On the occasion of her 82nd birthday, veteran actress Saira Banu took to Instagram and shared a sweet post remembering Dilip Kumar and their incredible love story. Keep scrolling to know more!
Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar were one of the most loved and celebrated star couples who made everyone go WOW with their starry presence, PDA moments, and undying love for each other. The duo made millions of hearts beat with their stunning presence, and even after years of Dilip Kumar’s death, Saira continues to keep the legacy of Kumar alive.
Saira Banu’s Sweet Post For Dilip Kumar!
Now, on account of her 82nd birthday, Saira took to her Instagram account and dropped a cute picture with her late love, remembering their love story and how smitten she was with him since the age of 12. Taking to her Instagram, Saira wrote, “Since the very inception of this account, on every birthday of mine, I have found myself wandering back into the rooms of memory, opening one little drawer after another, and bringing out the people and moments that made my birthdays what they were. I have spoken of my beautiful mother, Pari Chehra Naseem Banuji, of my beloved grandmother Shamshad Waheed Khan, of my elder brother Sultan and of the innumerable little conspiracies of love they would undertake simply to make one day of the year feel more magnificent than all the others.
She further added, “There was always something wonderfully excessive about my birthdays. The parties had to be the very best of the best. The cakes were not merely cakes; they were architectural achievements towering confections that, I am quite certain, would have given the Qutub Minar a respectable inferiority complex. And then there were the presents, each one carrying not merely a price or a ribbon, but the unmistakable signature of someone who had spent time thinking, What would make my girl happy?”
She wrapped her post with, “Well, there were, I confess, two things for which I had always possessed a particular fondness: acting in Indian cinema, and Dilip Sahib. I had been hopelessly smitten with him from the age of twelve. I cherished the most unreasonable hope that, one day, I might meet him or, more improbably still, have the good fortune to share a film with him. He, however, was far less susceptible to my romantic notions, and would invariably decline, insisting that I was far too young for him. Then came JUNGLEE, my grand magnanimous debut, the first Eastman Colour Film which arrived at a time when black-and-white still held court. Suddenly colour itself seemed to have found a new mischief in the cinema. The film became a rage, and with those first few films came the inevitable shifting of our lives from one home, one neighbourhood, one chapter into another. Eventually, we moved to Pali Hill.”
Take a look at her post!
Fan’s React
One user wrote, “Happy Birthday Ma’am.” Another wrote, “Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Saira Banu Ma’am.” One more user wrote, “Wishing you a very happy birthday Saira ji.”