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	\| birth_place = [[Yangon\|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar\|Burma]]		\| birth_place = [[Yangon\|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar\|Burma]]
	\| genre = [[Hindi film songs\|Hindi film scores]]		\| genre = [[Hindi film songs\|Hindi film scores]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2018\|01\|28\|1930\|12\|12\|df=y}}<ref name="cinestaan" />		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2018\|01\|27\|1930\|12\|12\|df=y}}<ref name="cinestaan" />
	\| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra		\| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra
	\| occupation = Musician		\| occupation = Musician
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	==Later years==		==Later years==
	Bhanu Gupta lived in Mumbai but had shifted to Kolkata to pursue a musical career. He moved back to Mumbai post his recovery from severe illness.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BtlKSPEU0xU/UqVMGza-c8I/AAAAAAAAAFk/gHRmHMOmJPI/s1600/eisamay07.JPG \|format=JPG \|title=Photographic image \|website=2.bp.blogspot.com \|accessdate=2016-04-22}}</ref> He died on January 28, 2018, after battling health issues.<ref name="cinestaan">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jan/29/10733/creator-of-iconic-sholay-theme-rd-burman-s-teammate-bhanu-gupta-passes-away \|title=Creator of iconic Sholay theme, RD Burman's teammate, Bhanu Gupta passes away \|date=29 January 2018 \|website=Cinestaan \|access-date=2018-02-13}}</ref>		Bhanu Gupta lived in Mumbai but had shifted to Kolkata to pursue a musical career. He moved back to Mumbai post his recovery from severe illness.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BtlKSPEU0xU/UqVMGza-c8I/AAAAAAAAAFk/gHRmHMOmJPI/s1600/eisamay07.JPG \|format=JPG \|title=Photographic image \|website=2.bp.blogspot.com \|accessdate=2016-04-22}}</ref> He died on January 27, 2018, after battling health issues.<ref name="cinestaan">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jan/29/10733/creator-of-iconic-sholay-theme-rd-burman-s-teammate-bhanu-gupta-passes-away \|title=Creator of iconic Sholay theme, RD Burman's teammate, Bhanu Gupta passes away \|date=29 January 2018 \|website=Cinestaan \|access-date=2018-02-13}}</ref>

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bhanu Gupta
| native_name = ভানু গুপ্ত
| native_name_lang = bn
| image =
| image_size =
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| caption = Bhanu Gupta during a recording.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1930|12|12}}
| birth_place = [[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]
| genre = [[Hindi film songs|Hindi film scores]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|01|28|1930|12|12|df=y}}<ref name="cinestaan" />
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra
| occupation = Musician
| instruments = Guitar, harmonica
| years_active = 1959–2018
}}
'''Bhanu Gupta''' was an Indian guitarist and [[harmonica|harmonist]] who is mostly known for this contribution in the [[Cinema of India|Indian film industry]]. He has been associated with multiple music directors, including [[R. D. Burman]], one of the seminal music directors of Indian film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110612/jsp/calcutta/story_14100650.jsp|title=''Sholay'' notes on his lips|website=Telegraphindia.com|accessdate=2016-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/manohari-singh-indian-film-musics-unsung-hero/20100716.htm|title=He helped R D Burman create musical magic|date=16 July 2010|work=Rediff}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bhanu Gupta was born in 1930 in [[yangon|Rangoon]], Burma and learnt to play the harmonica from British sailors. As he could read and write Japanese, Bhanu at the age of 12, worked as an English interpreter in the Japanese army, at a monthly salary of [[indian rupee sign|₹]]400. During these times he also witnessed the [[World War II]] at close quarters. He and his family worked closely with the [[Indian National Army]] and [[Subhas Chandra Bose]]. At 15, Gupta received a plastic harmonica as a gift and he learned to play it on his own. The first tune he learnt to play was the [[Jana Gana Mana|Indian National Anthem]]. In the 1950s his family moved to [[Kolkata]], as the war in Burma was at its peak and lived in the [[Baidyabati]] area of [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]] in West Bengal. While in Kolkata he studied oil technology and later worked with [[Caltex]]. Bhanu was an avid sportsman. He would swim across the [[Irrawaddy River]], box and play cricket. At the age of 18, he started playing First Division [[Cricket]] in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] League and played with the likes of [[Bapu Nadkarni]], [[Pankaj Roy]], and the [[West India]]n [[fast bowling|pace bowler]] [[Roy Gilchrist]]. His name is still mentioned in the [[Kalighat]] club in Kolkata as one of their prolific players.<ref name="thebaidyasgroup">{{cite web|url=http://bengalibaidyas.co.in/VaidyaEntertainment/BhanuGupta.html|title=Bengali Vaidyas – Bhanu Gupta Musician with Rahul Deb Burman|author=The Baidyas Group|publisher=bengalibaidyas.co.in}}</ref>

