R D Burman

Rahul Dev Burman राहुल देव बर्मन Also Known As R. D. Burman And Pancham Da पंचम दा June 27 1939–January 4 1994 Was One Of The Great Music Composers Of Bollywood. Commonly R.D. Burman Is Known As Pancham Among His Fans. He Was The Only Son Of Singer And Music Composer Sachin Dev Burman And Meera And The Second Husband Of Playback Singer Asha Bhosle. He Is Credited With Revolutionizing The Music In Hindi Films And His Style And Techniques Continue To Be Followed By The Composers Of Today. He Started Independent Music Composing For Long. Out Of His 331 Released Movies 292 Were In Hindi 31 In Bangla 3 In Telugu 2 Each In Tamil & Oriya And 1 In Marathi. RD Also Composed For 5 TV Serials In Hindi And Marathi. He Also Scored A Large Number Of Non-Film Songs In Bangla Also Known As Pooja Songs Or Modern Songs Which Are Available In Different Albums. He Did A Song For A Small Documentary Film Called Maa Ki Pukaar Too In 1975. A Good Amount Of His Work However Is Still Work In Hand The Last 5-6 Years Of His Life But When He Kept Composing Tunes And Stored Them. R D Burman Did Playback In Eighteen Movies Composed By Him. He Was Famous For Unique Grunting Bass Singing Style. He Also Acted In The Film Bhoot Bungla 1965 And Pyar Ka Mausam 1967 . He Also Used Some Of The Popular Western Songs To Compose His Own Tunes. His One Of The Super Hit Song "Mehbooba Mehbooba" Is Inspired From The Song "Say You Love Me" By The Greek Singer Demis Roussos Pancham Was Comfortable With All Types Of Music Be It The Romantic Raat Kali From Buddha Mil Gaya 1971 The Sexy Cabaret Piya Tu Ab To Aaja From Caravan 1971 The Ultimate Hippie Anthem Dum Maro Dum From Hare Krishna Hare Rama 1972 Or The Classical Raina Beeti Jaaye. It Is Said That Dev Anand Did Not Include The Complete Version Of Dum Maro Dum In Hare Rama Hare Krishna As He Was Worried The Song Would Overshadow The Film. At Times R D Doubled Up As A Singer Too. His Most Famous Song As A Singer Was Mehbooba From Sholay. This Song Is Inspired From The Song "Say You Love Me" By Demis Roussos. Pancham Was A Very Creative Person. His Percussion Included A Spoon Against A Glass Chura Liya Hai From Yaadon Ki Baraat Desks Masterji Ki Aa Gayee Chitthee From Kitaab A Bamboo Whistle With A Balloon Abdullah And Bottles Filled With Water At Different Levels O Maajhi Re From Khushboo . Some Of Pancham's Songs Were Inspired From Popular Western Tunes. For Example Aao Twist Karein Bhoot Bangla Was A Direct Lift Of Come Lets Twist Again By Chubby Checker While Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi Aaa Gale Lag Ja Is Said To Be A Copy Of The Yellow Rose Of Texas By Elvis Presley. There Are Many Such Other Examples Available At Itwofs. "Bhali Bhali Si Ek Surat" From Buddha Mil Gaya Is Inspired By "Jump In The Line" By Harry Belafonte . Pancham Also Adapted Folk Music From Eastern Europe In Some Of His Tunes Such As The Songe In Movie Satte Pe Satta. There Have Been Discussions Regarding The Influence Of The Communist Block Of The Eastern Europe On Pancham's Music. Pancham Has Also Directed Music For Some Regional Films Including Bangla Oriya Tamil Telugu And Marathi. He Also Acted In One Of The Bengali Film Named Gayak Starring Amitkumar And Debasri Roy Where RD Plays Himself And 'discovers' Amit Singing On A Beach. Pancham's Non-Filmi Music Comprises Few Albums Including 'Pantera' - The International Album For Which He Shares Credit With Latin American Composer Jose Flores. read less