When Dilip Kumar passed away on July 7, 2021, the news spread shockwaves throughout the country. However, on his second anniversary, Saira Banu made her Instagram debut and has since used to platform to share anecdotes from her earlier life, especially from her career in films. In her recent post, Saira spoke about the friendship that she and Dilip shared with legendary actor Vinod Khanna.
Saira shared the poster of her and Vinod’s film Aarop along with some clips. She wrote, “Vinod loved Sahib incredibly. He was a very thoughtful man. Once, he and I were shooting at “Natraj Studios” for Guru Dutt’s film “AAROP” directed by Atmaramji. On the very same day, Sahib was headed to the airport and I had requested him to stop by the Studio before his flight to Delhi.”
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She wrote, “As Sahib arrived, Vinod, Johnny Walker Bhai, and I were rehearsing a scene. While Sahib walked in, Vinod disappeared somewhere. Soon after, Atmaramji sent assistants to look for him so that we could go ahead with the shot. Vinod took pretty long to come onto the set and Sahib had already left. As soon as Vinod appeared I asked him ‘Where were you for so long?’ Vinod laughed and said ‘Oh! Boy! Do you think I can act and perform while Dilipji, The Master Of Acting is watching? I would be shaking with nervousness! So I absconded’.”
“Vinod, at the peak of his career, had become a disciple of Osho and from 1975 onwards, he had taken a break from films to follow his Guru. At that time, I told him many times, ‘You are one of the brightest stars of today and everyone knows you will scale tremendous heights in your career. You are too promising. Please don’t go. Why are you intending to take this hiatus?’ The entire industry was crestfallen at this move,” the veteran actress added.
She continued, “Vinod always ensured that we ladies on the sets had comfort levels while going home from the studio. One day, I sent my car back home for some important work, and unexpectedly director Atmaramji finished shooting much earlier than expected. He had a perky tiny Volkswagen and saw that my car had not arrived, he then looked at all the paraphernalia of needy things I carried with me and immediately offered his car to drive me home safely. I said, ‘Mera Itna Saaman Kahan Aayega, Tumahari Beautiful Choti Si Gaadi Main?’ So he said I will wait until your car arrives. Such a chivalrous man he was!”
Saira then said it was a joy to see him and his first wife Geetanjali together and when he later married his second wife Kavita, they would visit Saira and Dilip and mingle well with their family.
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