Awards
1935
- Got recognition as bangla folk and light classical singer in Allahabad Sangeet Sammelan.
1954
- Filmfare Award : Best Music Director for Taxi Driver
1958
- Sangeet Natak Academy : Best Music Director for Pyaasa
1969
- National Award : Best Playback Singer for Aradhana
1972
- Padmashree
- National Award : Best Music Director for Zindagi Zindagi
1973
- Filmfare Award : Best Music Director for Abhimaan
Trivia
Dada has scored music for 89 hindi and 31 bangla movies. other than he has scored almost 137 bangla nonfilm songs as well as 26 hindi no film songs. all nonfilm songs are belssed with dada's voice except one which is sung by lady of the house Meera Dev Burman.
Amazingly dada has scored music for film "Dil Ki Rani" where his son Rahul Dev Burman has composed for "Dil Ka Raja".
"Manzil" (1960 and 1973) is the title comes under both father and son's filmography.
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