Born in Calcutta on June 27, 1939, in the then Calcutta, Pancham da's father was the legendary music director S D Burman. And in a rarity, he carried on the musical legacy, though some would deny, a tad better than his father.
Written by Sonal Gera | New Delhi | Updated: June 27, 2015 4:32 pm
In a nation besotted with dance numbers and peppy tracks, his music came with a harmony, uniqueness and an intrigue that made everybody sit and notice. Be it the classic ‘Iss Mod Se Jaatey Hain’ or ‘Oh Haseena Zulfon Waali’, R D Burman’s musical revelry, just like him, had many facets; each in complete contrast with each other.
Among the several veteran music directors who have graced the Indian film industry over the years, Burman, fondly called Pancham Da, would have turned 76 today, had he been alive.
A trendsetter by many means, R D Burman was a magician with musical notes. He changed the sound of music by bringing in Latin sounds, cabaret, psychedelic vibes, retro disco and funk sounds. His music was often reffered to as “ahead of its times”, and true to the epithet, his songs are still remembered and sung by the youth; musicians take to remake and remix his songs.
Born in Calcutta on June 27, 1939, in the then Calcutta, Pancham da’s father was the legendary music director S D Burman. And in a rarity, he carried on the musical legacy, though some would deny, a tad better than his father.
Like there were many facets to Pancham’s music, there were different backgrounder stories too about him and more especially about his nickname. One story has it that as an infant, his crying reminded his parents of the fifth note of the Indian music scale; this is known as Pancham. Another story has it that once when legendary actor Ashok Kumar visited him, he kept saying “Pa Pa, Pa, Pa” and thereby, he was named him “Pancham”.
RD Burman’s musical journey started early. He was trained by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (sarod) and Samta Prasad (tabla). He also considered Salil Chowdhury as his guru. He served as an assistant to his father, and often played harmonica in his orchestras.
Some of the notable films in which RD Burman is credited as the music assistant include Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963), Bandini (1963), Ziddi(1964), Guide (1965) and Teen Devian (1965). RD Burman also played mouth organ for his father’s hit composition Hai Apna Dil to Aawara which was featured in the movie Solva Saal (1958).
Pancham Da’s first hit movie as a music director was Shammi Kapoor starrer ‘Teesri Manzil’ (1966), whose songs like …continued »
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