he was at a hotel after the separation.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Burman married <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> in 1980. Together, they recorded many hit songs and also staged many live performances. However, towards the end of his life, they did not live together.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burman had financial difficulties, particularly later in his life. His mother Meera died in 2007, thirteen years after his death.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She had been suffering from Alzheimer's even before her son's death. Just before her death she had been moved to an old age home, and moved back to her son's residence after the issue became a controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rise_to_popularity">Rise to popularity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rise to popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1970s, Burman became highly popular with the <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> songs in <a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a>-starrer films.<sup id="cite_ref-DineshJitendra1996_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DineshJitendra1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Hindi-language text"><i lang="hi-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kati_Patang" title="Kati Patang">Kati Patang</a></i></span> (1970), a musical hit, was the beginning of a series of the 1970s films directed by <a href="/wiki/Shakti_Samanta" title="Shakti Samanta">Shakti Samanta</a> of <i>Aradhana</i> fame. Its songs "Yeh Shaam Mastani" and "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai", sung by Kishore Kumar, became instant hits. Apart from Kishore Kumar, Burman also composed several of the popular songs sung by <a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> and Asha Bhosle. </p><p>In 1970, Burman composed the music for <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Hare_Rama_Hare_Krishna_(1971_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)">Hare Rama Hare Krishna</a></i> (1971).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Asha Bhosle song "<a href="/wiki/Dum_Maro_Dum_(song)" title="Dum Maro Dum (song)">Dum Maro Dum</a>" from this film proved to be a seminal rock number in Hindi film music.<sup id="cite_ref-DineshJitendra1996_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DineshJitendra1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> did not include the complete version of "Dum Maro Dum" in the film, because he was worried that the song would overshadow the film.<sup id="cite_ref-TheHindu_203_Beat_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHindu_203_Beat-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, Burman composed the music for <i><a href="/wiki/Amar_Prem" title="Amar Prem">Amar Prem</a></i>. The Lata Mangeshkar song "Raina Beeti Jaye" from this soundtrack is regarded as a classical music gem in Hindi film music.<sup id="cite_ref-DineshJitendra1996_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DineshJitendra1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burman's other hits in 1971 included the romantic song "Raat kali ek khwab mein" from <i><a href="/wiki/Buddha_Mil_Gaya_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddha Mil Gaya (film)">Buddha Mil Gaya</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/Helen_(actress)" title="Helen (actress)">Helen</a>-starrer cabaret song "<a href="/wiki/Piya_Tu_Ab_To_Aaja" class="mw-redirect" title="Piya Tu Ab To Aaja">Piya Tu Ab To Aaja</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Caravan_(1971_film)" title="Caravan (1971 film)">Caravan</a></i>. He received his first <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award">Filmfare Award</a> nomination for <i>Caravan</i>. </p><p>In 1972, Burman composed music for several films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Seeta_Aur_Geeta" title="Seeta Aur Geeta">Seeta Aur Geeta</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rampur_Ka_Lakshman" class="mw-redirect" title="Rampur Ka Lakshman">Rampur Ka Lakshman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mere_Jeevan_Saathi_(1972_film)" title="Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film)">Mere Jeevan Saathi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bombay_to_Goa_(1972_film)" title="Bombay to Goa (1972 film)">Bombay To Goa</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Apna_Desh" title="Apna Desh">Apna Desh</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Parichay_(film)" title="Parichay (film)">Parichay</a></i>. His success continued with hits such as <i><a href="/wiki/Yaadon_Ki_Baaraat" title="Yaadon Ki Baaraat">Yaadon Ki Baaraat</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/wiki/Aap_Ki_Kasam" title="Aap Ki Kasam">Aap Ki Kasam</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/wiki/Sholay" title="Sholay">Sholay</a></i> (1975) and <i><a href="/wiki/Aandhi" title="Aandhi">Aandhi</a></i> (1975). He also composed a song for a small documentary film called <i>Maa Ki Pukaar</i>, in 1975. After his father S. D. Burman went into coma, Burman also completed the music of <i><a href="/wiki/Mili_(1975_film)" title="Mili (1975 film)">Mili</a></i> (1975). