Bollywood celebrities recall Rahul Dev Burman on his 77th birthday

New Delhi: Along with the entire nation, Bollywood celebrities are also celebrating the 77th birth anniversary of musical legend Rahul Dev Burman.

On this occasion, an array of stars took to Twitter to extend their warm wishes to the  late music director.

Born in Kolkata on June 27, 1939, Burman had died at the prime of his career in Mumbai on January 4, 1994, aged 54.

Famous for a variety of compositions including the evergreen 'Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko', 'Mehbooba, mehbooba' and many more, he was the only son of his equally illustrious father and music director Sachin Dev Burman.

Check out what B-Towners have to say on his birthday:

HBD #77thBirthday #PanchamDa .Life would be incomplete without your music.Music Directors like you happen once in a lifetime.#RDBurman.Life — Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) 27 June 2016

I listen to Pancham Da's songs everyday. Don't know how differently I can celebrate his bday. #RDBurman — Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) 27 June 2016

#RDBurman didn't jst create music..He created a 'movement' tht exists 2day..Happy Birthday Pancham da..Ur home ws my 1st address in India. — Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) 27 June 2016

Happy 77th Birthday! And thank you for all! pic.twitter.com/zZD4EUp9NS — Us Kapoor's! (@chintskap) 27 June 2016

And #HappyBirthdayRDBurman the reason I loved movies.. Soooo lucky to hav choregraphed his music in 1942-a love story.. — Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) 27 June 2016