
Sachin Dev Burman is a composer, singer, music director born in Comilla (India).
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. He was a member of the Tripura royal family, but his father was excluded from the throne. He started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one of the most successful and influential Indian film music composers. Burman composed the soundtracks for over 100 movies, including Bengali films and Hindi. Apart from being a versatile composer, he also sang songs in folk style of East Bengal and light semi-classical. His son, R. D. Burman, was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films. Burman's compositions were sung by the leading singers of the era, including Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum, Mukesh and Talat Mahmood.
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| Born | 22 October 1905, Comilla |
| Profession | composer, singer, music director |
| Nationality | India |
| Educated at | University of Calcutta, Comilla Zilla School, Comilla Victoria Government College |
| Spouse | Meera Dev Burman |
| Children | Rahul Dev Burman |
| Awards | Padma Shri in arts, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards, National Film Award for Best Music Direction |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Cancer |
| Nakshatra | Ashlesha (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Libra |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Gemini |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 147 musicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 14 of them (10%) have the Moon in Cancer, like Sachin Dev Burman, and 8 (5%) share the Ashlesha Nakshatra — the #3 most common Moon Nakshatra among musicians, where Anuradha leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Sachin Dev Burman was born on 22 October 1905 in Comilla. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Sachin Dev Burman's Moon sign (Rashi) is Cancer and the Nakshatra is Ashlesha, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Sachin Dev Burman's Ascendant is Gemini, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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