Shaan dedicates iconic ‘Rimjhim Gire Sawan’ to R.D. Burman on his 87th birth anniversary
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Stalwart playback singer Shaan paid a heartfelt musical tribute to legendary composer R.D. Burman on his 87th birth anniversary by singing the timeless classic ‘Rimjhim Gire Saawan’.
Sharing a video on his social media account, Shaan was seen in the enclosure of his home, dressed casually in a yellow T-shirt, enjoying the monsoon weather.
The actor further rendered the iconic melody composed by the late music maestro.
The singer began the video by saying, “It’s beautiful, gloomy, monsoon weather. And on account of Pancham Da’s birthday, here’s a little tribute,” further breaking into a soulful rendition of ‘Rimjhim Gire Saawan’.
Talking about ‘Rimjhim Gire Saawan’, the song is from the 1979 film ‘Manzil’, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee.
The evergreen track was composed by R.D. Burman and the song was immortalised through two popular versions, one by Kishore Kumar and another by Lata Mangeshkar, and continues to be regarded as one of Hindi cinema’s finest monsoon melodies.
Fondly known as ‘Pancham Da’, Rahul Dev Burman was extremely popular for revolutionising Hindi film music by seamlessly blending Indian melodies with Western influences such as jazz, rock and Latin music.
During a career spanning nearly three decades in the Indian film industry, he composed music for more than 300 films.
He delivered timeless classics including ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne’, ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’, ‘Dum Maro Dum’, ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’, ‘Musafir Hoon Yaaron’ and ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se’ amongst many others.
On the personal front, R.D. Burman was married to legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle
Born on June 27, 1939, in Kolkata, R.D. Burman was the son of legendary composer Sachin Dev Burman and lyricist Meera Dev Burman.
For the uninitiated, S.D. Burman was himself one of the greatest music directors in Indian cinema, known for unforgettable scores in films such as ‘Guide’, ‘Pyaasa’, ‘Bandini’, ‘Jewel Thief’ and ‘Aradhana’.
R.D. Burman passed away on January 4, 1994, at the age of 54.
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