Saira Banu who is currently recuperating after she developed calf clots because of Pneumonia, has penned a long note on her husband, legend Dilip Kumar’s
birth anniversary
. On this occasion, she penned a long note and shared an
unseen video
which encapsulated many of his cherished moments. This video featured Saira along with many others like Dharmendra, Sunil Dutt who Dilip Kumar shared a great bonding with. Saira wrote in this video, “Happy Birthday
Yousuf Jaan
.”
She wrote, “A few people walk into your life to stay, becoming a part of you in every possible way. That’s what happened when Dilip Sahib entered my life to stay with me forever. We are one in our thoughts and being. The days may change, and the seasons may pass, but Sahib has always been there, walking with me hand in hand. Today, on his birthday, I reflect on what a gift he is not just to me but to everyone fortunate enough to know him.”
Banu further added how Kumar always kept the child in him alive, despite being a legend. She added, “To the world, Dilip Sahib was the epitome of mannerisms, poise, chivalry, and a presence that could silence a room. Yet, whenever he was around me, he became something else entirely. He shed the aura of a legend and let the child within him emerge playful, carefree, unburdened by the weight of worldly chaos. He laughed with ease, teased with the innocence of a boy, and lost himself in the simplest of moments, as though the world beyond us had ceased to exist.”
She further spoke about how he would love to travel. He once was off to a wedding and Saira came to drop him at the airport. But he randomly just asked her what were her plans and just took her along with him.
The actress revealed that Dilip Kumar would often give away his expensive things to anyone who liked them. She added, “It wasn’t just him, I’ve observed this in many iconic legends. They seem untouched by material desires, living so completely in their own being and their purpose. Dilip Sahib embodied this rare quality, a man so enriched by the intangible, so unaffected by worldly possessions. He inhabited a world of his own creation, where every action and every word carried meaning and purpose.”
While for the world he was a legend, here’s what he was for Saira! She concluded by saying, “As for me, I was blessed beyond measure to witness the man behind the legend. The world may revere him as its Kohinoor, but to me, he was simply the man who made the ordinary extraordinary. Happy Birthday, Yousuf Jaan! ❤️”
