From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Dev_Burman Sachin Dev Burman (Bengali: শচীন দেব বর্মন; October 1, 1906 - October 31, 1975), also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own right.