Remembering RD Burman: Author Chaitanya Padukone's 'Panchamemoirs' | Interview

In the 25th death anniversary year of the great RD Burman, senior journalist Chaitanya Padukone, author of the book RD Burmania, shares some emotional memories of Panchamda and reveals the inspiration behind his bass grunt singing voice.

[@mahekthaker2009]

Chaitanyaji what amazing interview thank u for sharing.. I am missing big time panchamda. Legend mastero genius. 50years ahed of his time. Making of so many people's career and so many people got awards in his composition. Unbeatable. Number 1 kal bhi the aaj bhi hai or aanewale kal main bhi wahi rahenge.love u miss u panchamda.

[@raajindersingh]

Several coming generations will admire and miss R D Burman sahib.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Yes, Rajinder-jee bilkul sahi kahaa aapne !

[@rajkumarcauttuck8907]

Oh God..what a man..you are lucky to have been in contact with the God of music..n now I want to have the book RD Burmania...

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks so much--Raj Kumar-jee, # i consider myself Truly Blessed being in close association with maverick genius RDB for TEN years !

[@tanmoykar2337]

r.d bueman sung many song in bengali with his melodious plan original voice . all of his bengali songs are hit till today.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Yes Tanmoy-da-- You are so right --Pancham-da had a lovely, melodious plain voice--Even in Hindi he sang normal plain voice songs like Sharaabi aankhen, gulabi chehra (film--Madhosh) and Sapna Mera Toot gaya (Khel Khel Mein)

[@AmarSingh-bj4fy]

Pancham da was gifted by god for us his melodious music and he will always remain in our hearts

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Yes, Amar-jee, kya baat hai, bilkul sahi kahaa Aapne !

[@lffuwefgseghhfd9848]

The genius was ahead of the times . End days was sad & lonely . 😭.fan RD g.

[@sureshkotian8899]

Great Rd i miss you

[@rajeevkashikar7565]

i met chaitanya bhai first at RD Burman's house perhaps sometime in 1983 .. RD uncle had then just won an award for some movie, i m not sure which ... chaitanyabhai was interviewing RD uncle and i just walked in to say hello to him. he asked me to take a sit and introduced me to chaitanyabhai saying he was a popular journalist..

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

THANKS a ton --Rajeev-jee for Ur kind words and Ur fabulous memory # RDB had won his 1st Filmfare Award for Sanam Teri Kasam (1983) best music score

[@aiml_49_srajalsrivastava96]

Panchamda was an angel...

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Srajal for Your valued feedback

[@kamleshpatel6157]

Panchamda will remain top of the charts on film music

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

You are right--Kamlesh bhai # RDB is always the Top Boss of filmy music

[@HarshKumar-qf6ns]

Pancham da is great

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Definitely Harsh-ji-- RDB is both great as well as modest genius !

[@rajeevkashikar7565]

what i remember is that RD Burman really liked chaitnyabhai . i saw him on several occasions at RD's houses in khar area of Mumbai .. whether in avanti or odina on central avenue or in marylands in north avenue or in picasso off linking road

[@5RIVERZ]

We love Pancham Da. He will remain in our hearts forever.

[@bimalkrishna6155]

Transparent interview indeed, the RD genious came to fore, above all we not only missing a greatest ever composer but a very good lustfree human being who never hankered producers but was immersed in creative pursuits to inject pleasures in music lovers, RD and his all composition both are immortal and gems, there are no other composer near to RD as master innovator.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Bimal-jee for Your valued views & feedback comments on genius RDB ! may God bless You !

[@debjyotimandal4927]

Thank you for letting us know so many things about the man and his art! ❤👍

[@rahulg4487]

As he was such a down to earth... Fellow.... That's Y such a big and massive fan club. And increasing exponentially.... That's y pamchamgic That's y euphony That's y panchamonline N nos of live shows.... God of... Music

[@GajaVakra]

We miss panchamda everyday...

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Definitely-- we m-i-s-s Pancham-Da everyday--- He always LIVES in our hearts thru His immortal music-songs

[@sanjaymayaram1692]

I start every day with ŔD from Mauritius my son name is Rahul

[@TanumoyMusicEntertainment]

Happy Birthday Rdx Rd Burman genius Super creative boss

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Tanumoy-Da for Ur valued inputs !

[@shailendrasawant6027]

Sir really u are lucky....&sir thnks u sharing grt infromation of rd sir.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks so much Shailendra--jee --i consider myself Blessed that i was frequently meeting Pancham-Da (RDB) for Ten years at recordings, filmy parties & movie premieres . Learnt a LOT from Him !

