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Today is the death anniversary of Bollywood’s famous music composer R.D Burman. He was born on 27 June 1939 in Kolkata. His full name was Rahul Dev Burman. His father Sachin Dev Burman was also one of the great composers. He wanted to be like his father. His nickname was fifth.

There is a funny story behind his nickname. Actually, whenever he used to hum in childhood, he used to use the word ‘P’. When actor Ashok Kumar notices this, he mixes with the fifth letter in ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ and starts calling him ‘Pancham’. After which he gradually started to be known as ‘Pancham’.

R.D Burman’s Career

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Mehmood gave him the first opportunity, Burman had a special friendship with Mehmood. In 1961, Mehmood gave the opportunity to give music in the song ‘Chhoti Nawab’. RD Burman could not achieve much success through this film.

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R.D Burman got success with the movie ‘Amar Prem’. In this film, he gave great music in songs like ‘Chingari Koi Bhadke’ and ‘Kuch To Log Kehne’. After this, his career proceeded. RD Burman celebrated the film ‘Teeth Manzil’ and ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’ as superhit through music.

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It is said that R.D Burman was instrumental in making Rajesh Khanna a superhit. In Bollywood, the trio of Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar, and R.D Burman dominated. R.D Burman created music by singing music in the song ‘Dum Maro Dum’.

Lata Mangeshkar laid the condition

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Famous singers Lata Mangeshkar and R.D Burman have also worked together in many songs. R.D Burman and Lata Mangeshkar practiced at her house to sing ‘Ghar Aaja Gheer Aaye Badra’. Actually, RD Burman wanted to practice with Lata Mangeshkar.

For this, he asked Lata Mangeshkar to come home. But Lata Mangeshkar did not want to come to his house, the reason behind this was his dispute with SD Burman, father of R.D Burman. But when R.D Burman started pleading with him, Lata Mangeshkar put a condition in front of him, in which he said that she will definitely come home, but will not set foot inside the house.

Recognizing his condition, R.D used to play the harmonium on the steps built near the main gate of the house and Lata Mangeshkar used to sing. In this way, he practiced singing. In the song ‘Mere Sapne Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu’, Rajesh Khanna’s acting, Kishore Kumar’s voice, and R.D Burman’s music led to success.

RD Burman Fond Of Mouth Organ

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RD Burman was very fond of playing the mouth organ. It is said that Laxmikant Pyarelal was giving music in the film ‘Dosti’ at that time. He needed a mouth organist. In such a situation, he wanted RD Burman to do this work, R.D Burman immediately agreed when he talked.

He faced many accusations like this, claiming that R.D Burman was copying the tunes. These charges were handled by RD Burman. There was tremendous music in songs like ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’, ‘Mil Gaya Humko Saathi Mil Gaya’, ‘Tumse Milke’, ‘Zindagi Milke Bitnega’, ‘Dilbar Mere’.

Between 1970 and 1980, his career continued to grow, but after this, the music given by him began to flop at the box office. The filmmakers blamed R.D Burman for this. Due to which career started falling.

R.D Burman was looking for some good work. Subhash Ghai signed him for ‘Ram Lakhan’. But suddenly he removed Burman and took Laxmikant Pyarelal. This decision of Subhash Ghai received a shock to RD Burman.

Marriage Life of RD Burman

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R.D Burman has married two. His first wife’s name was Rita Patel, he married Rita with love. It is said that Rita was a big fan of R.D Burman and she had bet with her friends that she would take R.D Burman on a date. And the same happened. The two met in love and they got married in 1966, but after just five years of marriage, in 1971, the two separated and divorced each other. After the first marriage ended, Burman married Asha Bhosle, he made Asha Bhosle his life partner in the year 1980. After which both of them made Sang a hit while working in songs.

