![]() ![]() “Obviously, some of the coal was left unburnt and hence the dangerous presence of carbon monoxide everywhere inside the cabin. “Hurriedly, doctors were called and they pointed out that we had made the terrible mistake of shutting off fresh air by closing all windows and since there was a sigdi with burning coal in some part of the cabin. “As I quickly bent and carried her in my arms to the room, all I could utter was ‘Ya Allah! Nothing must happen to you, nothing must happen now that I have found you.’ “By sheer providence, her head had not been injured. ![]() She was lying unconscious, her body curled and quite still in a white nightgown, her long braid of hair cascading on the floor. I hurriedly got up, looked everywhere possible and then darted to the bathroom. “(While on a Europe trip) I suddenly awoke to the feeling that Saira was not by my side. In another extract from his memoir, Dilip Kumar disclosed an incident when his wife suddenly fell ill. It has been speculated that she convinced Dilip Kumar to talk Saira out of her relationship with Kumar. Reportedly, Saira’s mother Naseem Banu was the person behind uniting Dilip with her daughter. In fact, Saira was rumoured to be dating actor Rajendra Kumar. Saira Banu made her Bollywood debut alongside Shammi Kapoor in the 1961 film, Junglee. I simply stepped forward and shook her hand and for us time stood still.” “She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was. “I was taken aback, because she was no longer the young girl I consciously avoided working with because I thought she would look too young to be my heroine. ![]() “When I alighted from my car and entered the beautiful garden that leads to the house, I can still recall my eyes falling on Saira standing in the foyer of her new house looking breathtakingly beautiful in a brocade saree. Recalling the moment he released his love for Saira Banu in his memoir ‘Dilip Kumar: The Substance and The Shadow’ (2014), Dilip explained: Six years after their initial meeting, the pair tied the knot amidst close family. I knew somewhere deep within me that I was going to be his wife.” “When he smiled at me and remarked that I was a pretty girl, I could feel my whole being taking wing and flying rapturously. ![]()
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