1. FEEL THE TAAL FROM
THE PAST TO NOW
MARCH 29, 2016
ASIA 304
KRISHAN SHARMA
2. WHO AM I?
• Second Year in Faculty of Arts
• Major: Asian Area Studies
• Minor: Law and Society
• American born Indian soul
• Why 304? Field of interest
3. MUSIC IN HINDI FILMS
• An essential necessity
• Over time there has been many successful artists (Laxmikant-Pyareal, Shankar-Jaikishen, Anu Malik,
Pritam)
• Today: mostly modernized (Yo Yo Honey Singh) and some traditional (Sanjay Leela Bahansali)
• Two that made it a benchmark:
• R.D. BURMAN (Panchman Da)
• A.R. RAHMAN
4. WHO IS R.D. BURMAN AND WHY
SHOULD WE KNOW?
• Full name: Rahul Dev Burman
• Born June 27, 1939 in Kolkata (Calcutta)
• Son of S.D. Burman (music director from 50’s-70’s)
• Exposed to world of music at young age
• Studied sarod by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
• Studied Tabla under Samata Prasard
• Composed first tune at age 9 (later used in Funtoosh)
• Nickname: Panchman Da (fifth note)
5. EARLY STAGES
• Worked under father as assistant: Kaagaz Ke Phool (1960,) Tere Ghar Ke Sammne (1963)
• Got his first crack as composer in 1961 with Choote Nawab
• Did some acting on the side Bhoot Bungla (1965)
• Major breakthrough was in 1966 with Teesri Manzil (energetic and fresh beats)
• Padosan (1968), Kati Patang (1970) and The Train (1970) presented diverse skills
6. ROCKING 70’S
• Burman: Unique style sound, voice, and introduced world music
• “Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko” (1973)
• “Duniya Mein Logon Ko” (1972)
• “Do Lafzon Ki Hai Dil Ki Kahani” (1979)
• “Dum Maro Dum” (1971)
• “Mehoooba Mehooba” (1975)
7. COLLABORATIONS
• Asha Bhosle (1933) (wife)
• Kishore Kumar (1929-1987): personal favorite
• Lata Mangeshkar (1929): goddess of female playback singing
• Mohd. Rafi (1924-1980): god of male playback singing)
8. BURMAN, KUMAR, AND KHANNA
(BACHCHAN) TRIO
• Rajesh Khanna (1942-2012): considered to be India’s first superstar
• Kishore Kumar was rising to popularity late 60’s early 70’s
• Khanna considered Kumar as lucky charm, (songs today are classic)
• Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) and Aap Ki Kasam (1974)
• Followed by the magic of Amitabh Bachchan: megastar (1942)
• Sholay (1975), Shaan, (1980), Satte Pe Satta (1982)
9. COMPETITORS
• Laxmikant-Pyarelal: although composed many melodious tunes mostly Indian (influenced by ragas),
• Kalyanji- Anandji: although longer in music industry didn’t create any type of revolution
10. LOST IN THE 1980’S
• 1984 Burman won Filmfare best Music award for Masoom (1983)
• Rise of the Disco era: Bappi Lahiri (1952)
• New talent: Anil Kapoor Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol
• Literally forgotten
• Made comeback with Vinod Vidhu Chopra’s Parinda (1989)
11. PANCHMAN DA IS IMMORTAL
• January 4, 1994 Burman passed away due to heart attack (age 54)
• Just completed 1942 a Love Story (1994)
• Today many of his songs are remixed or new songs copying style
• Current singers view him as in influence (Sonu Nigam, Shankar-Eshaan-Loy Himesh Reshammiya)
• 1995 R.D. Burman Award for Music Talent (first recipient was none other than)…………….
12. A.R. RAHMAN (ALLAH RAKHA
RAHAMN)
• Born January 6, 1967 in Madras (Chennai) as A.S. Dileep Kumar
• Started learning piano at age 4
• Age 11 joined Ilaiaraaja’s musical troupe playing keyboard
• Studied music at Trinity College of Music at Oxford University
• Converged to Islam in 1987 thus changed his name
13. THE BEGINNING OF A MUSICAL
JOURNEY
• Discovered by legendary Tamil director Mani Rantam
• Debuted in Tamil Film industry with Roja (1992)
• Roja was considered turning point in Tamil Film industry
• Dubbed in several languages (Hindi, Telugu)
• Made Bollywood debut in 1995 with Rangeela
• began his cloud nine journey
14. BEGINNING OF MUSUICAL JOURNEY
• Bombay (1995)
• Rangeela (1995)
• Dil Se (1998)
• Taal (1999)
15. THE RISE OF A GLOBAL TALENT
• 2002 Rahman won several awards for Lagaan (2001)
• 2003 won several Filmfare awards for Saathiya (2002)
• Received critical acclaim for the following three
• Swades: We the People (2004)
• Rang De Basanti (2006)
• Guru (2007)
• 2002 composed own musical Bombay Dreams
16. 2008
• Considered to be major turning point for Rahman
• India released 4 successful Hindi soundtracks: Jhooda Akbar, Jaane Tu.. Ya Jaane Na, Yuvvraaj, and Ghajini
• Won the hearts of music lovers with ”Jai Ho” from Academy Award winner Slumdog Millionaire
17. THE PRESENT
• 2011: started off Rockstar (album for everyone)
• 2012 wowed audience with Jab Tak Hai Jaan
• Recent works: Highway (2014) and Tamasha (2015)
• Started composing for American movies
• 127 Hours (2010)
• The Hundred Foot Journey (2014)
20. WHAT MAKES THESE TWO STAND
OUT?
• Think outside the box
• Burman: one of the pioneers of infusing western rhythms but used his own creativity, relate to the
stars’s persona and image
• Rahman: brought international flare
• Would I consider Rahman the next Burman? NO
• Both brought something special that will only remained with them
