Saira Banu on 60 Years of Marriage to Dilip Kumar: ‘Manifestation at 12’
On her wedding anniversary, Saira Banu recalled wishing at 12 to be part of Dilip Kumar’s life, calling it her own “manifestation” story, 60 years after they married.
Key Highlights
- Anniversary note: Saira Banu marked her wedding anniversary with Dilip Kumar with an emotional Instagram post.
- A childhood wish: At just 12, she wished to become “an integral part of Sahib’s life.”
- Manifestation before the word: “I knew nothing of the word... All I knew... was that I wished” it.
- Forever: Dilip Kumar “was, is, and shall always remain the most beautiful part of my world.”
- Milestone: The couple married on October 11, 1966, 60 years ago.
Veteran actress Saira Banu has marked her wedding anniversary with the late Dilip Kumar with a heartfelt note on Instagram, looking back at the day she married the man she had admired since childhood.
“Over the years, perhaps the whole world has come to know the extraordinary and hilarious circumstances under which my wedding with Dilip Sahib took place. Even today, when I look back upon those unexpected and beautiful turns of events, I find myself smiling and laughing at the sheer simplicity of it,” she wrote.
Manifestation, Long Before It Was a Trend
Saira linked her story to a popular idea today. “People speak so much about MANIFESTATION these days, about willing something into existence... But, you see, my own little journey of manifestation began when I was merely twelve years old.”
