Sachin Dev Burman (born October 1, 1906, Comilla, British India [now in Bangladesh]-died October 31, 1975, Bombay [now Mumbai], Maharashtra, India) was an Indian music composer who combined a firm grounding in Indian classical music with a mastery of Bengali and northeastern folk music to produce a body of work that had a lasting impact on the Hindi film industry.
Awards and recognitions:
1934: Gold Medal, Bengal All India Music Conference, Calcutta 1934
1958: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[1][25]
1959: Asia Film Society Award
1964: Sant Haridas Award
National Film Awards for
1970: National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Aradhana: Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana
1974: National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Zindagi Zindagi
1969: Padma Shri Award
International Jury on Folk Music
2007 A Postage Stamp (Face value Rs 15) released in his memory[22]
Filmfare Awards
1954: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Taxi Driver - (Won)[26]
1973: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Abhimaan - (Won)[26]
1959: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Sujata: Nomination
1965: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Guide: Nomination
1969: Filmfare Best Music Director Award : Aradhana: Nomination
1970: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Talaash: Nomination
1974: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Prem Nagar : Nomination
BFJA Awards
1965: Best Music (Hindi Section): Teen Devian[27]
1966: Best Music (Hindi Section): Guide
1966: Best Male Playback Singer (Hindi Section): Guide
1969: Best Music (Hindi Section): Aradhana
1973: Best Music (Hindi Section): Abhimaan