On
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Janmashtami,
veteran
Bollywood
actress
Saira
Banu
took
a
moment
to
reflect
on
the
extraordinary
love
story
that
unfolded
in
her
life
with
the
legendary
actor,
Late
Dilip
Kumar.
This
heartwarming
tale,
which
reminds
of
a
Bollywood
plot,
was
shared
by
Saira
Banu
in
her
recent
post
on
Instagram.
Recalling
the
magic
of
Janmashtami,
Saira
Banu
shared
that
during
the
filming
of
the
iconic
song
'Kanha'
from
the
movie,
Shagird,
she
found
herself
shooting
on
the
very
day
of
the
Janmashtami
festival.
Coincidentally,
Dilip
Kumar
was
shooting
simultaneously
in
Madras
(Chennai)
for
Ram
Aur
Shyam.
Facing
date
conflicts,
Nazir
Hussain,
a
renowned
character
actor
who
played
a
pivotal
role
in
both
their
lives,
shuttled
between
the
two
sets.
Saira
Banu
shared
a
story
that
"Nazir
Sahab
treated
me
like
his
own
kid
and
vibed
very
easily
on
the
sets
with
me.
As
I
sang
the
Bhajan
on
Janmashtami
night
in
front
of
a
beautiful
statue
of
Lord
Krishna
with
Lataji's
melodious
enthralling
voice
in
the
playback,
I
turned
to
Nazir
Sahab
and
with
a
mischievous
smile
on
my
face
asked
him
for
a
favour!
"You
are
working
with
Dilip
Sahab,
Oh!
You
are
so
lucky
enough
to
be
working
with
Dilip
Sahab.
Please
tell
him
that
Saira
is
dying
to
work
with
him,
and
if
he
doesn't,
then
ask
him
to
marry
me!".
Nazir
Sahab
was
dumb-struck
and
then
he
rolled
from
side
to
side
with
the
resounding
laughter
that
he
was
famous
for.
So
Nazir
Sahab
travelled
to
Madras
the
next
morning
and
dutifully
conveyed
my
impudent
message
to
the
Shahenshah.
Dilip
Sahab,
I
am
told,
gracefully
smiled
and
acknowledged
my
cheeky
message,
to
probably
cover
his
embarrassment
gracefully
----
although
I
think
you
could
have
knocked
him
down
with
a
feather!
The
next
evening
Nazir
Sahab
came
onto
the
set
of
"SHAGIRD" to
shoot
with
me
and
told
me
that
he
had
conveyed
to
Dilip
Sahab
my
exact
imploring
message.
..........
"
Dilip
Sahab
there
is
a
Gudiya
who
is
crazy
about
you"!
Wonder
of
wonders
we
finished
the
Janmashtami
song
and
can
you
believe
it
within
the
next
few
days
it
so
happened
that
Dilip
Sahab
walked
into
my
life,
gazed
into
my
eyes
and
asked
my
grandmother
and
mother
for
my
Hand
in
marriage."
Saira
Banu
described
this
extraordinary
turn
of
events
as
nothing
short
of
a
miracle,
and
fans
of
the
iconic
couple
continue
to
be
enchanted
by
their
timeless
love
story.
On
this
Janmashtami,
we
remember
this
heartwarming
tale
of
love
that
transcended
the
boundaries
of
time
and
cinema.