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SD, or Sachin Dev Burman, the man who gave Hindi film music its grammar is perhaps the most enigmatic figure in Indian cine history. As the young scion of the Tripura royal family, SD struck out into the world of cinema and popular music. The early years were difficult, professionally and personally. His unconventional choice of profession and marriage to a ‘commoner’ caused his family to ostracise him, and his formal training was not enough to stave off rejections.
This well researched biography—by the authors of the best-selling R.D. Burman: The Man, The Music—is both a tribute to a great artist, and a deep inquiry into what made his music great. Going well beyond merely listing his greatest songs, it explores hitherto unknown stories about the creation of each gem: Mera sundar sapna beet gaya (Do Bhai, 1948); Thandi hawaein (Naujawan, 1951); Yeh raat yeh chandni (Jaal, 1952); Babu samjho ishaare (Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, 1958); Meet na mila re mann ka (Abhiman, 1973), and more.
The book is packed with insights into SD’s life, work and his astute understanding of Hindi cinema. Despite the fact that he was an outsider who spoke little Hindi or Urdu, SD was the man who introduced Sahir Ludhianvi to the world, and the one who gave Kishore Kumar’s musical brilliance its due. His readiness to adapt to modern sounds and techniques, his unwavering faith in Lata Mangeshkar’s virtuosity, his closeness to Dev Anand that was seen as nepotism, charges of plagiarism—S.D. Burman: The Prince-Musician provides unmatched insight into both the genius of one of India’s most significant composers and a crucial aspect of its glorious cinematic history. An essential addition to every film music aficionado’s library.
Errata for this book Version 3
** Suddenly Sachin Deb sounds out of place. His name has been spelt Sachin Dev in the later part of the book. And in this chapter, it is SD.
*** The Censor certificate of the film has the spelling “Rajanigandha”. We went by that. The titles have the spelling Rajnigandha. The spellings in the titles can be wrong. The registered name is the name which is th
ere in the censor certificate.
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professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 34th book:
The Golden Era Of Hindi Film Music
by
Ashok Jagtap
Ashok Jagtap is a professional musician in the Hindi film industry playing violin as an extra special grade artist. He was the president of Cine Musicians Association for many years. He has played violin with all the leading music directors of the Golden Era continuing with AR Rahman and others. He has provided instrumentation support for thousands of songs. He is originally from Vadodara, Gujarat and has lived in Mumbai for a long time.
This book is a treasure trove of his memories of the Golden Era of Bollywood. You will know more about the many accomplished musicians and arrangers who supported the music directors of Hindi Films. Some are familiar but there are many more unsung forgotten musicians. The book is illustrated with rare photographs from the author's collection.
The book is in English, 6" by 9", 147 pages. Forewords by Anandji, Pyarelal and Sharda.
International Edition
The first 10 pages can be read here
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professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 41st book:
Hindi Talkie Filmography (1951-60) in HINDI
हिन्दी सवाक् फ़िल्मोग्राफ़ी (1951-1960)
Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz'
and
Professor Surjit Singh
This book is a sister project, part of the much larger project undertaken by the two of us, with the help of many volunteers. The project is an outgrowth of the massive Hindi Film Geet Kosh (1980-) series of books compiled by the first author. The website is planned to contain all the data in the Geet Kosh, suitably expanded and revised by including the latest information.
The whole history of the Geet Kosh may be read in the My Story section of the above-mentioned website. Suffice it to say that after the pioneering work of Firoze Rangoonwalla and BV Dharap, Geet Kosh was a unique and original compilation work expanding the earlier work in many directions.
The database on the website is divided into three section for convenience. The Censor Certificate section has the information about the censored films. The Filmography section has the information about film production and other details. The Song section has detailed information about the songs.
It is a work in progress. Books on the Censor Certificate Information in English and HINDI were published earlier.
This is a reference book on the above subject. It has the title, the censor year, producer, director, lyricist, music director, other music credits, cast, additional cast consisting of the Junior Artists and Background dancers. People researching Hindi films will find this book useful.
The book is in HINDI, 6" by 9", 301 pages, Table of Contents. English Edition was published earlier.
A few pages may be read here
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