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~ T R I B U T E S ~ "...Pancham!
music room meiN kaee baar tumheiN kahte suna tha, "tape khatm
ho rahee hai bhai, naya tape lagao." Kaash har baar aisa ho
sakta. Pata nahiN kaun hai jo us taraf baiTha uNgaliyoN par umra lapeTata
rahta hai. Achaanak hee tape khatm ho gayee aur tum chupchaap uTh ke
chal diye. Lekin tumhaaree aawaaz abhee tak sunaaee de rahee hai Pancham..
gooNj rahee hai..." |
...
"aisa all-rounder na hua hai na kabhi hoga. that includes his father and myself and all the other music directors... main ye bahut cheekh ke bataana chaahta hoon mere saare shrotaaon ko ki aisa sangeetkaar hoga nahin. phir uske saath jo hai na hamaara yug khatam ho jaata hai.
ab dekho jitni sahajta ke saath meN wo ek sanjeeda
gaane ko taiyaar karta tha usee sahajta se usne ahaa-aa-ahaa-ahaa-aa wo saaNs
ka jo hai na golmaal karta tha. ..ab usko Khud ko suno. uske Khud ke gaane bahut
kam haiN magar jaisa usne gaaya hai sabko baitha ke rakh diya hai."
Anil
Biswas (on AIR series - Rasikeshu, 2002)
"Pancham
se ek parichay woh tha jise maiN tees saal jiya hooN. Aur bharpoor jiya hooN.
pooree sargam ke saath..... SaNgeet ke to sirf saat hee sur haiN, magar Pancham
kee shakHshiyat meiN bepanaah sur thay. Aur saare ke saare hamne ek saath jiye.
Ab ye ek aur parichay hai uskee chup ka. Jo tabhee beetega, jab maiN beet jaaooNga......."
Gulzar
"RD was by
far the stand-out talent among the younger line of composers, at all times innovative
like me, at all times experimenting like me. In fact, I would go a step further
and rank him alongside all the top composers of my generation, such was his
range and variety.''
Salil Chowdhury
"Chalte chalte
woh musaafir dekho kahaaN chala gaya. 1955 ya 1956 kee baat hai. Mahalaxmi Studio
meiN mujhse autograph lene aaya tha. Maine suna tha Pancham baD.a sharaartee
laD.ka hai. Isliye maine baD.e pyaar se likha - Badmaashee chhoD.o. Uske baad
1961 meiN mila, apne pahle gaane kee recording ke liye. WaheeN usee studio meiN.
gaane kee pahlee line sunte hee mujhe ye ehsaas hua ki Pancham aage chalkar
bahut baD.a saNgeetkaar banega. mere is khayaal ko Pancham ke saNgeet ne saabit
kar diya. Uske saNgeet kee khaasiyat thee - Hindustaani shaastriya saNgeet,
lok saNgeet aur paschimi saNgeet ka adbhut saNgam.......... Pata nahiN kahaaN
chala gaya. Kaash ab bhee woh meree aawaaz sun sake."
Lata Mangeshkar
"Insaan ko
apnee umra ka ehsaas tab hota hai, jab zindagee meiN uske bahut se pahlu dheere-dheere
band ho jaate haiN ya kHatm ho jaate haiN. Aur Pancham meree zindagee meiN ek
aisa hee pahlu hai. Pancham ke saath kya rishta tha, maiN nahiN jaanti ya maiN
use koi naam nahiN dena chaahatee........ ek gaana ham logoN ne kiya tha (baahoN
meiN chale aao from Anamika) jo mere liye bahut hee moving experience raha.
Aaj jab maiN us gaane ko suntee hooN , uska meaning mujhe bahut hee alag lagta
hai."
Jaya Bachchan
"Maine RD
Burman ko uske bachpan meiN dekha, us waqt jab maiN SD Burman, uske father,
ke saath kaam kiya karta tha. Phir kuchh dinoN baad maaloom hua ki ye music
director ho gaye haiN. Ye westernize zyaada karte thay music ko. to burman saahab
ko isse shikkayat hotee thee. Ek din hamse kahne lage, 'bhai tum iske chaacha
ho, tum zara isko kaho', to hamne kaha. to usne kaha, 'dekhiye uncle, baaba
bahut baD.e music director haiN, unse maine bahut kuchh seekha hai aur seekhooNga.
Lekin maiN unkee raah pe nahiN chalooNga. MaiN apna raasta kuchh alag nikaalooNga.'.......RD
Burman ek era tha, ek school tha himself, jo usne shuru kiya. Aur shuru karke,
mere khayaal meiN, jis level par usne use rakha tha us level ko leke apne saath
gaya. Woh level, mere khayal meiN, dubaara aana aasaan nahiN hai."
Majrooh Sultanpuri
"Ek bahut
hee shareef, bahut hee nek, achhadil banda, achha insaan. Itnee chhotee umra
meiN usne jo kiya music ke liye, wo bahut kuchh tha. Ek parivartan melody meiN
usee kee wajah se huee. Uska kaaran. yehai ki uskee jaankaaree... aaj kee technology
se acchee tarah waaqif tha. Usne ek naya style iijaad kiya. Melody ko dhyaan
meiN rakhte huye Pancham ne Hindustaanee folk music meiN modern western technique,
western instruments ka bahut khoobsuratee se upyog kiya aur goya yehee wajah
hai ki waqt ke saath saath uska music bhee hamesha kaayam raha. Abhee uske paas
bahut kuchh tha, bahut music tha. Woh kahta tha ki mere paas kuchh 2-3 hazaar
dhuneiN haiN jo maine taiyaar rakhee haiN. Woh kahaaN gayeeN. Woh sab dhuneiN
uske saath hee chalee gayeeN."
Shammi Kapoor
"There's
no doubt in my mind that R.D. Burman was the best. I played for him in many
films. Infact it was RD who first introduced the electronic organ in India for
the composition O mere sona re sona in Teesri Manzil for which I had the privilege
of playing the organ."
Kersi Lord
"I have worked
with many music directors but RD was just extraordinary."
Anand Bakhshi
"He was a
very enthusiastic person. I remember when we were struggling to get the background
music in Betaab for Sunny Deol's introduction. RD called me at 2 o'clock in
the morning and suggested something that became a memorable signature tune."
Rahul Rawail
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