S. D. Burman
| Sachin Dev Burman | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin Karta, S. D. Burman |
| Born |
1 October 1906 Comilla, Tripura, (Present-day Bangladesh) |
| Died | 31 October 1975 (aged 69) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1932–1975 |
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music composer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. Later he began composing for Hindi movies, and became one of the most successful Bollywood film music composers. S D Burman composed music for over 100 movies, including Hindi and Bengali films. Apart from being a versatile composer, he also sang songs in light semi classical and folk style of Bengal. His Son Rahul Dev Burman was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films.
S.D. Burman's compositions have been sung by leading singers of the period including Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle and Shamshad Begum. Mukesh and Talat Mahmood have also sung songs composed by him. He sang about 14 Hindi and 13 Bengali film songs.
Burman was born on 1 October 1906, in Comilla, Bengal Presidency (in present-day Bangladesh) to Raj Kumari Nirmala Devi, the royal princess of Manipur and Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman, son of Maharaja Ishanachandra Manikya Dev Burman, Maharaja of Tripura (r. 1849–1862). Sachin was the youngest of the five sons of his parents, who had nine children in all. His mother died when he was just two years of age.
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