Saira was born into a Urdu-speaking family in India. Her mom’s name is Naseem Banu.She spent much of her childhood in London and was able to debut in 1961 in a Bollywood movie ‘Junglee’ opposite Shammi Kapoor.At the age of 22, she got married to Yusuf Khan, alias Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar. Saira has a niece, Shaheen, who was once married to Bollywood actor, Sumit Saigal, and the couple have a daughter, Sayesha.
Saira Banu
Movies
Padosan
Bhola (Sunil Dutt) is a simple minded young man who has taken a vow to act according to the book of shashtras, which dictate that a man must marry when he is of the right age. He meets with lovely Bindu (Saira Banu) and falls head in love with her.…
Fun Facts
In 1966, 22-year old Saira Bano married 44-year old superstar Dilip Kumar. Their marriage is still intact.
Has one niece, Bollywood actress, Shaheen, who was married to Bollywood actor, Sumit Saigal, circa 1997, with a six year old daughter, Sayesha.
Saira Banu was the 3rd highest paid actress in Hindi Cinema from 1963-1969 and 4th highest paid actress from 1971-1976.
Bollywood actress Shaheen is her sibling's daughter .
Actress Shaheen is her niece. She is Saira Banu's brother ( Sultan Ahmed) daughter.
Her husband Dilip Kumar revealed in his 2014 memoir "Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow"" that she became pregnant in 1972 with their son