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May 30, 2017

To my Friend, Philosopher and Guide – Kishore remembers Sachinda

31st October 2004, marks the 29th death anniversary of SD Burman. To commemorate him we bring to you a radio program recorded by Kishore Kumar in 1975 as obituary to his mentor . This program has gone down in the musical lore for it’s absolutely original format and winsome quality. It has Kishore taking us on an extremely entertaining journey to meet Burmanda. The […]

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May 4, 2017

Sachin Dev Burman, the eternal singer

Tabla master, Padmabhushan Ustad Ahmedjan Tirakawa was restless. It was the pathos in the song, “Suno mere bandhu re” which he had heard from his radio that made him so. He requested his host for the record but it was hard to find. When it was finally sourced, he listened to it with rapt attention, […]

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March 30, 2017

Tributes by various people

Bhishmadeb Chatterjee, (Classical Musician, SD Burman’s Guru ) Sachin Dev took training from my Guru Badal Khan and me for some time. I was charmed with his dedication to music, which continued throughout his life. At the height of one’s career people tend to forget their gurus — but not Sachin Dev who until his […]

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March 30, 2017

Obituary :The Maestro Who Was a Misfit

Sachin Dev Burman was acknowledged as much for what he did not do as for what he did. He never bothered to keep dozens of assignments on hand at a time to be in the top bracket. He couldn’t care less to keep his songs in the ‘hit-parade’ though the modern ‘art’ of manipulations. His […]

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March 30, 2017

In Conversation: A case for folk music

How old must a grand old man of music be? The description suits Toto the grand old man of western classical music Pablo Casals; Or his Indian counterpart Ustaad Allahuddin Khan. The grand old man of Indian Film Music Kumar Sachin Dev Burman looked slightly deceptive age-wise. How old is he? I haven’t asked him. […]

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March 30, 2017

Minimalistic Melody of SD Burman

Be it Bimal Roy’s Devdas, Sujata and Bandini, Guru Dutt’s Baazi, Pyaasa and Kagaz Ke Phool; Shakti Samanta’s Aradhana, Satyen Bose’s Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi or Vijay Anand’s Guide, S D Burman has scored the music for an inordinately vast number of classics. The soft-faced, bespectacled maestro remained popular with both discerning filmmakers and the […]

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1955 1966 Article Courtesy National Film Archives By Ajit Merchant By Dinesh Raheja By S.D Burman By Sachin Dev Burman By Sankarlal Bhattacharjee Cine Advance Circa 1975 Filmfare November 2002 presented by Salil Ghosh Publication- Unknown Pune Rediff

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