Notionpress proudly presents Chaitanya Padukone with his intriguing book 'R.D. BURMANIA'

July 12, 2016 - PRLog -- It's past eleven in the night. You're heading home after a hard day at work, seated in a local train, and you suddenly hear Rimjhim gire sawan…playing from a nearby radio. What one experiences next is something purely blissful, where one's taken to a reminiscing journey within. R. D. Burman, or Pancham da as he is fondly known, has offered us with thousands of soulful melodies and peppy numbers that have become an integral part of our lives. If you're in love, there's Karvaten badal rahe for you; if you're feeling low and are in pursuit of inspiration, there's Zindagi ke safar me…; for the dancer in you, there's Jai jai shiv Shankar; for the sparkle in your relationship, you've Bahon me chale ao; and there's the always mesmerizing Is mode se jaate hain. R. D. Burman has offered our lives with the best of music we will celebrate and look up to in every occasion. And on that note, Notion Press is extremely proud to present you a book that celebrates the life and times of the music maestro, and offers a glimpse into his life. Titled R. D. Burmania, the book is penned by Chaitanya Padukone and it is now available to readers all over the world.

The book by Chaitanya is a compilation of some amazing, amusing, agonizing yet fascinating anecdotes, incidents and idiosyncrasies around one of Bollywood's most cherished music composers. The author, a prominent showbiz journalist, shares in this book the rapport between him and the legendry music director. Besides, the book contains some rare, candid photographs of R. D. Burman, and also has quotes from some of the most eminent Bollywood superstars including the late Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh, and more. The book is sure to take you on a trip to nostalgia, where you will be reminded of the times you associated with the composer's songs. So, put your headphones on, play the composer's classics, and go back in time reading this book. Grab your copy today.

Chaitanya  D. Padukone is an eminent senior Bollywood film and music-biz journalist over past three decades and is the recipient of the K.A. Abbas Memorial gold medal and trophy, which was conferred on him, for creative excellence in film journalism, by mega-star Amitabh Bachchan.  More recently, he was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award (2012) for his outstanding contribution to showbiz journalism. A post-graduate alumnus of Bombay College of Journalism,  Chaitanya has opted to make his literary debut, penning his memoirs on maverick music-icon R D Burman (Pancham-da) .With whom he also shared a personal rapport for ten years from 1983 up to end 1993.  Besides chatting with RDB at film-parties and movie-premieres, music-savvy Chaitanya had the privilege of connecting withthe legendary sangeetkaar RDB at his back-ground and song recordings at Film Center. A former senior executive with HDFC Ltd, his passion is playing Bollywood songs on western rhythm instruments.

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