Veteran actor
Saira Banu took to social media on Wednesday to commemorate her engagement anniversary with late film icon
Dilip Kumar, sharing a reflective post on love, faith, and devotion.
In her message,
Banu wrote, “What, indeed, is the purest love, if not faith? A faith so deep in one’s beloved that all inclination to question, to doubt, or to weigh affection upon scales of reason, simply dissolves.”
She recalled the day of their engagement in 1966, adding, “It was upon this very day, the 2nd of October, 1966, that my heart bound itself irrevocably to my one true love, my dearest Dilip Sahib. And from that moment hence, I never questioned, nor did I find reason to. In times of happiness, in seasons of grief, and in the quietude of our everyday hours, I simply loved.”
Referring to one of Kumar’s well-known sayings, Banu wrote, “For love, as my Sahib himself once so poignantly declared, ‘Pyaar mein mohabbat hai, mohabbat mein junoon hai, aur junoon mein zindagi,’ is not a matter of conditions, but of surrender.”
She concluded her post with, “And in that devotion, I discovered the essence of love as it was meant to be: unconditional and enduring, a flame neither time nor circumstance could diminish. And today, when I look back... I see two souls living wholeheartedly, loving solely! Happy Engagement Anniversary to us.”
The post received widespread attention from fans and followers who continue to express admiration for the late actor and the enduring relationship he shared with Banu. Dilip Kumar passed away in 2021 at the age of 98, leaving behind a legacy that spans over five decades in Indian cinema.
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