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> received the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer">National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer</a> for the song "Kya Hua Tera Wada" from <i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Kisise_Kum_Naheen" title="Hum Kisise Kum Naheen">Hum Kisise Kum Naheen</a> </i> (1977), composed by Burman. He continued to compose several popular songs for films such as <i>Kasme Vaade</i> (1978), <i><a href="/wiki/Ghar_(1978_film)" title="Ghar (1978 film)">Ghar</a></i> (1978), <i><a href="/wiki/Gol_Maal" title="Gol Maal">Gol Maal</a></i> (1979) and <i><a href="/wiki/Khubsoorat" title="Khubsoorat">Khubsoorat</a></i> (1980). He received his first <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Music_Director_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Best Music Director Award">Filmfare Best Music Director Award</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Sanam_Teri_Kasam_(1982_film)" title="Sanam Teri Kasam (1982 film)">Sanam Teri Kasam</a></i> (1981). In 1981, he also composed hit music for <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_(1981_film)" title="Rocky (1981 film)">Rocky</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Satte_Pe_Satta" title="Satte Pe Satta">Satte Pe Satta</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Story_(1981_film)" title="Love Story (1981 film)">Love Story</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Abhijeet_Bhattacharya" title="Abhijeet Bhattacharya">Abhijeet</a> was given his major break by Burman in <i>Anand Aur Anand</i> (1984). Although he made his debut a long time ago, <a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(singer)" title="Hariharan (singer)">Hariharan</a> was first noticed in a duet with <a href="/wiki/Kavita_Krishnamurthy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavita Krishnamurthy">Kavita Krishnamurthy</a> in <i>Hai Mubarak Aaj ka Din</i> from <i><a href="/wiki/Boxer_(1984_film)" title="Boxer (1984 film)">Boxer</a></i> (1984), which was composed by Burman. In 1985, <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Aziz" title="Mohammed Aziz">Mohammed Aziz</a> made his debut with <i><a href="/wiki/Shiva_Ka_Insaaf" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiva Ka Insaaf">Shiva Ka Insaaf</a></i> (1985) under Burman. </p><p>The trio Kishore Kumar-Rajesh Khanna-R.D.Burman have worked together in 32 films, and these films and songs continue to be popular till date.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trio were close friends. R.D.Burman composed for 40 films for Rajesh Khanna.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_career">Later career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the late 1980s, he was overshadowed by <a href="/wiki/Bappi_Lahiri" title="Bappi Lahiri">Bappi Lahiri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laxmikant-Pyarelal" class="mw-redirect" title="Laxmikant-Pyarelal">Laxmikant-Pyarelal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kumar1995_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kumar1995-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many filmmakers stopped patronizing him, as films featuring his compositions flopped at the box office one after the other.<sup id="cite_ref-TheHindu_203_Beat_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHindu_203_Beat-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nasir_Hussain" title="Nasir Hussain">Nasir Hussain</a>, who had signed him up for every single one of his productions since <i><a href="/wiki/Teesri_Manzil" title="Teesri Manzil">Teesri Manzil</a></i> (1966), did not sign him up for <i><a href="/wiki/Qayamat_Se_Qayamat_Tak" title="Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak">Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak</a></i> (1988).<sup id="cite_ref-TheHindu_203_Beat_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHindu_203_Beat-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hussain defended Burman in the press, saying that the latter did not give weak music in <i>Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai</i> (1982) and <i>Manzil Manzil</i> (1984). He also said that the composer was going through a lean phase during the recording of <i>Zabardast</i> (1985).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But after these three films flopped, Hussain stepped down as a director, and his son and successor <a href="/wiki/Mansoor_Khan" title="Mansoor Khan">Mansoor Khan</a> switched to other composers. The filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Subhash_Ghai" title="Subhash Ghai">Subhash Ghai</a> promised Burman <i>Ram Lakhan</i> (1989), but gave it instead to <a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a>. In 1986, Burman composed songs for <i><a href="/wiki/Ijaazat" title="Ijaazat">Ijaazat</a></i>; the score is regarded as one of his best. However, the film belonged to the <a href="/wiki/Parallel_Cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel Cinema">Parallel Cinema</a> genre of (<a href="/wiki/Art_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Art films">art films</a>), so it did not stop the decline of Burman's commercial film career. All four songs in <i>Ijaazat</i> were sung by Asha Bhosle and written by Gulzar. Burman was greatly appreciated by the critics for setting the non-rhyming lyrics of the song "<a href="/wiki/Mera_Kuchh_Saamaan" title="Mera Kuchh Saamaan">Mera Kuchh Saamaan</a>" to music. While both Asha Bhosle (<a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer" title="National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer">Best Female Playback</a>) and Gulzar (<a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyrics" title="National Film Award for Best Lyrics">Best Lyrics</a>) received National Awards for the score, Burman received none.