[@sayakdey5917]

Bharat ratna he deserves

[@rajeevkashikar7565]

without any doubt

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Yes Sayak-Da, You are so right-- # With the love, respect and adulation of lakhs of Pancham-Premis like You, RDB is already the Film Sangeet Ratna !

[@shivshankarroy1498]

Great R. D Barman 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Shiv Shankar-Da for Ur worthy inputs !

[@kishorVittal]

Love U Panchamda

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks KISHOR-jee for Ur passion & love for Pancham-Da & his memorable music

[@devashishchakraborty1563]

Absolutely fabulous, 💖💖

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Devashish-Da for Ur kind words !

[@AmarSingh-bj4fy]

Thank you for sharing this with us chaitanya sir

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks AMAR-Jee for Ur postiive feedback

[@allgolden1]

wonderful interview with lesser known but marvelous man...

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks so much SUDEEP- for Ur valued positive feedback

[@vijaywakekar2974]

बहुत बढीया ईंटरव्यु...

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Khup Khup dhanyawaad-- Vijay-bhau -- for Ur kind compliments

[@anjansharma8542]

Stunning panchamda

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Anjan-jee for Ur wonderful comments

[@litulitu3661]

Yeh interview ek itihas banke rahe jayga. 💘❤💓

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Vupash-Da--i am speechless with emotions and have tears in my eyes--RDB was and is my Guru Dev !! Not just for music but for his humility, innovative yet Rebel approach in doing what he felt was best--Whenever he dared to experiment and go against convention.Like for instance he made our revered supreme Melody Queen defy her image and sing/record so many naughty or seductive songs--even where the heroine is in 'high spirits' !

[@kishorVittal]

Best Wishes Chaitanya Dada

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Kishor for Ur valued moral support

[@gautamnath8199]

Rd must be a god

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Right Gautam-Da-- Rahul Dev--"DEV" means God--is n't It ?!!

[@jasveersingh7924]

Very very thnx sir

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Jasveer-jee, for Ur valued wishes

[@Arupkant]

Masoom film ke liye....Unhone paisa nahin liye.....this is incredible......whenever me or anybody listen to Tujhse Naraz....tears come in it's way......nowadays any music director would have asked for Millions of rupees for that movie......Incredible Panchamda....miss You badly Dada.....Genius is not enough ....He was a Rishi, a Saint of music.....Thanks a lot Cinestaan and Chaitanyaji hat's off to You.....amazing interview indeed.....I would love to read the book 'RD Burmania'.....God bless You all....

[@dilipgade126]

Best interview aise kuch RD ke interview dikhaya karo 👌🙏

[@Cinestaan]

Zaroor koshish karenge sir

[@ravipatil6793]

Thank you Chaitanya jee for sharing so many wonderful memories about Pancham da! You are so lucky to have interacted with Boss closely 🙏

[@jyshreemilind6929]

Thank you for this video. Pancham Da always remains in our heart.. his music, songs added life to our lives.. it is really a pleasure to me that I could met Chaitanya sir n took blessings from him... Pancham Da was great❤️.

[@paraagthegreat3092]

Thanks you so much Chaitanya for sharing those memoirs. I see my mirror image in you :-)

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Paraag-jee for Ur kind, inspiring words ----means a Lot !

[@banijannat5256]

Loved the interview of Chaitanya Dada , about Pancham Da, ❤🎉🙏

[@SABYASACHI5050]

The whole unverse is nothing in front of SRI R D BURMAN.. ..

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

That's so true--Sabyasachi--well-said !

[@gautamnath8199]

Rd was God's own creation

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Yes Gautam-Da, that's so true --divine musical compositions

[@ujjalhaldar9235]

Thank you so much for this beautiful video 🙏

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Ujjal-Da for Ur kind encouraging words--means a Lot !

[@rajkumarcauttuck8907]

How I can get the book..I'm a great fan of RD Burman...there is no day for me without researching on RD

[@gmaxstudios]

The book is available here: amzn.to/2NBSqeI

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

You may order the memoirs book R D BurMania on-line thru Amazon --after the lock-down period. THANKS Raj Kumar.

[@bamboocake]

What an interview about RD dada. Notice that even an interview on RD Burman is this amazing, because of who dada was. Compare this interview to the newer interviews of modern artists, how lifeless the new ones are, because today's artists are what we say in mumbai 'Pani kam chai'

[@ajaytalgeri133]

So very good but very poor audio.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks for Ur valued feedback--Ajay-jee.

[@sohailmalik3942]

My car number plate is R D Burman.

