Rahul Dev Burman

Indian musician (1939–1994)
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Rahul Dev Burman
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Summary

Rahul Dev Burman was born on June 27, 1939[1], in Kolkata[2]. He died on January 4, 1994[3], in Mumbai[4]. He worked as a composer[5], film score composer[6], recording artist[7], director[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,482 views/month, #4,560 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Father: Sachin Dev Burman[11]
  • Mother: Meera Dev Burman[12]
  • Spouse: Asha Bhosle[13]
  • Child: Varsha Bhosle[14]
  • Country of citizenship: India[15], British Raj[16], Dominion of India[17]
  • Occupation: musician[18]
  • Educated at: Ballygunge Government High School[19]
  • Award received: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Hinduism[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Discography: R. D. Burman discography[23]
  • Commons category: Rahul Dev Burman[24]
  • Cause of death: cardiovascular disease[25]
  • Given name: Rahul[26]
  • Pseudonym: Pancham[27]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Bangla[29], Hindi[30], English[31]
  • Start of work period: 1961[32]
  • Related category: Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman[33]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[34]

  • Country: IN[35]

  • Began / founded: 1939-06-27[36]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-01-04[37]

  • Genre(s): filmi[38]

  • Community tags: bollywood, composer, film composer, filmi, filmi sangeet, indian, soundtrack[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0278f30f-266b-4261-ba3a-67491555eab0[40]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Rahul Dev Burman include Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent[41], a class of award[42], in India[43], founded in 1995[44].

Why It Matters

Rahul Dev Burman has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for him include Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent[41], a class of award[42], in India[43], founded in 1995[44].

FAQs

Where was Rahul Dev Burman born?

Rahul Dev Burman's place of birth was Kolkata[2].

Where did Rahul Dev Burman die?

Rahul Dev Burman passed away in Mumbai[4].

Who were Rahul Dev Burman's parents?

Rahul Dev Burman's father was Sachin Dev Burman[11]. Rahul Dev Burman's mother was Meera Dev Burman[12].

Who was Rahul Dev Burman married to?

Rahul Dev Burman's spouses include Asha Bhosle[13].

What did Rahul Dev Burman do for work?

Rahul Dev Burman worked as a composer[5], film score composer[6], recording artist[7], director[8], and actor[9].

Where did Rahul Dev Burman go to school?

Rahul Dev Burman was educated at Ballygunge Government High School[19].

What awards did Rahul Dev Burman receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Award for Best Music Director[20].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . theaterencyclopedie.nl. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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