==Career==
While in Kolkata, Bhanu used to perform playing the harmonica in nightclubs and cabarets frequently. He was a regular at Trinca's, a famous restaurant in [[Park Street, Kolkata]]. It was during these days that Bhanu had a tough decision to make; whether to be a sportsman or to be a musician. But since there was no career path for a sportsman in those days, he chose to be a musician. Finally in 1959 after living in Kolkata for nine years, Bhanu quit his job and set off for [[Mumbai]] with Rs 600 to make it big as a harmonica player much against the wishes of his family. His first break came with the film [[Paigham]] from music director [[C Ramchandra]]. Soon he started playing for Bipin Dutta and later with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and came to be popularly known as the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] harmonica player because most of the [[harmonica|harmonists]] in those days were Christian. During one of his recordings for Salil Chowdhury, he chanced upon an old Edusonia guitar (made by Braganzas of Free School Street, Kolkata), lying in the state of neglect, fixed it and started to practice on it. During these days he used to live next door to music director duo [[Sonik Omi]] where the popular [[Madan Mohan]] would frequent. During one such visit Madan Mohan was impressed with Bhanu, having heard him practise. The former picked Bhanu to play for him in 1963. Around that time the legendary music director [[R. D. Burman]] was looking for a guitarist for a couple of songs. Bhanu Gupta was called in and this association with [[R. D. Burman]] continued up to the composer's death in 1994.
Post 1994, he played for various music directors [[Anu Malik]], [[Nadeem Shravan]] and [[Bappi Lahiri]] among others.<ref name="thebaidyasgroup"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080720/jsp/calcutta/story_9564799.jsp|title=Right notes for RDs Tunes|website=Telegraphindia.com|accessdate=2016-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zKg3UTamOKw/Up76waFQVlI/AAAAAAAAAD0/T7xQezYwHF8/s1600/bhanuda11.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photographic image |website=2.bp.blogspot.com |accessdate=2016-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090913/jsp/calcutta/story_11453289.jsp|title=The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) – Metro – Puja on the billboards|publisher=}}</ref>

==Notable works==
* Dekhiye Sahibon – [[Teesri Manzil]]
* Suno Kaho – [[Aap Ki Kasam]]
* Chingari Koi Bhadke – [[Amar Prem]]
* Ek Main Aur Ek Tu – [[Khel Khel Mein]]
* Mehbooba Mehbooba – [[Sholay]]
* Ek Chatur Naar – [[Padosan]]
* Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai – [[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]
* Yaadon ki Baraat – [[Yaadon Ki Baraat]]
* Aisa Na Mujhe Tum Dekho – [[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]
* Tere Bina Zindagi – [[Aandhi]]
* Yeh Kori Karari – [[Samundar]]
* Kuch Na Kaho – [[1942 A Love Story]]
* The Guitar Theme – [[Sholay]]
* Harmonica theme in [[Sholay]] where [[Amitabh Bachchan]] plays the harmonica as [[Jaya Bhaduri]] lights the lamp.

==Later years==
Bhanu Gupta lived in Mumbai but had shifted to Kolkata to pursue a musical career. He moved back to Mumbai post his recovery from severe illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BtlKSPEU0xU/UqVMGza-c8I/AAAAAAAAAFk/gHRmHMOmJPI/s1600/eisamay07.JPG |format=JPG |title=Photographic image |website=2.bp.blogspot.com |accessdate=2016-04-22}}</ref> He died on January 28, 2018, after battling health issues.<ref name="cinestaan">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jan/29/10733/creator-of-iconic-sholay-theme-rd-burman-s-teammate-bhanu-gupta-passes-away |title=Creator of iconic Sholay theme, RD Burman's teammate, Bhanu Gupta passes away |date=29 January 2018 |website=Cinestaan |access-date=2018-02-13}}</ref>

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