Saira Banu Recalls Her Birthday Celebrations With Late Husband Dilip Kumar; ‘It Would Be Like A Feast’

One
of
Hindi
cinema’s
legendary
actresses
Saira
Banu,
turns
78
today
(August
23).
Known
for
films
like

Junglee,

Bluffmaster,

Padosan,

Purab
Aur
Paschim,
to
name
a
few,
the
leading
lady
weaved
magic
every
time
she
appeared
on
screen.

The
actress
was
married
to
thespian
Dilip
Kumar
for
over
50
years
until
the
latter
passed
away
at
the
age
of
98
on
July
11
last
year.
In
an
interview
with
News18,
Saira
Banu
recalled
the
good
old
days
when
her
late
husband
made
sure
that
she
felt
special
on
her
birthday.

The

Gopi
actress
shared
that
the
late
actor
used
to
handpick
flowers
for
the
bouquet
to
gift
it
to
her
and
fill
the
entire
house
with
flowers.
The
legendary
actor
used
to
make
sure
to
gift
her
some
of
the
most
beautiful
outfits
from
her
favourite
shop
in
Mumbai
with
the
help
of
their
niece.

Saira
told
the
publication
that
Dilip
Kumar’s
memories
are
etched
in
her
mind
forever
and
that
she
shall
sail
and
survive
on
these
‘unforgetable’
moments
that
they
spent
together
when
he
was
alive.

Further,
the

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actress
also
reminisced
how
her
late
husband
used
to
organise
a
feast
for
her
and
invite
friends
and
family
to
make
the
day
special
for
her.

News18
quoted
Saira
Banu
as
saying,
“Dilip
saab
would
ensure
some
of
the
finest
dishes
were
cooked
on
my
birthday.
It
would
be
like
a
feast
as
he
would
invite
the
family
members
and
there
would
also
be
friends
and
colleagues
from
the
film
industry.
The
menu
would
have
biryani,
korma,
pulao,
kebabs
and
some
amazing
desserts.
The
party
would
go
on
till
the
wee
hours
and
we
would
all
come
together
and
play
dumbs
charades
and
antakshari.”

The
veteran
actress
told
the
news
portal
that
after
her
husband
Dilip
Kumar’s
demise,
she
is
no
mood
to
celebrate
her
birthday.
However,
her
nephew
Raihan
plans
to
take
her
out
for
dinner
on
her
special
day
today.
She
further
added
that
she
would
be
praying
all
day
and
would
just
step
out
for
a
meal.