Saira Banu reveals Ashok Kumar would cheer up when Dilip Kumar visited him while he was facing health problems | Hindi Movie News
Revealing how they first met, Saira stated, “One morning Sahib bumped into Dr. Masani, his father’s acquaintance, informed him that he was in quest of a job. Dr. Masani advised that he ought to go along with him and took him alongside to satisfy Mrs. Devika Rani, the boss of Bombay Talkies Studio. Devika Raniji, an image of magnificence, welcomed them and took them personally to the ground the place a taking pictures was happening. She led him to a person who was well-dressed and regarded distinguished. His darkish hair was combed again and he smiled by his eyes at Sahib. He held his hand in a heat handshake that marked the start of a friendship that was to final a lifetime. He was Ashok Kumar, the celebrity who quickly turned “Bhaiyya” to Sahib.”
She additional revealed the one appearing recommendation given to Dilip Kumar by Ashok Kumar. “He stated that he knew why he was there, You’re a good-looking man and I can see you might be wanting to study nicely, It’s quite simple. You simply do the scene given to you as you’d behave in a real-life state of affairs when you had been actually in it’s pure when you attempt to act it out, it’s going to look foolish.”
Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar would usually go to Ashok Kumar’s home to relish ‘bhajiyas’. The actress stated, “Ashok Bhaiyya lived near the Studios these days and Raj and Dilip Sahib had been all the time welcomed in Bhaiyya’s house to savour scorching Bhajiyas made by his spouse Shoba Bhabhi. Raj Kapoor would usually be part of Sahib and hug him excitedly saying that he is joyful to know that he had joined the appearing occupation. Bhaiyya typically arrived whereas they had been having Bhajiyas and demanded that they need to play badminton with him. He would chide them jokingly, You come right here and flirt with my spouse, eat good Bhajiyas and also you don’t wish to accompany me in taking part in badminton. Later, after they labored collectively, on Ashok Bhaiyya’s order there could be a “Dawaat” at lunchtime with scrumptious meals like Biryani and selfmade icecream.”
Their bonding did not cease there. When Ashok Kumar began going through well being points and was home-ridden, Dilip and Saira would usually go to him. He would immediately cheer up as Dilip Kumar would entertain him. Saira recalled, “A few years later when Bhaiyya was at house out of well being issues, Sahib used to go to him incessantly at his Chembur home the place he could be resting in mattress very a lot his ebullient self however naturally weaker, and Sahib took it upon himself to regale him with Urdu couplets and depraved jokes. He would reply marvellously and cheer up. Sahib and I visited him recurrently whereas Bhaiyya’s man Khurshid adopted us out and informed us that ‘Dada Moni’ actually perks up and livens up together with your coming. This was an excellent camaraderie in dangerous instances.”
