Saira Banu called her wedding with Dilip Kumar a “real Cinderella story” and described the late actor as a book that you could keep reading.57 years ago on 11th October, Bollywood’s iconic couple Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar tied the knot. To celebrate their wedding anniversary, the veteran actor shared her “real Cinderella story
The note read, “Today, the 11th of October, is our wedding anniversary. I am writing specially to express my gratitude to the multitude of well-wishers and dearest friends who have thoughtfully always sent me remembrances of this magical day for both of us, Dilip Sahib and I…when time stood still for us with a million happy sparkling stars in the sky.
I have resorted after ‘Two Years’ of his physical absence from all of us to write and tell all of you about his real being, his anecdotes, his likes and dislikes, that I, as his wife of 57 years, would know. I want to express my happiness at the appreciation that all of you are extending to me in my efforts.”
She revealed what it was like to be married to Dilip Kumar. “People have often asked me…What was it like to be married to Dilip Kumar Sahib the I always told them, It felt “Like Sharing a Throne without having to slog for it! It’s a real Cinderella Story! It isn’t every day that a girl is lucky enough to be married to the man of her dreams.
