t are missing. She's with her grand-daughter, listening quietly to the little one's non-stop patter. And you can't help asking... What're you thinking of at this very moment?
Of life... of death. Of what death leaves behind... troubles, traumas, a sense of isolation. Nothing could have prepared me for the death of R.D... of my husband whom we all called Pancham. I've gone through so much in life, once I nearly went to pieces. It's common knowledge that my first marriage to Bhoslesaab wasn't a happy one... yet I pulled myself together.. and I survived.
verything seemed to be flowing smoothly... then Pancham died. I broke down completely. I'm older now, I'm no longer the young woman who refused to take nonsense. I'm surprised with myself, somehow I've managed to get a hold of myself. This Asha Bhosle won't be defeated that easily, there is a well of anger inside. me.
What has caused this tremendous anger? Surely, your family has rallied around
you?
Of course, my three children are standing beside me, giving me all the support
they can. I can't expect anything more from them.
But I'm angry at the way other people are treating me. From the moment Pancham
died I'm being stabbed in the back. My marriage has become a household topic, it
is being turned into a scandal. If I was a 16 year old I could have taken the
abuses and the accusations in my stride. But with my children and grandchildren
around the publicity has been disturbing.
What has promped the accusation that you weren't married to R.D.Burman?
Search me. People talk, it's not possible for me to shut everyone's mouth. But
I'm terribly unahppy... I'm upset.. that circumstances after his death have
forced me to disp ..... |
