Thanks a lot

Bahuti bhale insaan hain, aur Dada Burman ke baare mein kayi aur baatein bataayi hai. Shukriya.

@murugesh h C Thanks for comments. Shivji worked in all of Burman Dada’s film in which santoor was used by Dada.

@Roli Saraswat, Almost everyone has said that SD wanted minimum music and gave importance to the voice of the singer. We could not met Shakti Samanta, as he was no more, but this is what he has said in an interview: Shakti Samanta on SD Burman Dada was of the firm belief that background music was secondary. It was singer’s voice that was important. Once R.D. had set the musicians and Dada walked into the recording room and moved them all away saying ‘Lata gaayega aur ek tabla bajega. Bus’. Another time he had told Pancham he wanted only 10 musicians. Pancham called 13. Dada came and the first thing he did was count the musicians, and said ‘what are these three doing here?’ and threw them out. (‘Composer With The Royal Touch' by Nalini Uchil - Star & Style, Oct. 11 - 24, 1985)

@Kamini ji, I’m sorry to inform you that Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma ji is no more. 🙏

@murugesh h c 🌹❤️

@crazyoldsongs Please watch my KZfaq videos SD Burman - Minimum Music Maximum Effect. I don't remember which Part No. In background music of two songs Dada used single instrument. The films were Kala Pani and Bandini. Other music directors in background music used 50 to 75 instruments.

Moti Lalwani sir , thank you ! i keep on watching your interviews about burman da and enjoy watching them repeatedly . i know you put a lot of effort in your work which is really commendable, specially for dada's fans like us . i will watch the interview as you have mentioned . these days i am also busy with burman da's music as i have dedicated this whole month of october to him and uploading at least one of his compositions daily . i really appreciate your research work which enables us to know him more as a composer and as a person for which we are very thankful . with best regards - crazyoldsongs !

@@crazyoldsongsDuring this October month my articles are being shared, as a Guest Writer, on a blog called Songs Of Yore. Then members comment and I reply to them. The information about SDB is very interesting and authentic. Please definitely visit and read the article and comments. You will love both. Regards.

@@crazyoldsongs One thing I don't understand. I am subscribed to your channel. I rechecked it now. Why am I not getting regular info on your daily uploads?

@@lalwanimoti sir , i really don't know as yt functions keep on changing . may be there is a way to keep the notifications on or off from the channels one has subscribed . please unsubscribe and subscribe again to see if you are getting any notification from yt that you want any notifications of my uploads or not . you may see something perhaps . i will definitely visit songs of yore as time permits . thank you very much .

Nirmalkumar ji, Whenever the situation demanded heavy orchestration, like 'Honton mein baat aisi' from 'Jewel Thief', Dada would use it very well. Manohari Singh told me so in his interview. Part Three has been uploaded. Please view it. Thank you for you encouraging words.

Kalindi, Coming from Royal Family, Dada was always down to earth and humble in his approach,

Madhur Geet, Thank you so much. Yes, true. Coming from a royal family, Dada was down to earth. Recently, I met Sanjeev Kohli, late Madan Mohan's son, who called Dada a 'Farishta' (an angel), Non controversial, respected by all his contemporaries.

Rajan Kapur ji, Thank you so much. It should go into four parts, each of 10 minutes.

Thank you Prem Kumar ji for appreciating it. I will posting the remaining parts at intervals of a week every time.

Sablu Mukesh Thanks for your comments appreciating the interview. If you watch Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma's interview with us, he has said that he has played santoor for Burman Dada in every song. So is the case with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. Because, Dada never compromised when he had to use solo instrumentalists. If you listen to 'Jeevan ki bagiya mehkegi' song from film Tere Mere Sapne, both Shiv ji and Hari ji have done jugalbandi of santoor and flute. There is no other instrument except tabla for rhythm.

Moti Lalwani ji. Thank you so much for your reciprocation. Most welcome sir. Yes, I do agree with you they are the top world class instrumentalists whose association with a stalwart music composer like SD Burman Dada is so praiseworthy in the history of Hindi cinema and music world. We are fortunate to learn such interesting things through the videos and your conversations with well known musical personalities. You are doing an excellent job in this perspective.

Sablu Mukesh These interviews are my humble tribute to the greatest composer of all times, who remained young at heart and in demand till his last days. He refused to buy awards, saying his award was public appreciation. He trained younger generation of music directors and left behind a legacy which will be remembered for ever. He was Bhishma Pitamaha of our times. Thanks.