Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director. RD Burman is considered as one of the greatest music composer of the Indian film industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films. Burman did major work with his wife, Asha Bhosle, and Kishore Kumar and scored many of the songs that made these singers famous. He has also scored many songs sung by his sister-in-law, Lata Mangeshkar. Nicknamed Pancham Da, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman.
He was mainly active in the Hindi film industry and Bengali film industry as a composer, and also provided vocals for a few compositions.He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors, and his songs continue to be popular in India and overseas. He is considered as one of the most celebrated music composer in Bollywood. He was ranked first in The Cinemaholic's list of "Greatest Indian Music Directors".
