Burman married Meera on Februwhile they were students of music together. His work with different rhythms at this time helped him become a master of kaherwa and dadra. His work at the IPTA enhanced his knowledge of popular forms of music and encouraged him to undertake experiments in choral and solo singing. Here, he had the chance to discuss his work with other musicians. Around this time, the Indian People’s Theatre Association was formed, and he became an active member.
Many of his insights about the new forms he encountered made their way into his more experimental compositions.īurman sang the Hindi song Dhire se jaana bagian mein in the early 1940s. Despite his burgeoning success, he retained his passion for learning new kinds of music, and his travels abroad continued to enrich his knowledge throughout his career. With his gramophone records selling rapidly, he was soon proclaimed the Saigal of Bengal.
Burman’s ability to compose as well as sing made him a favourite of music lovers all over Bengal. He composed for around 16 Bengali movies, few of them being Jakher Dhan (1939), Amar Geeti (1940), Pratishodh (1941), Pratikaar 1944), Kalankini (1945), and Matrihara (1946).
One of the earliest films he composed music for was the Bengali movie Rajkumarer Nirbashon (1940).
He also started composing music for Bengali plays like Sati Tirtha and Janani. Though many thought his voice was thin with a nasal twang to it, he consistently sang for a few films. He got to act and sing in Bengali films as Sanjher Pidim and Bidrohi. It was during that time that he came in contact with K C Dey, who took him under his apprentice and later the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, with whom his association lasted for years. Sachin Dev continued to sing in films like Sanjher Pidim (1935). Later, the song he sang was re-recorded in Pahadi Sanyal’s voice. The songs were composed by Pankaj Mullick. Burman began his career as a film singer with Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933). In 1932, he released his first recording and released a total of 131 Bengali songs over the following years. By 1930 he was quite popular as a folk and classical singer in the Bengal region. Contrary to the wishes of his family, the young man devoted himself to music once he graduated, and soon became a singing star of the Calcutta Radio Station famous for the folk music from the North East of India. Dey, Ustad Allauddin Khan, Bishmadev Chattopadhyaya, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Ustad Badal Khan, who gave him a good grounding in Hindustani classical music and flute playing, which was taught to him by Ustad Allauddin Khan. He was vocally trained by masters like K.C. While studying for his degree at the Presidency College in Calcutta, Sachin spent his spare time studying folk music and singing. There were also a few occasions when his gift for singing saved him from peril. Gifted with a rich voice, Burman enjoyed performing for an audience, even though his parents did not approve of him entertaining those not in the royal family. As a school going boy, Sachin’s greatest passions were music and football.
He started his training in classical music under his father, the sitarist and Dhrupad singer Nabadwaipchandra Dev Burman. Sachin Dev Burman was born on Octointo the royal family of Tripura.