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burman suffered from a <a href="/wiki/Heart_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart attack">heart attack</a> in 1988, and underwent heart bypass surgery a year later at <a href="/wiki/The_Princess_Grace_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="The Princess Grace Hospital">The Princess Grace Hospital</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period, he composed many tunes, which were never released. He composed music for <a href="/wiki/Vidhu_Vinod_Chopra" title="Vidhu Vinod Chopra">Vidhu Vinod Chopra</a>'s film <i><a href="/wiki/Parinda" title="Parinda">Parinda</a></i> in 1989. He composed one song called "Chhod Ke Na Jaana" which was sung by Asha Bhosle for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Gang_(film)" title="Gang (film)">Gang</a></i>. But since the film took too long to release and due to his untimely death, director <a href="/wiki/Mazhar_Khan_(actor,_born_1955)" title="Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1955)">Mazhar Khan</a> signed in the then little known <a href="/wiki/Anu_Malik" title="Anu Malik">Anu Malik</a> for the music of the film. The film got released later in 2000, even after Mazhar Khan died.<i><a href="/wiki/Thenmavin_Kombath" title="Thenmavin Kombath">Thenmavin Kombath</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> film by <a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a> was the last film he signed, but he died before he could score for the film. The music of <i><a href="/wiki/1942:_A_Love_Story" title="1942: A Love Story">1942: A Love Story</a></i> (1994), which was released after his death, was highly successful. It posthumously won him the third and last of his <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a>. As per <a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a>, Burman was quite unhappy during his final years as he was not getting much work from the industry after some of his music didn't do well at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-IELataRD_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IELataRD-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>R.D. Burman passed away on 4th January 1994 because of a <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a>. Burman had been a patient of a <a href="/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease" title="Cardiovascular disease">Cardiovascular disease</a> for around 6 years before his death and even underwent a surgery because of an earlier heart attack in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Durga_Puja_songs">Durga Puja songs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Durga Puja songs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>R. D. Burman was a prolific contributor to the Bengali tradition of composing songs for the Durga Puja festival, many of which he later adapted for Hindi films. This includes hit songs such as "Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si" from the film Anamika (Bengali version: Mone Pore Rubi Roy), "Pyar Diwana Hota Hai" from Kati Patang (Bengali version: Aaj Gun Gun Gun Kunje Amar),"Diye Jalte Hain Phool Khilte Hain" from Namak Haraam (Bengali version: Deke Deke Kato), "Do Nainon Mein Ansoo Bhare Hai" from Khushboo (Bengali version: Tomate Amate Dekha Hoyechhilo) and "Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi" from Aandhi (Bengali version: Jete Jete Pathe Holo).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Even there was a sequel to the song "Phire eso Anuradha" sung by himself. However, the sequel had Asha Bhosle's vocals too "Phire Elam Dure Giye". Both versions were superhits. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Style">Style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burman has been credited with revolutionizing Hindi film music.<sup id="cite_ref-Outlook46_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Outlook46-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He incorporated a wide range of influences from several genres in his scores though his primary inspiration was Bengali folk. Burman's career coincided with the rise of Rajesh Khanna-starrer youth love stories. He made <a href="/wiki/Electronic_rock" title="Electronic rock">electronic rock</a> popular in these popular love stories.<sup id="cite_ref-Tejaswini2004_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tejaswini2004-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He often mixed disco and rock elements with Bengali folk music.