‘Neither charming nor attractive…’: This actress was once rejected by a star, later became his wife, was called Bollywood’s number one heroine, she is…
GH News April 07, 2025 02:06 AM

Many a times big actors have turned down working with good actresses because of their less fandom. However only these actresses turned out to be superstars in the future. Today we will talk about one star who was turned down by Dilip Kumar. However the actress in discussion turned out to be a huge star in the industry. Dilip called her neither attractive nor charming. That stuck with the actress and she proved her mettle. Interestingly once again Dilip and her fates met and she became Dilips wife.
Yes as interesting as this sounds this is actually what happened when Saira Banu met Dilip Kumar. Dilip who is also known as the tragedy king of cinema turned down Saira Banu who would have played opposite him in the film Ram Aur Shyam. The legendary actor said that Saira was not fit for the role and they would not make a good pairing as per a report by NDTV.
Later for the same role Waheeda Rehman was cast. Dilip sahab had revealed this in his autobiography The Substance and the Shadow.
Over the years Saira Banu worked and established herself as one of the renowned actresses in Bollywood. During her time Banu turned out to be everyones favourite and every other director wanted to cast her in films.
Once again Dilip Kumar and Saira Banus fate brought them in front of each other. When girls went gaga over Dilip Kumar the actor somehow fell in love with Saira. The actress had already liked Kumar since she was 12 years old and when her dream came true the couple decided to tie the knot. For the unversed Dilip was 44 whereas Saira was 22. Despite a huge age gap the couple tied the knot. Sadly they were never blessed with a child.