Recently,
it
was
reported
that
the
provincial
government
in
Pakistan's
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
has
decided
to
purchase
Raj
Kapoor
and
Dilip
Kumar's
ancestral
homes,
which
have
been
declared
as
national
heritage
and
lie
in
the
heart
of
Peshawar.
The
buildings
are
currently
in
dilapidated
condition
and
face
the
threat
of
demolition.
An
official
revealed
that
the
Department
of
Archaeology
in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
province
has
decided
to
allocate
sufficient
funds
to
purchase
the
two
buildings.
Dilip
Kumar's
wife
Saira
Banu
reacted
to
this
news
while
speaking
with
Times
of
India.
The
veteran
actor's
house,
which
is
over
100
years,
is
situated
in
the
Qissa
Khwani
Bazar
locality.
The
house
is
in
shambles
and
was
declared
as
national
heritage
in
2014
by
the
then
Nawaz
Sharif
government.
Saira
Banu
Hopes
The
Dream
Comes
True
This
Time
Saira
Banu
was
quoted
as
saying
by
the
leading
tabloid,
"I
wish
the
provincial
government
success
in
its
efforts
and
sincerely
hope
that
this
time
the
dream
comes
true.
Mashallah."
'My
Heart
Fills
Up
With
Joy,' Says
Saira
Banu
She
further
continued,
"My
heart
fills
up
with
joy
each
time
I
receive
the
same
news
about
the
ancestral
home
of
Yousuf
Saheb
in
Peshawar
in
North
West
Frontier
province
(now
Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
)
which
the
provincial
government
has
been
repeatedly
trying
to
turn
into
a
monument
for
posterity.
It
has
come
up
so
many
times
in
the
past
and
I
have
appreciated
the
tenacity
with
which
the
government
is
pursuing
the
mission
of
turning
the
house
into
a
museum
for
the
public
to
visit
and
feel
the
vintage
charm
of
the
house
where
Dilip
Saheb
grew
up
like
any
bright
boy
of
the
province."
Saira
Banu
Shares
Fond
Memories
Of
Their
Last
Visit
To
The
Ancestral
Home
The
Padosan
actress
said
that
the
house
is
of
great
sentimental
value
to
her
husband.
Saira
said
that
she
shared
his
pride
and
happiness
during
a
visit
to
the
house
some
years.
She
recalled
how
Dilip
Kumar
became
emotional
when
he
saw
the
house
where
he
spent
his
lovely
childhood
in
the
comfort
and
security
of
a
large,
refined
family.