<sup id="cite_ref-Kathryn2010_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kathryn2010-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also used jazz elements, which had been introduced to him by the studio pianist Kersi Lord.<sup id="cite_ref-ETaylor2003_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ETaylor2003-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Wolk" title="Douglas Wolk">Douglas Wolk</a>, Burman "wrapped sugary string swoops around as many ideas as he could squeeze in at once".<sup id="cite_ref-Douglas_Spin_1999_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Douglas_Spin_1999-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Biswarup Sen describes his popular music as one featuring multicultural influences, and characterized by "frenetic pacing, youthful exuberance and upbeat rhythms".<sup id="cite_ref-GopalMoorti2008_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GopalMoorti2008-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Burman was influenced by Western, Latin, Oriental and Arabic music, and incorporated elements from these in his own music.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also experimented with different musical sounds produced from methods such as rubbing <a href="/wiki/Sandpaper" title="Sandpaper">sandpaper</a> and knocking <a href="/wiki/Bamboo" title="Bamboo">bamboo</a> sticks together.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He blew into beer bottles to produce the opening beats of "Mehbooba, Mehbooba". Similarly, he used cups and saucers to create the tinkling sound for the song "Chura Liya Hai" from the film <i><a href="/wiki/Yaadon_Ki_Baaraat" title="Yaadon Ki Baaraat">Yaadon Ki Baaraat</a></i> (1973).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For <i><a href="/wiki/Satte_Pe_Satta" title="Satte Pe Satta">Satte Pe Satta</a></i> (1982), he made the singer Annette Pinto gargle to produce a background sound.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also rubbed a comb on a rough surface to produce a whooshing sound in the song "Meri Samne Wali Khidki Main" from the film <i>Padosan</i> (1968) </p><p>On multiple occasions, Burman experimented with recording the same song with different singers. For <i><a href="/wiki/Kudrat" title="Kudrat">Kudrat</a></i> (1981), he recorded the light semi-classical version of the song "Hume tumse pyar kitna" in the voice of Kishore Kumar, while the classical version was recorded in the voice of <a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" class="mw-redirect" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plagiarism">Plagiarism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Plagiarism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burman sometimes used Western dance music as a source of inspiration for his compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-Ashoka2006_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ashoka2006-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As was common in Hindi films, some of his songs featured the tunes of popular foreign songs. Often, the filmmakers forced him to copy these tunes for the soundtracks, resulting in allegations of plagiarism. For example, <a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Sippy" title="Ramesh Sippy">Ramesh Sippy</a> insisted that the tune of the traditional Cyprus song "Say You Love Me" (arranged and sung by <a href="/wiki/Demis_Roussos" title="Demis Roussos">Demis Roussos</a>) be used for "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (<i><a href="/wiki/Sholay" title="Sholay">Sholay</a></i>, 1975), and <a href="/wiki/Nasir_Hussain" title="Nasir Hussain">Nasir Hussain</a> wanted to use <a href="/wiki/ABBA" title="ABBA">ABBA</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Mamma_Mia_(ABBA_song)" title="Mamma Mia (ABBA song)">Mamma Mia</a>" for <i>Mil gaya hum ko sathi</i>. Other examples of Burman songs inspired by foreign songs including "Aao twist karein" from <i>Bhoot Bangla</i> (<a href="/wiki/Chubby_Checker" title="Chubby Checker">Chubby Checker</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Twist_Again" title="Let's Twist Again">Let's Twist Again</a>"), "Tumse milke" (<a href="/wiki/Leo_Sayer" title="Leo Sayer">Leo Sayer</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Need_You" title="When I Need You">When I Need You</a>"), and "Zindagi milke bitaayenge" (<a href="/wiki/Paul_Anka" title="Paul Anka">Paul Anka</a>'s "The Longest Day") and "Jahan teri yeh nazar hai" (Persian artist Zia Atabi's "Heleh maali") and "Dilbar mere" (<a href="/wiki/Alexandra_(singer)" title="Alexandra (singer)">Alexandra</a>'s "Zigeunerjunge"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band/team_members"><span id="Band.2Fteam_members"></span>Band/team members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Band/team members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/R._D._Burman" title="Special:EditPage/R. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2017</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Burman often collaborated with the same film directors and worked with the same set of musicians. </p><p><b>Music Assistants</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manohari_Singh" title="Manohari Singh">Manohari Singh</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Basudev Chakraborty<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Maruti Rao Keer</li> <li>Sapan Chakraborty</li> <li>Babloo Chakraborty</li> <li>Deepan Chatterjee</li></ul> <p><b>String Instruments</b> </p> <ul><li>Lead Guitar: Ramesh Iyer, Dilip Naik, Sunil Kaushik, <a href="/wiki/Bhupinder_Singh_(musician)" title="Bhupinder Singh (musician)">Bhupinder Singh</a></li> <li>Rhythm Guitar: <a href="/wiki/Bhanu_Gupta" title="Bhanu Gupta">Bhanu Gupta</a>, Bonny D'Costa, RK Das, <a href="/wiki/Gorakh_Sharma" title="Gorakh Sharma">Gorakh Sharma</a>, Soumitra Chatterjee, Anibal Castro, Binoy Singh, Bipin Panchal, Nepal Shaw, Benu Chatterjee, Tushar Parte, Honey Satamkar, Sameer Phaterpekar</li> <li>Lap Steel Guitar: <a href="/wiki/Bhupinder_Singh_(musician)" title="Bhupinder Singh (musician)">Bhupinder Singh</a></li> <li>Bass Guitar: Tony Vaz, Charanjit Singh, Ramesh Iyer, <a href="/wiki/Raju_Singh" title="Raju Singh">Raju Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gorakh_Sharma" title="Gorakh Sharma">Gorakh Sharma</a>, Emil Isaac, Tutun Roy</li> <li>Santoor: <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Kumar_Sharma" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiv Kumar Sharma">Shiv Kumar Sharma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ulhas_Bapat" title="Ulhas Bapat">Ulhas Bapat</a></li> <li>Sarangi: <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Khan_(musician)" title="Sultan Khan (musician)">Sultan Khan</a>, Iqbal</li> <li>Sarod: Zarine Daruwalla, Aashish Khan</li> <li>Sitar: Kartik Kumar, Arvind Mayekar, J.V Acharya, Ashok Sharma, Rahul Chatterjee, Shujaat Khan</li> <li>Tar Shehnai: Dakshina Mohan Tagore</li> <li>Song Violin: Gajanan Karnad, Sapre, Prabhakar Jog, Harishchandra Narwekar, Rajendra Singh Sodha</li> <li>Violin: Nanekar, Nandu Chavathe, <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Singh" title="Uttam Singh">Uttam Singh</a>, Ernest Menezes, Jerry Fernandes, Dorado, Ganesh Sharma, Bablu Chakraborty, Narbade, Puranmohan Singh, Buddhadev Singh, Bahadur Singh, Kishore Singh Jawda, Ashok Jagtap, Surendra Singh, Neville Franco, Prakash Verma, Manoj Shailendra, Amrit Singh, Kenny, Subhash, Debaprasad Chakraborty, Stanley Gomes, Ashish Roy, Franco Vaz, Abhijit Majumdar</li> <li>Viola: Terrence Fernandes</li> <li>Cello: Basudev Chakraborty, Benito Gracias, Sanjay Chakraborty</li> <li>Swarolin: Rajendra Sodha</li> <li>Mandolin: Kishore Desai, Ravi Sundaram, Mustafa Sajjad, Pradipto Sengupta, Shailu Sundaram, Mahendra Bhavsar, Isaac David, Arvind Haldipur, Jayanti Gosher, Parshuram Haldipur</li> <li>Bulbul Tarang: Rashid Khan</li></ul> <p><b>Percussion Instruments</b> </p> <ul><li>Tabla: Shashikant, Amrutrao Katkar, Deepak Naik, Indranath Mukherjee, Vijay Katkar, Janardan Abhyankar, Marutirao Keer, Rijram, Brajen Biswas, Devi Chakraborty, Pramod Sane, Ramakant Mhapsekar, Sharafat, Pt. Samta Prasad, Iqbal Khan</li> <li>Dholak: Shashikant, UK Dubey, Iqbal Khan, Roshan Ali, Devichand Chauhan, Girish Vishwa, Abdul Karim, Sudarshan Adhikari, Sattar, Pramod Sane, Chandrakant Satnak, Lala Gangavane, Hafeez Khan</li> <li>Drums: Buji Lord, Franco Vaz, Leslie Godinho, Wency D'Souza, <a href="/wiki/Trilok_Gurtu" title="Trilok Gurtu">Trilok Gurtu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aadesh_Shrivastav" class="mw-redirect" title="Aadesh Shrivastav">Aadesh Shrivastav</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Barot" title="Ranjit Barot">Ranjit Barot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kersi_Lord" title="Kersi Lord">Kersi Lord</a></li> <li>Bongo: Cawas Lord, Marutirao Keer, Francis Vaz</li> <li>Congo: Babla Shah, Nirmal Mukherjee, Marutirao Keer, Devichand Chauhan, Ashok Patki, Vijay Katkar</li> <li>Tumba: Ravi Gurtu, Nitin Shankar, Manya Barve, Paparao Parsatwar, Devichand Chauhan, Anup Shankar, Vijay Katkar, Dewan Ganguly</li> <li>Percussion: Devichand Chauhan, Amrutrao Katkar, Homi Mullan, Santosh, Marutirao Keer, Franco Vaz, Vijay Indorkar, Devi Chakraborty, Anup Shankar, Chandrakant Satnak, Sadik, Johar, Suresh Soni, Narendra Vakil, Deepak Borkar</li> <li>Khol: Sudarshan Adhikari</li> <li>Bangla Dhol: Abani Das Gupta</li> <li>Halgi/Dhol/Chenda: Ganpatrao Jadhav</li> <li>Tabla Tarang/Jal Tarang: Janardan Abhyankar</li> <li>Matka: Indra Atma, Paparao Parsatwar, Manya Barve</li> <li>Mridangam: Jairaman, Rijram</li> <li>Madal: <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Gazmer" title="Ranjit Gazmer">Ranjit Gazmer</a> (Kancha), <a href="/wiki/Homi_Mullan" title="Homi Mullan">Homi Mullan</a></li> <li>Pakhawaj: Bhavani Shankar, Sameer Sen</li> <li>Octapad: Nitin Shankar, Anup Shankar, Franco Vaz</li></ul> <p><b>Keyboard Instruments</b> </p> <ul><li>Piano: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Banks" title="Louis Banks">Louis Banks</a>, Mike Machado, Lucille Pacheco, Tony Pinto, Y.S. Moolky</li> <li>Synthesizer: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Banks" title="Louis Banks">Louis Banks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kersi_Lord" title="Kersi Lord">Kersi Lord</a>, Charanjit Singh, Ronnie Monsorate, Vipin Reshammiya, Jackie