On S.D. Burman’s 119th birth anniversary on Wednesday, actor Jackie Shroff remembered the late legendary icon. Jackie took to Instagram stories, where he shared a monochrome picture of Burman, who was a member of the Tripura royal family. “Remembering S D Burman ji on his Birth Anniversary," Jackie wrote.

Burman 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. The icon composed the soundtracks for over 100 movies, including Bengali films and Hindi.

(Screengrab of Jackie Shroff’s Instagram story)

Apart from being a versatile composer, he also sang songs in folk style of East Bengal and light semi-classical. Burman’s compositions were sung by the leading singers of th

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