Saira Banu’s Birthday Wish for Rekha Recalls Filmistan Days
On Rekha’s birthday, Saira Banu recalled how a young Rekha watched her eye makeup at Filmistan, and how she admired Saira’s mother, ‘Pari Chehra’ Naseem Banu.
Key Highlights
- Birthday wish: Saira Banu wished Rekha on her birthday with a heartfelt Instagram note.
- Filmistan memory: Rekha would watch makeup artist Dinu Endulkar do Saira’s eyes and say she wanted to copy them.
- A bond renewed: Saira says the two have been “getting to know each other better” with time.
- Admiration for ‘Appaji’: Rekha deeply admired Saira’s mother, the legendary Naseem Banu, known as ‘Pari Chehra’.
Veteran actress Saira Banu marked Rekha’s birthday with a warm note on Instagram.
“Happy Birthday, my dear Rekha! There is something very special about certain artistes who, beyond all the glamour and adulation that surrounds them, remain true to the very essence of who they are. Rekha, you have always held that rare quality, a beautiful individuality that has made you an unforgettable part of our cinematic heritage,” she wrote.
A Friendship That Grew With Time
“Ours has been a relationship that goes back many, many years, and it is lovely to see how, with the passage of time and a little more leisure at our disposal, we have found ourselves getting to know each other better,” Saira said.
The Makeup Room at Filmistan
Saira’s most charming memory goes back to their days at Filmistan Studios, where their sets were close to each other. Rekha would often drop into Saira’s makeup room, where makeup artist Dinu Endulkar, “an exceptionally gifted makeup artiste trained by a British makeup expert,” worked on Saira’s look.
