ars! 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?
Not to the extent of affecting his career. But the industry is a harsh place, if
a couple of your films do well, you are put on a pedestal. One flop and you're
pulled down into the gutter.
How did he react when other music directors copied him and raced ahead?
He would get angry about this but wouldn't say anything. He knew some people
were imitating his style of music and getting away with it. At times when I came
home after a recording, he'd smile, "Aaj tumne mere style mein gaana gaaya kya?"
Couldn't you have refused to do such songs?
I was helpless. I had to do what the music directors t ..... |