Vanjari, Deepak Walke, Chitty Pillai</li> <li>Transicord: Charanjit Singh</li> <li>Accordion: <a href="/wiki/Kersi_Lord" title="Kersi Lord">Kersi Lord</a>, Suraj Sathe, Homi Mullan, Jackie Vanjari, Chitty Pillai, Sumit Mitra</li> <li>Harmonium: Babu Singh</li> <li>Electric Organ: Ronnie Monsorate</li> <li>Xylophone: Bahadur Singh</li> <li>Vibraphone: Buji Lord</li></ul> <p><b>Wind Instruments</b> </p> <ul><li>Bansuri: <a href="/wiki/Hari_Prasad_Chaurasia" class="mw-redirect" title="Hari Prasad Chaurasia">Hari Prasad Chaurasia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronu_Majumdar" title="Ronu Majumdar">Ronu Majumdar</a>, Sumant Raj</li> <li>Concert Flute: <a href="/wiki/Manohari_Singh" title="Manohari Singh">Manohari Singh</a>, Raj Sodha, Shyamraj</li> <li>Mouth Organ: <a href="/wiki/Bhanu_Gupta" title="Bhanu Gupta">Bhanu Gupta</a>, R. D. Burman</li> <li>Saxophone: <a href="/wiki/Manohari_Singh" title="Manohari Singh">Manohari Singh</a>, Shyamraj, Raj Sodha, Suresh Yadav, Umesh Chipkar, Rao Kyao</li> <li>Trumpet: George Fernandes, Joseph Monsorate, Bosco Monsorate, Kishore Sodha, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Perry_(musician)" title="Chris Perry (musician)">Chris Perry</a>, Prem Sodha</li> <li>Trombone: Blasco Monsorate, Ivan Muns, Anibal Castro</li> <li>Bass Trombone: Bhur Singh</li> <li>Tuba: Munna Khan</li> <li>Flugelhorn: Joseph Monsorate</li> <li>Clarinet: Mirajuddin, Hussain Darbar</li> <li>Shehnaai: Sharad Kumar</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several Hindi films made after Burman's death contain his original songs or their remixed versions. <i><a href="/wiki/Dil_Vil_Pyar_Vyar" title="Dil Vil Pyar Vyar">Dil Vil Pyar Vyar</a></i> (2002), which contains several re-arranged hit songs of Burman, was made as a tribute to him.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Jhankaar_Beats" title="Jhankaar Beats">Jhankaar Beats</a></i> (2003), which catapulted the music director duo <a href="/wiki/Vishal%E2%80%93Shekhar" title="Vishal–Shekhar">Vishal–Shekhar</a> into the limelight, is also a tribute to him.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/Khwahish" title="Khwahish">Khwahish</a></i> (2003), <a href="/wiki/Mallika_Sherawat" title="Mallika Sherawat">Mallika Sherawat</a>'s character is a Burman fan; the film features repeated references to him.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, Brahmanand Singh released a 113-minute documentary titled <i>Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai</i>, which received critical acclaim.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pancham Unmixed won 2 National Awards and was premiered at IFFLA, Los Angeles. The film is considered a landmark in documentary biopics in India and set a trend. A coffee-table book, co-authored by Brahmanand Siingh and Gaurav Sharma titled "Strings of Eternity" was released with Pancham Unmixed by Shemaroo. Mobius films, the producers of Pancham Unmixed, then went on to release an extended 5 hours version titled "Knowing Pancham". The launch was at prestigious venue Blue Frog in Mumbai and was graced by Manoj Bajpayee, Ashutosh Gowariker, Dolly Thakore, Sachin, Atul Tiwari, Ketan Mehta, Deepa Sahi amongst others. Brahmanand and Gaurav Sharma authored another coffee-table book with the extended version, titled "Diamonds and Rust". The music of <i><a href="/wiki/Lootera" title="Lootera">Lootera</a></i> (2013) is a tribute to Burman.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other films which credit R. D. Burman include <i>Gang</i> (2000) and <i><a href="/wiki/Monsoon_Wedding" title="Monsoon Wedding">Monsoon Wedding</a></i> (2001), for <i>Chura liya hai</i>. </p><p>A number of Indian remix albums feature Burman's songs, which are also popular in the country's pubs and discos.<sup id="cite_ref-TheHindu_203_Beat_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHindu_203_Beat-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of his compositions were re-mixed by the South Asian DJs in the United Kingdom and North America, and feature in popular albums such as <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sagoo" title="Bally Sagoo">Bally Sagoo</a>'s <i>Bollywood Flashback</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tejaswini2004_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tejaswini2004-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kronos_Quartet" title="Kronos Quartet">Kronos Quartet</a>'s <i>You've Stolen My Heart</i> (2005) contains Burman's compositions sung by his wife Asha Bhosle.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2012 film <i><a href="/wiki/Khiladi_786" title="Khiladi 786">Khiladi 786</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Himesh_Reshammiya" title="Himesh Reshammiya">Himesh Reshammiya</a>-composed song <i>Balma</i> is also a tribute to R.D. Burman.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a> constituted the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_RD_Burman_Award_for_New_Music_Talent" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent">Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent</a> in his memory. The award is given to upcoming music talent in Hindi cinema. In 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Municipal_Corporation" title="Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</a> named a <a href="/wiki/Intersection_(road)" title="Intersection (road)">public square</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_Mumbai" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Cruz, Mumbai">Santa Cruz</a> after Burman.