He'd
grown up all alone, he'd spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in
Calcutta. So he didn't understand the routines involved in a marriage, he
couldn't understand why one had to get up at a particular time or eat at a fixed
hour. We lived together as friends.
How would you describe R.D.Burman the man?
He was a gentle soul. He lived his life to the full; he must have died a
contented man. I don't think he had many desires left. He didn't like hurting
anyone and he was very sentimental. Once when his old car went into a ditch, he
was in tears! When his dog Tipsy died, he was inconsolable - he wept for days.
Did he resent any of your earlier relationships? Didn't you rush into
marriage soon after breaking up with O.P.Nayyar?
No, it didn't happen that way. And I'd like to make it clear here, that I have
never left anyone voluntarily. I've been pushed to a point where I have had no
option but to walk away... Pancham wasn't the jealous type. He knew that I had
made some mistakes. He understood that no human being is perfect.
Living apart as you did, what sort of a social life did you share?
Earlier I used to accompany him to parties but I found myself drinking cups of
chai throughout the night. I couldn't do that for long, it would have affected
my voice. Moreover, I had to remain fresh for my recordings the next day. So I
stopped going to parties with him.
I'll always cherish whatever little time I snatched with him.. I wish we could
have been together forever.
Of late his career had reached a stalemate. Did his health slow him down?
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