Saira Banu and late Dilip Kumar are hailed as the ‘IT’ couple in Bollywood. Their love and chemistry served as an inspiration for millions. Currently, the veteran actress has been hitting the headlines for her social media posts. She recently made a debut on Instagram and has been sharing some lesser-known anecdotes about her and Dilip Kumar’s life. For the unversed, the duo first met when Saira was just a 12-year-old girl. Moreover, she was the biggest fan of Dilip Kumar. After living a blissful married life for 55 years, their togetherness came to an end when Dilip Kumar left for his heavenly abode on July 7, 2021.
Saira Banu recalls working with her late husband, Dilip Kumar for the first time
On August 28, 2023, Saira Banu took to her Instagram handle and dropped some stills from her film, Gopi. For those who don’t know, Gopi was the first film, where Saira and Dilip Kumar worked together. In the pictures, the chemistry between the duo looked simply unmissable. Sharing the pictures, the veteran actress penned a long note and recalled her experience of working with the legendary actor for the first time. Talking about the same, she mentioned that it was a dream come true moment for her as she was madly in love with the actor since the age of 12. In her words:
“When I talk about ‘GOPI’, for me it is like a dream come true. I think the whole world knows by now that I have been madly in love with Sahib since I was a twelve-year-old girl when I first saw him in ‘AAn’ at a special screening in London, and then I had the good fortune to repeatedly see him in person at venues and functions in Mumbai.”