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Burman inspired many later Hindi film music composers, such as <a href="/wiki/Vishal%E2%80%93Shekhar" title="Vishal–Shekhar">Vishal–Shekhar</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jatin%E2%80%93Lalit" title="Jatin–Lalit">Jatin–Lalit</a> are considered to have carried on Burman's legacy through the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notable musical assistants to Burman include <a href="/wiki/Manohari_Singh" title="Manohari Singh">Manohari Singh</a> and Sapan Chakraborty. His instrumentalists included <a href="/wiki/Hari_Prasad_Chaurasia" class="mw-redirect" title="Hari Prasad Chaurasia">Hari Prasad Chaurasia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Kumar_Sharma" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiv Kumar Sharma">Shiv Kumar Sharma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louis_Banks" title="Louis Banks">Louis Banks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhupinder_Singh_(musician)" title="Bhupinder Singh (musician)">Bhupinder Singh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kersi_Lord" title="Kersi Lord">Kersi Lord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also noted for his partnership with the lyricist <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a>, who wrote the words for several of his finest compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2010_RDX_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2010_RDX-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Pancham Unmixed</i>, a winner of 2 National Awards, is a 113-minute biopic on Burman, directed by <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards#Non-Feature_Films" title="57th National Film Awards">Brahmanand Singh</a>. A postage stamp, bearing Burman's likeness was released by <a href="/wiki/India_Post" title="India Post">India Post</a> to honour him on 3 May 2013. </p><p>In India, <i>Pancham Magic</i> from Pune and Euphony from Kolkata hosts shows most likely on 4th Jan and 27 June every year with musicians, artists or otherwise worked with Burman every year. Besides this many events are celebrated in various parts of India every now or then with new talents or people who worked with Burman. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._D._Burman:_The_Man_The_Music" title="R. D. Burman: The Man The Music">R. D. Burman: The Man The Music</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/R._D._Burman_filmography" title="R. D. Burman filmography">R. D. Burman filmography</a></div> <p>Out of Burman's 331 released film scores, 292 were in Hindi, 31 in Bengali, 3 in Telugu, 2 each in Tamil and Oriya, and 1 in Marathi. Burman also composed for 5 TV Serials in Hindi and Marathi. </p><p>Pancham's non-film music comprises a few albums, including <i>Pantera</i> (1987), a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin Rock">Latin Rock</a> album produced by Pete Gavankar (father of <a href="/wiki/Janina_Gavankar" title="Janina Gavankar">Janina Gavankar</a>). The album was an international collaboration, for which Burman partnered with Jose Flores in San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-Nilu2011_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nilu2011-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, Burman, <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> and Asha Bhosle worked on an album titled <i><a href="/wiki/Dil_Padosi_Hai" class="mw-redirect" title="Dil Padosi Hai">Dil Padosi Hai</a></i>, which was released on 8 September 1987, Asha Bhosle's birthday. Burman and Asha Bhosle also recorded the song "<a href="/wiki/Bow_Down_Mister" title="Bow Down Mister">Bow Down Mister</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Boy_George" title="Boy George">Boy George</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, he scored a large number of non-film songs in Bengali, which are available in different albums, and from which many numbers were later adapted in Hindi films. Burman also did <a href="/wiki/Playback_singing" class="mw-redirect" title="Playback singing">playback singing</a> in eighteen films for which he himself composed the scores.