R.D. Burman Death Anniversary: Films that paid tribute to the legendary composer

RD Burman needs no introduction He is one of the greatest and most influential music composers that we have seen From 1960s to 1990s Burman composed music scores for over 300 films He was the only son of composer Sachin Dev Burman and went on to redefine the music of the Hindi film industry Yaaron Zara Tham Ke Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Pyar Hame Kis Mod Pe Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja Dum Maaro Dum Aa Dekhen Jara Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi are some of the timeless songs composed by the legend His songs have proven to live beyond his lifetime and more The music continues to soothe the current generation and will definitely sprinkle its magic on the generations to comeThe composer passed away in 1994 at the early age of 54 While he is no longer amidst us he continues to live in our hearts through his music After his demise several filmmakers paid tribute to him through their work We look at some of them hereDil Vil Pyar VyarThis is a 2002 Hindilanguage film directed by Ananth Mahadevan The film was an ode to the music of composer RD Burman The film featured 14 songs by RD Burman which formed the crux of the film The film featured an ensemble cast including R Madhavan Jimmy Shergill Namrata Shirodkar Sonali Kulkarni and Rakesh Bapat among others As for the music the songs were rearranged by Babloo Chakravorty and composed by Sanjay Chakravarty The songs in the film were sung by singers like Kavita Krishnamurthy Hariharan Kumar Sanu Abhijeet Bhattacharya Alka Yagnik Sadhna Sargam Sunidhi Chauhan Babul Supriyo and Shaan lsquoAb Ke Saawan Meinrsquo lsquoO Haseena Zulfonwalirsquo lsquoMere Saamnewali Khidki Meinrsquo Yaadon Ki Baaratrsquo Yaadon Ki Baaraatrsquo were some of the songs that were a part of the filmAlso Read R D Burman Death Anniversary Here are 11 unknown facts about the legendary musicianJhankaar BeatsThis 2003 film was an ode to RD Burman by filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh who is popularly known for his film lsquoKahanirsquo starring Vidya Balan Back in 2003 he made this film which is a story about love friendship and music The film had 10 songs composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani who came to be known as the entity VishalShekhar with the hit of this soundtrack While the film did not work well its music is still loved by the audience and has the power to make them nostalgic The superhit soundtrack earned VishalShekhar their only Filmfare Award to date the RD Burman Award for New Music Talent appropriately enoughKhwaishThis Govind Menondirected 2003 film starred Himanshu Malik and Mallika Sherawat in the leadThe film is a love story between two people from different financial backgrounds While the film failed to connect with the audience Mallikarsquos character Lekha is s shown as a fan of RD Burman and there are repeated references to RD Burman in the film All the songs in the movie were sung by Ash Bhosle and composed by Milind SagarPancham Unmixed Mujhe Chalte Jaana HaiIn 2010 Brahmanand Singh released a 113minute documentary made on the life of the great composer It is the most comprehensive film made on the great composer and a film that no music and film buff should miss The documentary contains quotes from his friends colleagues admirers who give a deeper understanding of his work and the man himselfAlso Read R D Burman Death Anniversary From Raina Beeti Jaaye to Tere Bina5 top hits with Lata MangeshkarLooteraThis 2013 film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane is partially based on author O Henrys 1907 short story The Last Leaf The film which starred Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha was widely appreciated for its narrative and more so its music The music and background score for the film is composed by Amit Trivedi with all song lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya At the audio launch of the film the music composer claimed The music of this film is a tribute to R D Burman in terms of melody and orchestration The film had songs sung by Monali Thakur Benny Dayal Mohan Kanna Swanand Kirkire Amit Trivedi Shilpa Rao and Amitabh Bhattacharya