Bollywoodcelebrities -- actors, musicians and filmmakers took to social media on Sundayto remember legendary music composer Rahul Dev Burman aka R D Burman on hisbirth anniversary.
Takingto Twitter, playback legend Lata Mangeshkar wrote in Hindi, "R D Burman kokaun nahi jaanta. Wo janam se rajputra tha aur sangeet ka wo raja tha. Aaj uskijayanti hai. Main uski yaad ko aur uske sangeet ko vinamra abhivadan karti hun.(Who does not know R D Burman. He was a prince by birth and the king of music.Today is his birth anniversary. I pay my humble tribute to his memories andmusic.)"
Poet-lyricist-screenwriterJaved Akhtar wrote, "Today on June 27 it is RD Burman's birth anniversary.Time is always kind to genuinely great people, it keeps enlarging the image ofa genius more and more. No surprise that his popularity among the gen next andthe young musicians is increasing by the day."
SingerAdnan Sami shared, "Remembering one of my all time favourites 'Pancham da'on his birth anniversary! What an incredible range of genres in his evergreenmusic. I am forever indebted to him for the love and encouragement he bestowedupon me when I met him as a kid. May God bless his soul! #RDBurman."
SingerShilpa Rao tweeted, "Happy Birthday Pancham Da. May we keep learning fromyou to feed our child like outlook towards life. Here's to the genius."
DirectorMadhur Bhandarkar wrote, "#NeedleOnTheRecord Remembering the Great#RDBurman #Panchamda on his 82nd birth anniversary. Listening to one of hismost underrated hidden gem song from the film ROMANCE, 1983.#HappyBirthdayRDBurman."
DirectorSujoy Ghosh wrote, "Happy birthday R D Burman. Your music makes happiness.Thank you for all the happiness."
Takingto their official Twitter account, Indian Film and TV Directors' Associationwrote, "@DirectorsIFTDA remembers legendary Music Director R.D.Burman onhis birth anniversary. Nicknamed Pancham Da, he is regarded as one of the mostpredominant musical forces that Indian cinema has ever witnessed. From 1960s tothe 1990s, he composed musical scores for 331 films."
Televisionactor Gaurav Chopra posted, "Happy birthday #RDBurman!! #panchamda. Noone, no like you... My ALL TIME favorite! And when PanchamDa and #kishorekumarcome together ....!!! Which is your favorite RD Burman song?"
ProducerAshoke Pandit tweeted, "Remembering and paying my tribute to all timemusic maestro #RDBurman (#Panchamda) on his 82nd birth anniversary. Yourpresence is always felt with your immortal musical melodies you created."