She chose the path of acting against her mother’s wishes, wanted to debut with Shashi Kapoor, became Shammi Kapoor’s heroine

New Delhi. Saira Banu had only two dreams in her childhood, first she wanted to become a top actress like her mother and second she wanted to marry actor Dilip Kumar. Very few people know that she wanted to debut with Shashi Kapoor, but she entered the film world as Shammi Kapoor’s heroine.

There was a time when people used to fall in love with Saira Banu after seeing her beauty, innocence and her acting. The love story of Saira Banu, who made millions of people crazy, is no less than a filmy love story. Before Dilip Kumar, Rajendra Kumar also used to like her a lot. But at that time he was married and later Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu became one.

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The actress became adamant on her stubbornness
Saira Banu grew up dreaming of making a career in the world of acting since childhood. Saira’s mother was also a well-known actress of her time. She never wanted her daughter to step into the world of acting. Because she was afraid that people would definitely compare her daughter with her. But Saira insisted and chose acting as her career.

She wanted to become Shashi Kapoor’s heroine but became Shammi Kapoor’s
Saira Banu often shares old stories on social media. Once she had revealed on Shashi Kapoor’s birthday that initially, she was going to debut opposite Shashi Kapoor in Yash Chopra’s 1961 film ‘Dharmaputra’. But Mala Sinha was cast in it and her dream remained unfulfilled.

Let us tell you that Saira Bano started her career with the film Junglee in 1961. Shammi Kapoor was seen in the lead role in this film. The actress also received many awards for her debut film.

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