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“With Love Shachin” autographed picture of SD Burman in Sachin Dev Burman Smriti Samaroh (Pic: Google Image Search)<\/p><\/div>\n

Sachin Dev Burman was fondly called Sachinda or Burman Dada by those who loved and revered him. He used to experiment a lot, not only during composition of his songs but during background music as well, at times putting his reputation at stake. Sometimes, he faced opposition but stood firm, the skeptical falling in line when the experiment succeeded.<\/p>\n

This was one of the reasons\u00a0 \u00a0for his popularity for forty plus years from 1932 when his first record was released in Kolkata, till his last film Mili<\/em> (1975). In this article we shall describe some of the experiments that Dada carried out.<\/p>\n

To quote son Pancham on his dear father, \u201c<\/strong>I used to be Pitaji\u2019s assistant. I used to play tabla and Pitaji used to sing. I have learnt a lot from him, we all have learnt from him. Pitaji used to always say that if you want to do something new, then keep on doing all these experiments\u201d.<\/p>\n

(Source: Legends\u2019 S.D. Burman \u2013 The INIMITABLE COMPOSER<\/em>, Saregama 5 CD set, RPG Music, STHV 132487\/91)<\/p>\n

Burman Dada himself has said about Lata and Asha, \u201cBoth the sisters are capable of attaining any result in experiments with music and tune. (Sargamer Nikhad<\/em>\u00a0an autobiography by Sachinda)<\/p>\n

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“I used to be Pitaji\u2019s assistant. I used to play tabla and Pitaji used to sing.” – RD Burman<\/p><\/div>\n

Poet Neeraj<\/strong> in an interview told us, \u2018Dada used to carry out experiments, which others would not dare!\u2019<\/p>\n

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma<\/strong> told us in an interview:<\/p>\n

While composing a song, Dada would say, ‘Even if my songs flop, I will still create something new’. What Dada meant was, ‘I will not take the beaten path. I will not compose as per the existing trend. Even if my songs flop, I will still do something new’.<\/p>\n

Each music director has his own style. Take any film; you will come to know its music director (while listening to its songs). Dada was the only music director who could compose for films with different themes, e.g. Taxi Driver<\/em> and Pyaasa<\/em>, both with music that was poles apart. Dada would understand the subject matter, the situation, and choose the voice best suited, before composing a song.<\/p>\n

Watch our interview Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma on Dada S D Burman \u2013 Part Four (4.26 to 5.38 minutes)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n