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S D Burman-Sun Mere Bandhu Re(Sujata-1959) (03:55)

SD Burman singing one of his own compositins "Sun Mere Bandhu Re" from the film " Sujata"(1959), starring Nutan and Sunil Dutt

S D Burman-O Re Manjhi(Bandini1963) (04:51)

Sachin Dev Burman singing one of his own compositions " O Re Maanjhi Mere Saajan Hain Us Paar from the film Bandini [1963]

S D Burman-Homage by Kishore Kumar-Part 4 (09:53)

Kishore Kumar paying tribute to the legendary Maestro and his mentor Sachin Dev Burman

S D Burman-Homage Part 1 (08:06)

Homage to the grand maestro SD Burman by various artists-Part 1

S.D.Burman sings Original Tune Hum Bekhudi Mein - Kala Pani (03:14)

SDBurman himself singing the original song in Bangla in 1956. He used this tune for Film Kala Pani in 1958 where Rafi Sahab sang the lyrics of Majrooh Sultanpuri "Hum Bekhudi Mein Tum Ko Pukaray Chalay Gayay" Heaps of...

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S.D. Burman Biography

Kumar Shri Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 - 31 October 1975), also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own right. S D Burman composed music for 100 movies, including Bengali films.

S.D. Burman's compositions have been mainly sung to a large extent by the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutt (wife of Guru Dutt and a playback singer herself), Manna Dey,Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle and Shamshad Begum. Mukesh and Talat Mahmood have also sung songs composed by him. He also sang about 20 film songs (inclusive of Bengali films) for which he composed music though he may not have been the music director of the films.

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