Saira Banu reveals Dilip Kumar had also sung a song with stretched hands like SRK

Many of the Bollywood couples creep up our minds whenever it comes to romance. There also are some real life couples in Bollywood who actually define romance and true love entirely. One of these reel-life couples who became a real life couple is that of  veteran actors Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar. Saira Ji has loved her husband more than anything in life and devoted several years of her life looking after her husband. Dilip Ji will turn 98 this Friday, on December 11 and the veteran actress revealed about her love story.

In an interview with a news portal, Saira revealed that her mother brought her and her brother Nadeem to India from England every year so that they could stay in touch with Indian values.  And during one of her visits, she met Dilip Ji at a part and confessed falling in love with him instantly. She was just 12 at that time.

According to the candid interview in The Times Of India, Saira Banu spoke about her first meeting with Dilip Kumar. Saira revealed that she and her brother Naseem Banu have studied in England. Their mother would bring them to India every year without fail so that they never lose track of their Indian values. In one such visit, Saira Ji happened to meet Dilip Ji at a party, and she confessed falling in love with him instantly. She was only 12-years-old back then.

She then started to narrate her love story. She told, “I was shooting for ‘Pyar Mohabbat’ and ‘Jhuk Gaya Aasman’ in those days, while he was shooting for ‘Ram aur Shyam’ and ‘Aadmi’ in Madras (now Chennai). He started flying to Mumbai every evening after pack-up, he would have dinner with us and go back the next morning. This continued for 7 days. On the 4th day, he said that he’s not the kind of person who would ask me directly for going out for a drive but would like to take permission for the same from my mother and grandmother. He took permission from both, and we went to Cuffe Parade. We got down from the car and started talking. Soon, he popped up the question: ‘Will you marry me?’ (laughs).”

“Just imagine! I replied rather sarcastically, ‘How many girls have you told this to?’ (laughs). He started laughing and said, ‘I understand. I haven’t worked with you and you are angry with me . Main kya karoon, mujhe hamesha lagta tha that you are too young’. I told him that things like marriage should be spoken to elders. He said that we should go right back and talk to them. We hadn’t shifted to my new Pali Hill home till then but were staying at Napean Sea Road, Sea Belle Apartments. He returned and asked even my grandmother for ijaazat,” Saira Ji revealed.

Saira Jo also revealed another thing about how Shah Rukh Khan idolizes Dilip Kumar. Saira Ji said, “His hairstyle and Pathani looks do have a similarity. In fact, I just got a WhatsApp that Dilip saab had also sung a song with his hands stretched, which is SRK’s signature pose. I love Shah Rukh as a beta absolutely. Sometimes he drops by to spend time with Dilip saab. I touch his hair with affection.”