Mah: R D Burman's mother passes away
Mumbai,
Oct
15:
Meera
Dev
Burman,
mother
of
legendary
music
composer
Late
R
D
Burman,
died
of
old
age
early
today
in
Mumbai.
She was 92.
When
contacted
noted
playback
singer
Asha
Bhosle,
who
was
married
to
R
D
Burman,
said,
''Pancham's
(R
D
Burman)
mother
was
mentally
unstable
since
the
death
of
her
husband,
acclaimed
music
director
S
D
Burman.
Pancham
took
care
of
her
till
his
death.
Her
condition
was
deteriorating
over
the
years
due
to
advanced
age
and
had
to
be
frequently
hospitalised.
I
had
just
brought
her
from
Lilavati
Hospital,
two
days
ago,
to
her
Santacruz
home.
She
passed
away
at
0500
hrs
this
morning.''
The
funeral
will
take
place
in
Dadar
later
in
the
day,
she
added.
UNI
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Story first published: Monday, October 15, 2007, 13:00 [IST]