The Spontaneous Saira Banu

She is the daughter of famous actress Naseem Banu of the '30s - '40s time period. Saira is known for her charming appearance and skillful acting in her films. She is a spontaneous actress and delivers her roles with panache of her own. Her acting career is filled with different films and distinctive characters.



Film Career

Her debut film - at the age of 17 - Junglee, released in 1961, opposite to Shammy Kapoor is well-known for its song Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe. She has acted in Gopi, Sagina, Shagird, Deewana and Duniya, some prominent films in the list of almost 40 films she has done. She was nominated for best actress in Filmfare awards function for the films Shagird, Sagina and Deewana. Even though some of her films met with failure at the box office, her acting had an impact on the audience. Through her films, she tried to being her versatility to notice. She chose comical flick Shagird, serious film carrying a social message Chaitali, a romantic and heart touching flick Bairaag in her acting career. Most of her films were with super star Dilip Kumar (Yusuf khan).


Memorable Films

One of her most successful films would be Padosan (released in 1968) starring along side Sunil Dutt, Mehmood and singer Kishore Kumar. It is a light hearted comical flick where the actor tries to woo the girl he loves saying that he is a singer. The film met with commercial success and also has some of the most listened to songs in it. Mere Saamnewaali Khidki Mein, Ek Chatur Naar and Main Chali Main Chali are some of the popular songs in that film.


Other films of Saira Banu include Bluffmaster, April Fool, Aayi Milan Ki Bela, Aman and Jhuk Gaya Aasman. She could act with some of the popular names of Bollywood, Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar, Joy Mukherji and Biswajeet. The romantic pair of Saira Banu and Rajendra Kumar was well-accepted by the masses. Their film Aayi Milan Ki Bela was success at the box office. The film also had memorable songs like Aha Aye Milan Ki Bela Dekho, Tum Khamseen Ho, Mai Pyar Ka Diwana, Tu Bura Maan Gaye and O Sanam Tere Ho Gaye.

Personal Life

Saira Banu married Dilip Kumar in 1976 at the age of 22 and decided to quit acting to lead a family life. But later on she did cameo in Duniya starring Dilip Kumar, 1984 and Faisla in 1988. She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Pune International Film Festival in January 2011.

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