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Saira Banu (born August 23 1944) is the daughter of Naseem Banu, a well-known actress of the 1940's. She is also the wife of actor Dilip Kumar.

Early life

Saira Banu was born in India in 1944. She made her screen debut in the 1961 film Junglee, which marked the beginning of color in Hindi films. Though Saira had spent a significant part of her childhood in London, and went to a finishing school, she fit the role of a rustic beauty in Junglee. In this film, Banu was cast as an innocent Kashmiri ki kali who gains the devotion of city slicker Shammi Kapoor.

Marriage and later years

In 1966, 22-year-old Saira married 44-year-old Dilip Kumar and despite apprehensions from the media, theirs has been one of the longest lasting marriages in Bollywood. Ever since her marriage, Saira looked for dramatically challenging roles. Her valiant attempts to establish a reputation as an actress after Gopi, Sagina and Bairaag (all with Dilip Kumar) and films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chaitali met with limited success. In 1976, Saira chose to end her film career. Subsequently she has weathered a storm in her marriage, appeared in a cameo opposite her husband in Duniya (1984); and become a successful television producer.

Filmography

Junglee (1961)
Bluff Master (1963)
Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)
Shagird (1967)
Jhuk gaya Aaasmaan (1968)
Padosan (1968)
Admi aur Insaan (1969)
Gopi (1970)
Purab aur Paschim (1970)
Reshma aur Shera (1971)
Victoria No.203 (1972)
Sagina (1974)
Pocketmaar (1974)
Zameer (1974)
Hera Pheri (1975)
Duniya (1984)
Faisla (1988)

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