Music Maestro: the sound of RD Burman

Music Maestro: the sound of RD Burman

Musical experiments and innovations made RD Burman one of the most beloved musicians of his time. ...
11:28 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Music Maestros: RD Burman's musical legacy

Music Maestros: RD Burman's musical legacy

Bollywood stars recall the musical legacy of RD Burman - the composer who brought a complete change in the music industry. ...
12:57 PM, Jan 08, 2012

Playlist: The 100 best songs of RD Burman

Playlist: The 100 best songs of RD Burman New Delhi: RD Burman was a musical genius whose experiments and innovations made him one of the most beloved musicians of his time. He gave the Hindi film industry an imperishable treasure trove. Son of Sachin Dev Burman, Rahul was fondly referred to as Pancham and started his journey with Chhote Nawab (1961). After that, he worked continuously for 33 years and brought a refreshing change with his extraordinary musical...
04:45 PM, Jan 04, 2012

'Wandering Falcon' wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize

'Wandering Falcon' wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize New Delhi: Jamil Ahmad's The Wandering Falcon has won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2011. As the name suggests, the winner is always a first-time author, and what better start to a literary career than to win an award with your first book? Ahmad, a 78-year-old retired civil servant completed his manuscript of interconnected stories set on the border of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran back in 1974. But it...
06:29 PM, Nov 28, 2011

Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize shortlist announced

Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize shortlist announced New Delhi: Amidst all the big ticket literary prizes on the Indian landscape, the one that still has the most hearts racing is the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. After all, as the name suggests, the winner is always a first-time author, and what better start to a literary career than to win an award with your first book? The prize, set up in memory of the talented writer and...
06:40 PM, Sep 09, 2011

Big B, Lata Mangeshkar share memories of Pancham

Big B, Lata Mangeshkar share memories of Pancham New Delhi, On the 72nd birth anniversary of composer Rahul Dev Burman, megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Lata Mageshkar remembers him fondly. The 68-year-old star who has worked with the music maestro in films like 'Satte pe Satta', 'Kaalia', Sholay', 'Shaan' to name a few, feels nostalgic of their time together. "We used to sit together. He was too good. He used to come up with tunes so quickly. With him...
03:18 PM, Jun 27, 2011
SP Balasubramanian talks about RD Burman

SP Balasubramanian talks about RD Burman

SP Balasubramanian talks about his favourite RD Burman compositions as he releases the book 'RD Burman -The man, The Music' on the legend. ...
04:50 PM, Jun 15, 2011

New tell-all book on RD Burman, a lyrical tale

New tell-all book on RD Burman, a lyrical tale New Delhi: His hit songs flooded the box office; he was the quintessential romantic hero with heartaches, longings and beach-side philosophies. Yet celebrated musician-composer and song-writer Rahul Dev Burman took time to flower into a Bollywood phenomenon. The oft-repeated question: Why? Despite the moderately successful launch of his career, "Pancham", as he was lovingly called, was unable to leverage the clout that his surname carried in the rather conservative film...
07:14 PM, Apr 12, 2011
Boss Kaun Tha: Industry pays tribute to RDB

Boss Kaun Tha: Industry pays tribute to RDB

Composers, singers and actors hum their favourite R. D. Burman songs ...
02:55 PM, Jun 27, 2010
Fans remember R. D. Burman on birthday

Fans remember R. D. Burman on birthday

June 27 is the celebrated composer's 71st birth anniversary ...
02:41 PM, Jun 27, 2010

Not again! N-deal vote put off, suspense builds

Not again! N-deal vote put off, suspense builds This despite India winning over Howard Berman, a known deal baiter. ...
08:05 AM, Sep 27, 2008

Panchamda, man who revolutionised the sound of music

Panchamda, man who revolutionised the sound of music It's music composer RD Burman's 69th birth anniversary today. ...
06:23 PM, Jun 27, 2008

Filmmaker pays tribute to R D Burman on death anniv

Filmmaker pays tribute to R D Burman on death anniv Colombo: If anyone had told Shahid Afridi a month ago that his troops would snap Australia's 12-year unbeaten World Cup streak, the Pakistan skipper would have thought April Fools' Day had come early. Unable to play international matches at home, tainted by a spot-fixing scandal that robbed them of the services of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, add in the confusion over team and captain selections - Pakistan...
08:09 PM, Jan 04, 2008

In Pics: Unseen moments with the Burmans

 In Pics: Unseen moments with the Burmans Meera Burman, widow of S D Burman passed away in Mumbai on Monday. ...
12:30 AM, Oct 17, 2007
Special: Musical tribute to Panchamda

Special: Musical tribute to Panchamda

On the music maestro's 68th birth anniversary, CNN-IBN pays a musical tribute. ...
02:46 AM, Jun 28, 2007
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