Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was a film score composer, who is considered one of the seminal music directors of the Indian film industry. Nicknamed Pancham da, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman.
From the 1960s to the 1990s, RD Burman composed musical scores for 331 movies. He was mainly active in the Hindi film industry as a composer, and also provided vocals for a few of compositions. RD Burman did major work with Asha Bhosle (his wife) and Kishore Kumar, and scored many of the songs that made these singers famous. He also scored many songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar. He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors, and his songs continue to be popular in India even after his death. Here is a collection of his rare pics.
Baby RD Burman with mother Meera Dev BurmanRD’s parents mother Meera Dev & father Sachin Dev BurmanKid R.D.Burman
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & RD
RD Burman with Vinod khanna, Raj Koshla, Asha Bhosle, Premnath, Sunil Dutt and Anand BakshiRajesh Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Shakti Samanta and Rahul Dev Burman.Anand Bakshi & R. D. Burman during one of their songs sitting.
RD Burman with Anand Bakshi
RD Burman with father Sachin Dev Burman & Lata Mangeshkar
RD with father Sachin Dev BurmanAnand Bakshi, Dev Anand & RD BurmanAsha Bhosle, Noor Jehan & RD Burman
