{"id":7950,"date":"2025-11-20T10:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artiumacademy.com\/blogs\/?p=7950"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:38:13","slug":"sd-burman-the-legend-composer-and-voice-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artiumacademy.com\/blogs\/sd-burman-the-legend-composer-and-voice-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"S. D. Burman: The Legend, The Composer, The Voice of an Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do we know why Ramesh Tendulkar named his legendary son Sachin Tendulkar<\/em>? Ramesh ji was a big fan of the Doyen of Indian film music, Sachin Dev Burman, popularly known as S.D. Burman <\/strong>(1 October 1906 \u2013 31 October 1975) was born into the royal family of Tripura. His first personal record was released in 1932. He started his career as a singer with the Bengali film Sanjher Pidim<\/strong> (1935). He learnt under the famous musician Krishan Chandra Dey. Inspired by the creative work, he moved to Mumbai in 1944. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey of a different melody has begun in the world of the Bollywood film industry, a combination of the earthy touch of folk songs and the bond of classical melodies. The folk music of the Baul and Bhatiali traditions had a strong influence on his unique sound. His song “Sun Mere Bandhu Re” from Sujata <\/strong>(1959) is considered the first instance of Bhatiali folk music being used in a Hindi film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Bollywood Songs Composed By S.D. Burman<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

His compositions have been sung by legendary artists such as Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum, and Mukesh, among others.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a playback singer, SD Burman sang 14 Hindi and 13 Bengali film songs. He has created the music for over 100  films. Some of them are:

Kaagaz Ke Phool<\/em><\/strong> (1959)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song  -Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Geeta Dutt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guide<\/em><\/strong> (1965)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song- Wahan Kaun Hai Tera <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Burman himself <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aradhana<\/em><\/strong> (1969)<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song- “Mere Sapnon Ki Rani” and “Roop Tera Mastana”.
Sung by Kishore Kumar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abhimaan<\/em><\/strong> (1973)<\/strong>: Song- “Nadiya kinare”, \u201cAb to hei tumre\u201d, \u201cPiya bina Bansiya\u201d, \u201ctere mere milan ki\u201d, \u201cLute koi Man ka najar\u201d, \u201c Teri Bindiya re.\u201d Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, and Mohd Rafi, all legends on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, among the legendary singers who have enriched Indian cinema with their songs, the following 10 are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mukesh<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

O jaanewale ho sake to laut ke aana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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