Sachin Dev Burman
filmi sangeet (bollywood) composer.
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- Born
- 1906 · Cumilla.
- Died
- 1975 · Mumbai.
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Occupation
- composer · singer · music director · writer
- Fields
- playback singer
- Education
- University of Calcutta · Comilla Zilla School · Comilla Victoria Government College
- Honours
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award · Filmfare Awards · National Film Award for Best Music Direction · Padma Shri in arts
- Languages
- Bangla
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Sachin Dev Burman studied at University of Calcutta, Comilla Zilla School and Comilla Victoria Government College. The recorded working language is Bangla. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are playback singer. Distinctions recorded are Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards, National Film Award for Best Music Direction and Padma Shri in arts.
Sachin Dev Burman is recorded as having studied at University of Calcutta, Comilla Zilla School and Comilla Victoria Government College. Recognition and collections. Burman received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards, National Film Award for Best Music Direction and Padma Shri in arts.
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1906
Sachin Dev Burman born at Cumilla.
1975
Sachin Dev Burman died at Mumbai.
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- 1.দেববর্মণ, শচীন. সরগমের নিখাদ (Sorgomer Nikhad). Prothoma Prokashan. 80. 2011. 978-984-8765-73-9.
- 2.S. D. Burman - Music Director - Profile and filmography. Cinemaazi.com website.
- 3.Sachin Dev Burman: Epitomising the East Bengali lilt. The Daily Star. 30 October 2009.
- 4.Remembering SD Burman: 10 lesser-known facts about Sachin Dev Burman. India Today. 1 October 2016.
- 5.Ashish Dutta. 'Wahan Kaun Hai Tera' - S. D. Burman' music. The Hindu newspaper. 28 July 2006.
- 6.Sarma, Ramya. The magic in the music. The Hindu newspaper. 2 September 2013.
- 7.Mathur, Megha. Give me Lata and a Harmonium, I'll make Music: S.D. Burman. The Quint. October 2015.
- 8.Master who learnt from beggar, baul. The New Indian Express. 28 July 2013.
- 9.Bhattacharjee, Anirudha. S.D.Burman: The Prince Musician. Westland Publications. 10–13. 2018. 9789387578180.
- 10.HQ Chowdhury. "SACHIN KARTA" - S.D. Burman profile. sdburman.net website.
- 11.S.D. Burman's wife dead The Hindu, 17 October 2007.
- 12.S.D. Burman's wife Meera dead 'Music India OnLine'.
- 13.How Tripura lost an icon The Daily Telegraph, 24 February 2005.
- 14.Sachin Karta by Pannalal Roy tripurainfo.com.
- 15.Bondhu rangila re – a tribute to S D Burman theemusic magazine, 31 October 2002.
- 16.The minimilistic melody of Sachin Dev Burman – Biography. Rediff.com website.
- 17.S. D. Burman profile and filmography. Upperstall.com website.
- 18.Olivier Assayas. The Best Music in Film. Sight & Sound magazine. September 2004.
- 19.Music Direction Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Official listing.
- 20.Bharatan, Raju. The Aradhna Syndrome. Rediff.
- 21.Chowdhury, H.Q. Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman. Toitomboor. 1 January 2011. 978-9848869154.
- 22.Sachin Tendulkar turns 44: 25 surprising facts about the Master Blaster you probably didn't know. The New Indian Express. 24 April 2017.
- 23.Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Master Blaster turns 46. India Today. 24 April 2019.
- 24.2007 stamps - Indian Postal Service.
- 25.Sachin Dev Barman Memorial Government Music College.
- 26.Watch 'Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye': This 'Chup' track is striking recreation of the classic 'Pyaasa' song. Free Press Journal. 24 September 2022.
- 27.Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners list (scroll all the way down to Films and Music direction). Sangeet Natak Akademi, Government of India website.
- 28.List of Filmfare Award Winners (1953-2005) (Burman won Filmfare awards in 1954 and in 1973). Googlepages.com website.
- 29.BFJA Award 1965 (scroll down to Hindi Section). BFJA Awards website.
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Sachin Dev Burman) • Country: IN (MusicBrainz artist record for Sachin Dev Burman) • Described As: filmi sangeet (bollywood) composer (MusicBrainz artist record for Sachin Dev Burman) • Kind Of Artist: person (MusicBrainz artist record for Sachin Dev Burman) • Award: Sachin Dev Burman is recorded as having received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards and National Film Award for Best Music Direction.
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