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognitions">Awards and recognitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards and recognitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RD_Burman_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/RD_Burman_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/250px-RD_Burman_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/RD_Burman_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/375px-RD_Burman_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, 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Story">1942: A Love Story</a></i> -posthumously awarded</li></ul> <dl><dt><dl><dt>Nominations</dt></dl></dt></dl> <ul><li>1972 – <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director">Best Music Director</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Caravan_(1971_film)" title="Caravan (1971 film)">Caravan</a></i></li> <li>1973 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Amar_Prem" title="Amar Prem">Amar Prem</a></i></li> <li>1974 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Yaadon_Ki_Baaraat" title="Yaadon Ki Baaraat">Yaadon Ki Baaraat</a></i></li> <li>1975 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Aap_Ki_Kasam" title="Aap Ki Kasam">Aap Ki Kasam</a></i></li> <li>1976 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Khel_Khel_Mein_(1975_film)" title="Khel Khel Mein (1975 film)">Khel Khel Mein</a></i></li> <li>1976 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Sholay" title="Sholay">Sholay</a></i></li> <li>1976 – <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer" title="Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> – "Mehbooba Mehbooba" from <i><a href="/wiki/Sholay" title="Sholay">Sholay</a></i></li> <li>1977 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Mehbooba_(1976_film)" title="Mehbooba (1976 film)">Mehbooba</a></i></li> <li>1978 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Hum_Kisise_Kum_Naheen" title="Hum Kisise Kum Naheen">Hum Kisise Kum Naheen</a></i></li> <li>1978 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Kinara_(film)" title="Kinara (film)">Kinara</a></i></li> <li>1979 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Shalimar_(1978_film)" title="Shalimar (1978 film)">Shalimar</a></i></li> <li>1981 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Shaan_(1980_film)" title="Shaan (1980 film)">Shaan</a></i></li> <li>1982 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Story_(1981_film)" title="Love Story (1981 film)">Love Story</a></i></li> <li>1984 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Betaab_(1983_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Betaab (1983 film)">Betaab</a></i></li> <li>1985 – Best Music Director – <i>Jawaani</i></li> <li>1986 – Best Music Director – <i><a href="/wiki/Saagar_(1985_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Saagar (1985 film)">Saagar</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Google Doodle</dt></dl> <ul><li>On the anniversary of his 77th birthday on 27 June 2016, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> had a <a href="/wiki/Google_Doodle" title="Google Doodle">Doodle</a> of R.D Burman on its Indian Home Page.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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Retrieved on 2018-11-08.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._D._Burman&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAnirudha_BhattacharjeeBalaji_Vittal2011" class="citation book cs1">Anirudha Bhattacharjee; Balaji Vittal (2011). <i>R.D. Burman: the man, the music</i>. 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D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemant_Kumar" title="Hemant Kumar">Hemant Kumar</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._P._Nayyar" title="O. P. Nayyar">O. P. Nayyar</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salil_Chowdhury" title="Salil Chowdhury">Salil Chowdhury</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1960)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1961–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_(music_director)" title="Roshan (music director)">Roshan</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji%E2%80%93Anandji" title="Kalyanji–Anandji">Kalyanji–Anandji</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Roshan" title="Rajesh Roshan">Rajesh Roshan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Zahur_Khayyam" title="Mohammed Zahur Khayyam">Khayyam</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laxmikant%E2%80%93Pyarelal" title="Laxmikant–Pyarelal">Laxmikant–Pyarelal</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Zahur_Khayyam" title="Mohammed Zahur Khayyam">Khayyam</a> (1982)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">R. D. Burman</a> (1983)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">R. D. Burman</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bappi_Lahiri" title="Bappi Lahiri">Bappi Lahiri</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravindra_Jain" title="Ravindra Jain">Ravindra Jain</a> (1986)</li> <li><i>No Award</i> (1987)</li> <li><i>No Award</i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand%E2%80%93Milind" title="Anand–Milind">Anand–Milind</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raamlaxman" title="Raamlaxman">Raamlaxman</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan" title="Nadeem–Shravan">Nadeem–Shravan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan" title="Nadeem–Shravan">Nadeem–Shravan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan" title="Nadeem–Shravan">Nadeem–Shravan</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anu_Malik" title="Anu Malik">Anu Malik</a> (1994)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">R. D. Burman</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. 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