A unique love story between Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano

In 1966, Dilip Kumar married Saira Bano. Saira Bano was 22 years Dilip Kumar’s junior at the time of their marriage.

Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano, one of Bollywood’s most renowned couples, had been married for 54 years, and Bano remained Kumar’s deviant partner till his death. Saira Bano has always been at his side, like a shadow, through both good and terrible times for Dilip Kumar, especially in the last ten years when his health began to deteriorate.

Bano’s commitment, care, and love for her husband will inspire future generations in a love story that has endured the test of time. Their love story, which many people will debate, is depicted in a Bollywood film. Saira Bano was 22 years older than Dilip Kumar. Kumar drew the actress’s attention from a young age, she confessed in various interviews.

In an interview, the actress stated that “I was not the only other girl to be targeted by Dilip Kumar. To me, it was not a palace in the air because I gave my dream a strong foundation of self-confidence and trust in God.” Was. ” I had seen Dilip Kumar’s ‘Ian’ and one day I also dreamed of becoming ‘Mrs. Dilip Kumar’.

Saira Bano fell in love with Dilip Kumar while she was only 12 years old. Dilip Kumar was a great star at the time, and he was 34 years old. It was expected that we would meet, but it was not possible.

Saira Bano recalled her meeting with Dilip Kumar as “wonderful” shortly afterward. Saira Bano revealed in an interview that Dilip Kumar made remark about a “beautiful girl” who dedicated her life to me when they first met. “From the first meeting, I knew I would be his wife,” she said.

Saira Bano’s mother, Naseem Bano, played a key role in introducing Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano. Naseem Bano met the two while working as an actress. However, a marriage proposal was made.

Banu made her cinematic debut when she was barely 16 years old. In the 1961 film ‘Jangali,’ she was presented as a woman’s superior to Shami Kapoor.

The wedding, on the other hand, had its ups and downs. According to Kumar’s memoir, ‘Dilip Kumar: All Matters and Shadows.’ Banu fell pregnant in 1972, but developed high blood pressure in the eighth month of her pregnancy, and doctor’s were unable to rescue the baby, the couple said. Decided not to have children after this incident.

In 1981, the actor married Asma Rehman, although the marriage barely lasted two years. Dilip Kumar afterwards confessed that he would regret his decision for the rest of his life. “Well, there’s an episode in my life that I’d like to forget and that we, Saira and I, will never forget: under the strain of meeting a woman named Asma Rehman, I made a major blunder that cost me my life.” The meeting happened during a cricket match in Hyderabad.

Bano quit her job in 1976 to play the perfect wife for her true love, ‘Koh Noor.’ “I am still profoundly in love with my Koh-i-Noor, Yusuf Sahib, as I was when I first fell in love with him when I was 12 years old,” Saira remarked in 2014. It’s been as good as many four-decade marriages. There is no such thing as an ideal marriage.

How is this possible when we aren’t ideal humans? Marriage is strengthened through mutual love, respect, and affection. Dilip Kumar had a connection with Madhubala before his marriage to Saira Bano. There was also talk about his relationship with Bollywood stars like Kami Koshal and Vijayanthimala.

Due to his acting, fashion, and style, Dilip Kumar was regarded as the most popular celebrity among women. He is claimed to have been so popular with women that he would stand in front of his automobile for hours.

An industry woman claiming to be Dilip Kumar’s girlfriend is believed to have attempted suicide by consuming drugs on the day of Dilip Kumar’s engagement.

When Dilip Kumar learned about this, he approached the woman and told her how much he adored Saira Bano. He returned to his engagement ceremony only after satisfying the woman about himself.

Yousuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar, the legendary actor who reigned Bollywood film Nigri for a long period, has died at the age of 98.

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