8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

Saira Banu had said that the first 12 years of her life, she used to get a strange feeling. She though herself to be a boy as she used to hang out with boys and also took part in games with them. It was only after she went to England did she realize that there's a beautiful girl inside her.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

Saira Banu was extremely close to her grandmom who used to teach her singing. In fact, she also wanted to be a singer herself.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

Saira faced a difficult time in her marriage when her husband Dilip Kumar fell for another lady, Aasma. But she didn't leave his side and fought back till she got him back.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

Saira Banu had revealed in one of her interviews that she had a huge crush on Dilip Kumar from the age of 12. She first saw him on big screen in the film ‘Aan’ in the year 1952 and she instantly fell in love with the most charming man Bollywood had ever witnessed.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

In 1962, Saira who was just 22 at the time got married to superstar Dilip Kumar who was 44 years at that time.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

Saira Banu had never entered a film studio until her first film 'Junglee' in 1961.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

She debuted in Bollywood with the film 'Junglee' opposite Shammi Kapoor in 1961.

8 lesser known facts about the ever-so-gorgeous Saira Banu

Saira Banu is the granddaughter of a courtesan, Chamiyan Bai, also known as Shamshad Begum and she spent most of her childhood in London.