[@Cinestaan]

How did you manage that?

[@sohailmalik3942]

I live in Canada.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Sohail-bhai for sharing-- amazing coincidence !

[@sanjaymayaram1692]

Congratulation bro unable to do it in Mauritius

[@BidyaDhar-w3f]

Sach me anshu aa gaya, miss u Pancham da

[@puspendubiswas4341]

There are many beautiful Bengali songs by Pancham da, which are classical based and still very popular

[@bhaskarchari6878]

Amazing insights into dada's self, thanks cinestan for the show

[@vandana5682]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Viraj-jee-- for Ur response !

[@ParthasarathiMukherjee1234]

Fantastic interview and informative also.

[@anjanabanerjee1452]

Panch sal me rahul dev burmanapne pitakoek gana upnasur me sunae the. Ab to log compor cell se sikhsitho raha hae, Sachindev Or rahul devki bare me. Hindi music ke bare me dikhae jata hae . Bengalee music lndustry jo 100yearspahele goldenera me thi. Unmebahat bare bare sakshs the, jinme sachidevke dadaji papa or o khud ek mentor the.., unke gungungungun manjira baje. Ea ganajisne sune. Dub gae sangeet me aese our vi vasha me vi ea bap beta immenseof tune srishti kie.. Sachin dev 70sal jie,. Rahul dev55khali 55 salhi jie lekin. Jabtak dunia hote hae jenious jeete hae. Jinda jenious is desh mekaroro mare lekin unka skeliton bolega. Technologyanparkekhel ban gae lekin age. Nehi. Barega. Talent 9sal ki pahelei dikhai dete hae. 90 me nehi.. Iswar chandra banerjee se lekeavijit banerjee tak. Sare noble-ians bengal se hae. Fir vi galat desh bengalees pe khub hashe has raha hae kashege Gandha politics chhoke Or kya ayega jo karke dikhaega khud se.

[@jhaanzzzphoron4117]

Great work team, hope to see more glimpse of the Legend.. Best wishes... :)

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks Prajit-jee for Ur kind words and encouraging compliments !

[@shreya26173]

Mind blowing interview

[@sanjaymayaram1692]

Priceless details

[@shibu007ification]

thanks both of you how to i get that book

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks-- Sibabrata-Da--- for Ur valued support--You may order it thru amazon or flipkart

[@ajitmardolkar2409]

Great ,अफलातून पंचम.

[@adv.debasisdas4981]

Super

[@pancham2011]

Pathetic when the author says RD was not good at marketing...how do you expect a great musician to be a business minded person.

[@chaitanyapadukone9212]

Thanks RAJESH-jee for Ur frank views and i agree with you. Not pathetic but i am fully sympathetic # Wish to bring to your kind attention, that as is known in music-biz there were/are so many top super-talented composers like Jaikishan-jee, Laxmikant-jee, Bappi-da, Nadeem-bhai who were considered by the movie-industry as "very good at marketing themselves" # In fact Pancham-Da (RDB) himself told me that most of the time he could Not market himself, as he felt his music would speak for itself. But it's not always that this approach works in highly competitive showbiz. # After the release of musical mega-hit 'Sholay' (1975) for so many months RDB was unable to get new top-banner assignments, because in showbiz Only the dialogues of Gabbar Singh, Jay & Veeru & Thakur were Aggressively Marketed. All his genuine well-wishers celebs would request him to give media-interviews, but by nature he was media-shy and reclusive.And i whole-heartedly Salute Pancham-Da for this rare virtue. In fact he never tried to manipulate, use influence and try to get any of the Awards or National Honours. Which is why-- when most Bollywood music directors, playback singers and lyricists are honored with Padma Shri or Padma Bhushan, ---as of today legendary RDB is still not honoured posthumously by the Govt Authorities even with a Padma Shri.

[@hirabaria5747]

👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏👍👍😍😍

[@shetkarisangram4418]

❗️🙏❗️

[@netelcom0]

P A N C H A M D A A

[@pratikdasgupta5263]

He comes from a King's family, A King never begs, Even His Father never did so and so He is .. Hence saying that a he is bad at marketing et al is not a right interpretation, Else why did he wanted to be different and catchy

[@ashokmedhavibollywoodsinge9575]

LAUKI KADDU KA ZAMANA AANA THA ARJIT ,NEHA JAISE LOG ISLIYE R.D ,LATA,AUR ASHA KA KOI VANSH CHALANE WALA NAHI HAI KISHARE DA KA THA LEKIN WO BHI TINDA NIKAL GAYA