Pancham
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R D Burman or पंचम as we fondly call him was born on June 27, 1939। Incidentally, Pancham the nickname was given to him by Ashok Kumar when he found him only uttering pa... pa... pa (the fifth note or पंचम स्वर in Indian music) from the "sargam".
After coming to मुंबई on completing his matriculation, RD learnt सरोद under उस्ताद अली अकबर खां and later आशीष खां. It is said that he composed his first song When he was nine years old. This tune was used later by S D Burman in the film Funtoosh (1956) as Aye meri topi palat ke aa. The tune of the song Sar jo tera chakraaye from Pyaasa is also accredited to him. He began to assist his father in music direction and had notable contributions in the music of Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Bewaqoof (1960), Naughty Boy (1962), Bandini (1963), Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Ziddi (1964), Teen Deviyaan (1965), Guide (1965), Jewel Thief (1967), Talash (1969), Aradhana (1969), Prem Pujari (1970), Yeh Gulistan Hamara (1972) and Mili (1975). The first film he signed as an independent music director was "Bhoot Bangla" though his first release was "Chhote Nawab" for the same producer. His rise to fame was slow but steady. And in the early seventies, he had few competitors.
R D Burman's first hit movie was Teesri Manzil (1966). Initially, Shammi Kapoor (hero of the movie) was unhappy over choice of R D Burman. He wanted the tried and tested Shankar-Jaikishen, who had composed music for most of his films. However, after hearing R D Burman's music, he had new he had a winner on hand!
Dev Anand ("Hare Rama Hare Krishna," "Heera Panna"), Shakti Samanta ("Amar Prem," "Kati Patang"), Ramesh Sippy ("Sholay," "Seeta aur Geeta"), Ramesh Behl ("Jawaani Diwaani"), Vinod Chopra ("Parinda," "1942 - A Love Story"), Nazir Hussain ("Teesri Manzil," "Caravan," "Hum kisi se kam nahin," "Zamane ko dikhana hai") and Gulzar ("Parichay," "Ijaazat," "Kinara," "Khushboo," "Aandhi") were staunch RD loyalists.
RD bagged awards for "Sanam Teri Kasam" in 1982, "Masoom" in 1983 and "1942-A Love Story" in 1994. The MP govt. conferred on him with the Lata Mageshkar award for 1992-1993 for his "outstanding achievements and long-time devotion to music." The award carries a cash-prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.
His last years were not too happy. When "Sagar" failed at the box office, he found himself being sidelined. The only two to stand by him were Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna. The story goes that he was very pained when he lost "Ram Lakhan," to Laxmikant Pyarelal. Subash Ghai had promised this movie to him. Interestingly, Laxmikant Pyarelal had earlier played in his orchestra.
Following a heart attack in 1988, he underwent a bypass surgery abroad the next year. While recuperating he is said to have composed over 2,000 tunes which he kept in his memory bank. He often said that his best tunes came to him in his dreams and that he had to be in happy frame of mind even while composing sad tunes. "When I am down, I end up making a mess of things," he is reported to have said.
The music-maestro also composed non-film music. His two most notable attempts in this field were the international album "Pantera" which he brought out in collaboration with the Latin American composer, Jose Flores, and "Dil Padosi hai" sung by Asha Bhonsle with lyrics by Gulzar. 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 and a documentary "Maa Ki Pukar" in 1975.
Pancham married a lady named Rita Patel in 1966, but they were divorced in 1971. He then married Asha Bhosle in 1980. Indeed, the RD-Asha duo delighted audiences the world over with their "live" performances, with RD's showmanship and Asha's natural exuberance making them the perfect pair. It was only fitting that Asha was there at his bedside when RD breathed his last (on January 4, 1994).
Some good references:
http://www.panchamonline.com/articles/thatsmytune.pdf
http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020412/fnost.html
http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020322/ftribute.html
http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005983/
R D Burman or पंचम as we fondly call him was born on June 27, 1939। Incidentally, Pancham the nickname was given to him by Ashok Kumar when he found him only uttering pa... pa... pa (the fifth note or पंचम स्वर in Indian music) from the "sargam".
After coming to मुंबई on completing his matriculation, RD learnt सरोद under उस्ताद अली अकबर खां and later आशीष खां. It is said that he composed his first song When he was nine years old. This tune was used later by S D Burman in the film Funtoosh (1956) as Aye meri topi palat ke aa. The tune of the song Sar jo tera chakraaye from Pyaasa is also accredited to him. He began to assist his father in music direction and had notable contributions in the music of Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Bewaqoof (1960), Naughty Boy (1962), Bandini (1963), Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Ziddi (1964), Teen Deviyaan (1965), Guide (1965), Jewel Thief (1967), Talash (1969), Aradhana (1969), Prem Pujari (1970), Yeh Gulistan Hamara (1972) and Mili (1975). The first film he signed as an independent music director was "Bhoot Bangla" though his first release was "Chhote Nawab" for the same producer. His rise to fame was slow but steady. And in the early seventies, he had few competitors.
R D Burman's first hit movie was Teesri Manzil (1966). Initially, Shammi Kapoor (hero of the movie) was unhappy over choice of R D Burman. He wanted the tried and tested Shankar-Jaikishen, who had composed music for most of his films. However, after hearing R D Burman's music, he had new he had a winner on hand!
Dev Anand ("Hare Rama Hare Krishna," "Heera Panna"), Shakti Samanta ("Amar Prem," "Kati Patang"), Ramesh Sippy ("Sholay," "Seeta aur Geeta"), Ramesh Behl ("Jawaani Diwaani"), Vinod Chopra ("Parinda," "1942 - A Love Story"), Nazir Hussain ("Teesri Manzil," "Caravan," "Hum kisi se kam nahin," "Zamane ko dikhana hai") and Gulzar ("Parichay," "Ijaazat," "Kinara," "Khushboo," "Aandhi") were staunch RD loyalists.
RD bagged awards for "Sanam Teri Kasam" in 1982, "Masoom" in 1983 and "1942-A Love Story" in 1994. The MP govt. conferred on him with the Lata Mageshkar award for 1992-1993 for his "outstanding achievements and long-time devotion to music." The award carries a cash-prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.
His last years were not too happy. When "Sagar" failed at the box office, he found himself being sidelined. The only two to stand by him were Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna. The story goes that he was very pained when he lost "Ram Lakhan," to Laxmikant Pyarelal. Subash Ghai had promised this movie to him. Interestingly, Laxmikant Pyarelal had earlier played in his orchestra.
Following a heart attack in 1988, he underwent a bypass surgery abroad the next year. While recuperating he is said to have composed over 2,000 tunes which he kept in his memory bank. He often said that his best tunes came to him in his dreams and that he had to be in happy frame of mind even while composing sad tunes. "When I am down, I end up making a mess of things," he is reported to have said.
The music-maestro also composed non-film music. His two most notable attempts in this field were the international album "Pantera" which he brought out in collaboration with the Latin American composer, Jose Flores, and "Dil Padosi hai" sung by Asha Bhonsle with lyrics by Gulzar. 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 and a documentary "Maa Ki Pukar" in 1975.
Pancham married a lady named Rita Patel in 1966, but they were divorced in 1971. He then married Asha Bhosle in 1980. Indeed, the RD-Asha duo delighted audiences the world over with their "live" performances, with RD's showmanship and Asha's natural exuberance making them the perfect pair. It was only fitting that Asha was there at his bedside when RD breathed his last (on January 4, 1994).
Some good references:
http://www.panchamonline.com/articles/thatsmytune.pdf
http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020412/fnost.html
http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020322/ftribute.html
http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005983/
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