Today is the 82 nd Birth Anniversary of the Wizard of Music also
Called the musical phenomenon, a maverick, the game-changer of the Indian film and music industries, the quintessential musical genius — he was none other than Rahul Dev Burman, known popularly as RD or Pancham.
For three decades, he ruled the hearts of music lovers( still does 27 years after he left )and gave to the film industry new sounds and dimensions in music which would captivate the imagination of music lovers and music makers for a long time to come. Some artistes create a world of their own, where they make invaluable art that moves the hearts of people when it reaches them. RD was one such artist who created music for his own joy and satisfaction without giving much thought as to what people would appreciate.
Hundreds of wonderful compositions, based on Indian classical music as well as Western music, come to mind immediately — Raina Beeti Jaaye (Amar Prem), Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya (Chhote Nawab), Yeh shaam mastani (Kati Patang), Churaa liya hai tumne jo dil ko (Yaadon ki Baaraat), Raat kali ek khwaab mein aayi (Buddhha Mil Gaya), Dum maro dum, mitt jaaye gham (Hare Rama Hare Krishna ), Aaj unsay pehile mulaaqaat hogi (Paraya Dhan), the wonderfully melodious songs of the classic film Padosan including Sharm aati hai magar aaj yeh kehna hoga, Kehna hai, kehna hai aaj tumse yeh pehli baar, Mere saamne waali khidki mein, O mere dil ke chain (Mere Jeevan Saathi), the Sholay songs and the background score, Aandhi’s songs and those of Love Story — the list is no doubt too long to complete!
In the 1980s, RD gave us the songs of Khoobsoorat, Love Story, Kudrat, Rocky, Sanam Teri Kasam, Shakti, Masoom, Betaab, Sunny, Ijaazat, Parinda and Gardish. But in the second half of this decade, he had health and career problems. A famous director reportedly replaced him, and did not even inform him that he had been replaced. RD was tired and not quite himself. However, his swan song, the music of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s grand film 1942: A Love Story, vindicated him completely — he showed the world that musicians like him can never fade away. Fade away, though he did, shortly before the release of this film. It was in January 1994, three months before the film came out, that RD left this world.
The fact is that all these resounding soulful melodies created by Pancham are an integral part of our lives and memories and will always be.
RD made magic — the era has changed but we can still hear RD’s sounds in the music of modern composers like AR Rahman , Vishal Shekhar , Jatin Lalit and Shankar-Ehsan-Loy.
His songs are the most remixed songs that bring his music to this generation.
Pancham will never be forgotten.
His vast body of work will never let any music lover forget him.
RD is forever. And we all know this.
Memories of Pancham are shared by his Singers and Lyricist and his own Voice..
Do Listen to this Music Sitting Mix
The first of three parts.
https://youtu.be/8loVKY0QVdU
Yateendra Manohar Indapwar
Reference
Adbhut Pancham ( YouTube )
Galaxy Golden Stars Jaskiran Chopra
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