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‘Bhoot Bangla’. Later in ‘Pyar Ka Mausam’ too he gave a hilarious
performance as Mr. Popat Lal.
‘Baharon Ke Sapne‘, which he later used to create the mesmerizing
‘qatra qatra miltee hai’ (Ijaazat), ‘koi aaya aane bhi de’ (Kaala Sona) and many more songs.
in Indian Films with the song ‘O mere Sona re’ (Teesri Manzil).
as he was a musician. He picked the sounds for his songs from
very indigenous sources.
- In ‘Chura liya’ he used the sound of a spoon
hitting a glass . - For the Kitaab song ‘Master jee kee aa gayee
chitthee’ he brought some desks from a classroom in the studio
while recording and used them as percussion. - In Abdullah he used the sound of a bamboo
whistle with a balloon tied to it for a song. - Once to get the sound of raindrops, he spent
a whole rainy night in his house’s balcony recording the sound
he wanted. - In the song ‘O Manjhi Re’ from the movie
‘Khushboo’, R.D. Burman used bottles with water filled at
different levels and created a hollow sound by blowing into
them and this sound effect was used with the orchestra. - During the recording of ‘Hum dono do premee’
(Ajnabee) the musicians were on strike. So he improvised the
song with emptied-out musical interludes. Just listen the
song to once again!
Dil To Awara’ sung by Hemant Kumar in the film ‘Solva Saal’
is played by R.D. Burman himself.
friends Laxmikant-Pyarelal in a song in ‘Dosti’ and also in
a movie for Kalyanji-Anandji.
palat ke aa’ in ‘Fantoosh’. Pancham was only 9 when he composed
the tune.
‘Sar Jo Tera Chakraaye’, which became a big hit.
for the song ‘Beeti Na Bitaayee Raina’ from ‘Parichay’, and
this song was composed in a hotel room in no time.
song ‘Do Naina Ek Kahaani’ from ‘Masoom’.
singer) won National awards for the song ‘Mera Kuchh Samaan’
from Ijaazat.
bossa nova rhythm in Hindi film music – the song was “Maar dalega
dard-e-jigar”, sung by Asha, in “Pati Patni”. That rhythm has
since been endlessly used for film music. (contributed by Chandrashekhar,
UAE)
(Sanam Teri Kasam, Masoom and 1942-A Love Story) while being nominated
16 times for the award.
their first breaks by Pancham.
children’s choir.
Manzil, did not sign R.D. Burman, in ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’.
Program Jaimala, Pancham played the following songs :
- kajre badarwa re (Pati Patni), Lata
- O ganga maiyya paar laga de (Chandan Ka Palna),
Lata - sharaabee sharaabee mera naam ho gaya (Chandan
ka Palna), Lata - chunree saMbhaal goree (Baharon Ke Sapne),
Lata - mere saamne waalee khiD.kee meiN (Padosan),
Kishore - ghar aaja ghir aaye (Chhote Nawaab), Lata
- kahna hai kahna hai (Padosan), Lata
played these compositions of his own:
- Ye jo mohabbat hai (Kati Patang), Kishore
- O hasina zulfoN waalee (Teesri Manzil), Asha-Rafi
- Gulaabee aankheiN jo teree dekhee (The Train),
Rafi - Jogee o jogee pyaar meiN kya hoga (Lakhon
Mein Ek), Lata-Kishore - Aao twist kareiN (Bhoot Bangla), Manna Dey-Chorus
- I Love You (Hare Rama Hare Krishna), Usha
Iyyer-Asha - Matwaalee aankhoN waale (Chhote Nawaab),
Lata-Rafi
Courtesy – panchamonline.com
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