S.D. Burman’s wife ‘unhappy’ at old age home
(No Ratings Yet)Her lineage belies the secluded life she is leading now. Octogenarian Meera Deb Burman, the wife of legendary Bollywood music maestro Sachin Deb Burman, is passing unhappy days at an old age home in Mumbai.
Once an accomplished singer and dancer herself, Meera was shifted by S.D. Burman’s daughter-in-law Asha Bhosle to ‘Sharan’, an old age home for the rehabilitation of paraplegics in Mumbai’s Vashi area, about seven months ago, knowledgeable sources say.
“I shall die in the old age home. I will not go anywhere, although I am not happy here,” Meera, 84, was quoted as saying by her relative Shukla Dasgupta who recently visited her.
Dasgupta told IANS on phone: “She is a very sensitive woman. She does not want to leave the second floor room at Sharan. She is unable to express her desires and needs.”
S.D. Burman, born to the royal family of Tripura, first met Meera in 1937 at a music conference in Allahabad before marrying her. She was the granddaughter of Justice Roybahadur Kamalnath Dasgupta of Kolkata.
The couple had a son, R.D. Burman, who like his father, made a name for himself in Bollywood. But Meera lost her husband in 1975 and her son in 1994.
“She was shifted here by Asha Bhosle. Now two attendants take care of her as she is frail and cannot walk,” an official of Sharan said on telephone from Mumbai.
The Tripura government has decided to felicitate her at a function in ‘Sharan’ Sep 15. Tripura’s Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Anil Sarkar will do the honours.
“The state government will celebrate the 101st birth anniversary of S.D. Burman on Oct 1 with a colourful function here and release a commemorative book on the music genius,” Tripura information director Subhash Das said.
— IANS
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