Saira Banu Calls 'Sagina' Dilip Kumar’s ‘Most Spell-Binding Performance’, Shares Her Favourite Scene From The Film

Veteran actor Saira Banu, recently made her debut on Instagram, and she keeps sharing anecdotes from her and late star Dilip Kumar’s life.

Saira Bano took to Instagram, where she shared a few glimpses from the film Sagina.

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New Delhi: Veteran actor Saira Banu recently made her debut on Instagram, and she keeps on sharing anecdotes from her and late star Dilip Kumar’s life. On Sunday, Sair shared a glimpse of her personal favourite scene from Dilip Kumar’s performance in the 1974 film ‘Sagina’. 

Saira Bano took to Instagram, where she shared a few glimpses and captioned the post: “Sagina is one of my most loved films. It is based on the true story of the labour movement. Sagina, a factory labourer...is an honest, aggressive and loveable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of Northern-Eastern India. Sagina becomes a Welfare Officer and brings about justice.” 

“I was so happy when Sahib and revered Tapan Sinha worked together... they were such good friends and like-minded that they brought ease and cordiality while filming Sagina in the most relaxed atmosphere at Gayabari where we worked in the outdoors. The first thing that Sahib set up in the garden was a Badminton court for all the team of the shooting to play together in the evenings and then cosily huddle in the house to sing and joke together turn by turn,” she added. 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Sharing a scene which is my personal favourite... when Sagina who is a robust outgoing man, is sitting in his office absolutely bored and suffocated and then he steps out compelled to breathe the fresh air in the lush outdoors. Then he spots the coming of the train and exuberantly matches speed with the passing train. I think it is one of Sahib's most spellbinding and enthralling performances.” 

‘Sagina’ is directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen, Om Prakash. It was a remake of 1970 Bengali movie Sagina Mahato directed by Tapan Sinha with the same lead pair in the cast. 

The film revolved around Dilip Kumar’s character Sagina, a factory laborer, and an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of North-Eastern India.