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HT Rewind 2024: Teja Sajja says HanuMan kicking off the year in style is the moment he’d been ‘waiting for’ | Exclusive

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HT Rewind 2024: Teja Sajja says HanuMan kicking off the year in style is the moment he’d been ‘waiting for’ | Exclusive

In conversation with Hindustan Times, Teja Sajja decodes the success of HanuMan and other Telugu films, talks about his upcoming projects, and more.
When Prasanth Varma’s superhero film HanuMan, starring Teja Sajja, was announced to be released alongside big films like Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram, Venkatesh’s Saindhav and Nagarjuna’s Naa Saami Ranga in January this year, no one expected the underdog to emerge on top. And yet, the film, made on a budget of under ₹50 crore, managed to collect over ₹300 crore at the box office worldwide in 25 days, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films for the year. (Also Read: Ranveer Singh met HanuMan actor Teja Sajja, complimented him even after his Prasanth Varma film Rakshas got shelved)

Ask Teja about the moment he realised his film had not just fought against the tide but also risen to the top; he tells Hindustan Times in an exclusive conversation, “Since I returned to acting (as a lead actor after being a child artiste since 1998), this is the moment I’ve been waiting for. When everything from the HanuMan teaser to the songs was grabbing attention, we knew we had hit a gold mine. But I don’t think we imagined it would cross the ₹300 crore threshold. We were so satisfied with the opening numbers; everything else was a bonus.”

‘Success has given me fear of disappointing people’

Teja acted in Zombie Reddy, Ishq and Adbhutham before HanuMan, but they are what you would call ‘critical successes’, adding to his repertoire as an actor who can perform. But things have changed for him now, says Teja, who is being picky about the roles he says yes to. “Success either makes you overconfident or gives you the fear of disappointing people; I have the latter,” he explains.

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Teja admits he wants to chart out his career in Hrithik Roshan’s footsteps, but not in the way you think. “I have such a fondness for Hrithik due to Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish. No matter how well he performed after that, these left a lasting impression on me; I’m sure 90s kids will agree,” he says, adding, “Similarly, I’ve realised that I have an audience in children now. I want to be conscious of that when I pick roles. I want to make films families can enjoy together.”

But despite people in places like Mumbai or Delhi recognising him, Teja says he’s clear that he wants to cater to the Telugu audience first. “I am conscious that I am making films for my playground – the Telugu states. This is the sensibility I have grown up with, and I don’t know if I can cater to everyone else. Will I promote my films in other languages? Sure. But I also can’t be part of films that aren’t authentic to what I know or understand,” he explains.

‘Rootedness has put us on the world map’

And authenticity seems to be the need of the hour. Be it Baahubali and RRR or the recently released Pushpa 2: The Rule, Kalki 2898 AD and Devara: Part 1, certain kind of stories seem to be finding success. “Rootedness and going local is proving to be such a boon for us, be it in Devara or Pushpa or HanuMan. Kalki 2898 AD was our version of a Hollywood film (the sci-fi concept) with actors from across languages in predominant roles; it put us on the world map,” reflects Teja.

However, the actor admits Tollywood went through a phase of Bollywood-inspired rom-coms and family dramas that worked in their favour for a while. “That wasn’t easy to replicate either, but it’s just that these local stories are what the audience seems most interested in now. It can’t just be chalked up to religion, too. It’s about the morals these films are hinged on, the fighting for righteousness, and how an underdog can find their strength. Introducing Mahabharata or Ramayana to a new audience in a cool way is just a perk,” he says.

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And it’s this rootedness that Teja says his next films, Mirai and Jai Hanuman (the sequel to HanuMan), will also have ample of. “Mirai is also a superhero film that caters to kids, but it’s not an origin story like HanuMan. It has a pan-Asian and Buddhist touch because the story is based on King Ashoka’s ideologies. I hope that I will get to deliver something new to the audience again. I will only feel like I’ve arrived if Mirai is equally, if not more, successful,” says Teja.

Rishab Shetty will headline Jai Hanuman, but Teja also looks forward to shooting that. “I can’t wait to be on that set; it’ll be exciting. Now that we know India is ready to watch our films, I want to step it up. I want to shift gears and shoot for at least two films in 2025,” he says. As for what he will do next, Teja says he wants to up the ante. “When I got a SIIMA award for Zombie Reddy as a debutant, I remember telling Prasanth this would be the last award I get. But now that I won a Radio City Cine Award for Best Actor, I hope more awards will follow,” he signs off cheekily.

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