Saira Banu Says Sunil Dutt Would Share His Favourite Katori Of Dal With Dilip Kumar, Recalls Friendship Of The Legendary Actors

Veteran actor Saira Banu recalled various occasions and talked about the closeness between the late Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt. Saira shared a picture of the late actors on Instagram on Monday.

New Delhi: Veteran actor Saira Banu recalled various occasions and talked about the closeness between the late Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt. Saira shared a picture of the late actors on Instagram on Monday. Dilip Kumar can be seen holding Sunil Dutt in the image as he looks the other way. The legendary actor Dilip Kumar was wearing a blue shirt, while Sunil Dutt was dressed in all black, in the picture.

Saira Banu wrote a long note as the caption of the post. She revealed how the two legendary actors Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt became friends by writing, "I am joyous as I share stories and moments that Sahib shared and lived with people that he called friends. Sahib was known to be a lovable and caring person but only a few people knew that he was a great friend too...one of them was Sunil Dutt.

Dilip Sahib and Dutt Sahab were not only neighbours but also dearest of friends. They were both great icons who did not isolate themselves in their own luxurious lives but always came to aid the film fraternity, whether it was a matter of the industry at large or some crisis. When there was big trouble and heartache Dilip Sahib and Dutt Sahab would burn the midnight lamp together and would pow-wow into finding solutions, be it 3 in the morning. or 4, whether it meant travelling to and fro to Delhi or helping victims of the civil riots in Mumbai."

 

Saira Banu recalls the great camaraderie between Dilip Saab and Sunil Dutt

"On occasions of mirth and joy, it was a treat to see Sunil Ji walking down the slope into Dilip Sahib’s house to share his favourite Katori of cooked Dal that was a must for him with every meal.

Once after a function in Shirpur, Maharashtra, Dutt Sahab met with an unfortunate air-crash on his flight back. He did survive it but landed at “Breach Candy Hospital.” Upon his discharge from the hospital, even the injury did not stop him from hobbling across with a walking stick to his friend Dilip Sahib's house to wish him Eid Mubarak. This was the greatness and camaraderie of Dutt Sahab.

When Dilip Sahib needed to travel abroad to accept an award, Dutt Sahib was the first to second him and give him the impetus to receive this honour. He said while doing this he would like to see his own birthplace after so many years."

Saira Banu talks about Mother India and Dilip Saab's refusal to play Nargis' son

This friendship between the two goes back to a Radio Interview that Dutt Sahib did with Dilip Sahib and Mehboob Khan’s “Mother India", wherein Dilip Sahib refused to be cast as Smt. Nargis Ji’s son in the same film. After that Sunil Ji was cast in the same role.