S. D. Burman Unknown Facts: Sachin Dev Burman, born on 1 October 1906 in Bengal Presidency, does not need any identity. People know him by the name of SD Burman. He made such a contribution to Indian cinema that hardly anyone can deny. He gave a new place to music in Hindi films. Also, from Lata Mangeshkar to Mohammed Rafi and from Kishore Kumar to Mukesh, he took everyone’s career to the next level. In the birth anniversary special, we are introducing you to a few pages from the life of SD Burman.

SD Burman belonged to the royal family

SD Burman’s mother’s name was Princess Nirmala Devi. She was a princess of Manipur, while her father MRN Dev Burman was the son of the Maharaja of Tripura. Let us tell you that Sachin Dev Burman had a total of nine brothers and sisters. He was the youngest among five brothers. Despite belonging to the royal family, the stories of SD Burman’s miserliness were famous in the entire industry. It is said that he used to be very cautious in spending money, due to which people also called him a miser.

Made a sad song after losing a football match

SD Burman was more fond of football than he was of food and drink. He definitely used to watch football matches. It is said that once Mohun Bagan team lost its match, SD Burman became very sad. He told Guru Dutt that today he cannot compose a song of happiness. If there is any sad song then get it made.

Stories of miserliness are famous till today

It is said that SD Burman was very miser. An incident of his miserliness has been mentioned in the biography of his son RD Burman. This story is related to SD Burman’s slippers. In fact, whenever SD Burman went to the temple, he never took off both the slippers together. When he was asked about this, he said that incidents of slipper theft have increased in the city. His friend asked what if the thief found both the slippers? After this, SD Burman had said jokingly that if the thief finds both my slippers among so many slippers, then in reality he is entitled to take them.

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