Saira Banu and Hema Malini share smiles and memories during a heartwarming reunion in Mumbai (Social Media)
The melancholic words of veteran actress Saira Banu pour out like honey- a reunion of the two at her residence in Mumbai- really took the heart of every fan down the alley of nostalgia. Saira shared a series of photographs on her handle before she moved on to explain their bond dating back to the mid-1960s when she, Hema and their mothers would pass the evenings with beauty tips and laughter.
Towards the end of the note, she was happily reminded of a kind of prank with Nazir Hussain that led to her all-time union with Dilip Kumar.
Saira Banu posted pictures of the meeting, which held smiles and warmth as she welcomed Hema into her home. Saira dressed in white and blue, looked beautiful next to Hema clad in peach. In the caption, Saira described how life had kept them apart for years, yet Hema's recent call brought the two together again after such a long time. "I opened the door, and there she was!" A truly beautiful reunion, indeed.
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Further back in time, Saira remembered how she first met Hema on the sets of Deewana in 1966 at RK Studios, Chembur; Saira could never forget Hema's beauty and grace. Much later, while on a shoot at Gautam's Krishna Raj Sagar Dam in South India, their rooms were next to each other, and the evenings were spent with their mothers exchanging beauty secrets and stories. She remembered her mother using lobaan in her hair, which delighted Hema in one of their chats.
Between her memories regarding Nazir Hussain fooling around on the sets of Shagird, Saira recalls, she asked him in jest to let Dilip Kumar know she wished to marry him only half-innocently, as she soon found out.
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For in a day or two, Dilip Kumar approached her family, and by October 11, 1966, the two were married. Saira stated that Janmashtami, the day that marks the birth of Lord Krishna, had always been a source of many blessings, wonderful memories and her one life-altering event.
Saira vividly remembers Hema Malini with Dharmendra on a reality show, in the context of recounting how comforted and loved she felt. The reminiscence also reinforced the bond between Saira and Hema-a celebration of friendship spanning decades, memories and lasting love.
Saira and Dilip Kumar were life partners for 55 years until his passing on July 7, 2020. Enter Saira Banu's notes on her life, which speak so beautifully about the warmth of old friendships, the charm of cinema and the timelessness of love and memory.
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