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, 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.
Awards and recognitions
- 1934: Gold Medal, Bengal All India Music Conference, Kolkata 1934
- 1958: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1958: Asia Film Society Award
- National Film Awards
- 1970: National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Aradhana: Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana
- 1974: National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Zindagi Zindagi
- 1969: Padma Shri
- International Jury on Folk Music
- Filmfare Awards
- 1954: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Taxi Driver
- 1973: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Abhimaan
- 1959: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Sujata: Nomination
- 1965: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Guide: Nomination
- 1969: Filmfare Best Music Director Award : Aradhana: Nomination
- 1970: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Talaash: Nomination
- 1974: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Prem Nagar : Nomination
- BFJA Awards
- 1965: Best Music (Hindi Section): Teen Deviyan
- 1966: Best Music (Hindi Section): Guide
- 1966: Best Male Playback Singer (Hindi Section): Guide
- 1969: Best Music (Hindi Section): Aradhana
- 1973: Best Music (Hindi Section): Abhimaan
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