Still, he stuck to his stand that he didn't like it. Image: Amit Kumarĭirector Brahmanand Singh has done a great service to all music lovers ( by directing a film on R D Burman). He has revealed so much about the person and his music. My father P L Raj was a dance director - he did films like Sholay, Sargam and Don's Kaike Paan Banaraswala. So I would go with my dad when they composed songs together.

I got the opportunity to be with R D Burman and learn his music. When I grew up, I got to play with him and for him. Once I had gone to Khandala ( a hill station near Mumbai) with my guitar. I saw Asha ji ( Bhosle) and Pancham da in one of those hotels. He asked me what I was doing in Khandala alone and we sat down to discuss music. It felt fantastic to hear such kind of words from him. He was a very funny person too, always full of life. There were times when he would suddenly go quiet for a few seconds and you could be sure that some tune was in his mind. He would suddenly disconnect and go into a trance. I did a remix album for R D Burman because Asha ji told me that Pancham da wanted to cater to the younger generation. He could have done it with anyone but he chose me. But before we could do that, he passed away. So I did the first remix album which had songs like Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja, Oh Mere Sona and Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Me.Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai A film by Brahmanand S Siingh Asha ji asked me to go ahead because he had wanted to do it with me. Winner of 2 National Awards, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai (113 minutes) takes an incisive look at the legendary composer, RD Burman’s reflective artistry, and buoyant-but-also-lonely inner being.

Featuring a host of close friends, colleagues, and admirers, the film evokes awe, admiration and nostalgia the way most of his music does, till date. Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai by Brahmanand S Siingh has been recognized as the most definitive film on one of the most versatile composers of the Hindi Film Music Industry, who brought about a revolution in the popular music of its time in the late 60s, almost single-handedly.