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S. D. Burman

1906 - 1975

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Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. He was a member of the Tripura royal family, but his father was excluded from the throne. He started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one of the most successful and influential Indian film music composers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. S. D. Burman is the 991st most popular musician (down from 886th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 25th in 2019) and the most popular Bangladeshi Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, S. D. Burman ranks 991 out of 3,175. Before him are Rosalyn Tureck, Tuomas Holopainen, Sam Rivers, Aphex Twin, Charlie Christian, and Al Jardine. After him are Corey Taylor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Kyung Wha Chung, Eddy Grant, and Jordan Rudess.

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Among people born in 1906, S. D. Burman ranks 205. Before him are Alex Thépot, Tuvia Bielski, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Yakov Malik, Willy Hansen, and Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia. After him are Jan Werich, Renato Cesarini, Alf Andersen, Joan Blondell, Dmitry Likhachov, and Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari. Among people deceased in 1975, S. D. Burman ranks 136. Before him are Louis Van Hege, Willy Böckl, Pierre Fresnay, Anthony McAuliffe, José María Guido, and Nihal Atsız. After him are Tony Brise, Maurice Feltin, Olga Bergholz, Alf Andersen, Argemiro, and Kyusaku Ogino.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, S. D. Burman ranks 27 out of 74. Before him are Radhabinod Pal (1886), Begum Rokeya (1880), Patrick D'Rozario (1943), Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930), Bipin Chandra Pal (1858), and Chittaranjan Das (1869). After him are A. B. Bardhan (1924), Taslima Nasrin (1962), Tajuddin Ahmad (1925), Kamini Roy (1864), Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926), and Surya Sen (1894).

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Among MUSICIANS In Bangladesh

Among musicians born in Bangladesh, S. D. Burman ranks 1. After him are Allauddin Khan (1881), and Vilayat Khan (1928).

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