Saira Banu on Rajendra Kumar Birth Anniversary: There were many legendary actors but only Rajendra Kumar got the tag of ‘Jubilee Kumar’. Some of Rajendra Kumar’s films used to run in theatres for 25-25 weeks and this was the reason why he was called ‘Jubilee Kumar’. Today is Rajendra Kumar’s birth anniversary and on this occasion, his co-actress of superhit films Saira Banu has remembered him.
Many films of Saira Banu and Rajendra Kumar were released which were hits. There were also stories of their affair during that period. Let us tell you about them, and also tell you what Saira Banu wrote while remembering Rajendra Kumar.
Saira Banu remembered Rajendra Kumar
Saira Banu has shared a poster of one of her films with Rajendra Kumar on Instagram story. Along with this, she wrote, ‘Remembering veteran actor Rajendra Kumar, also known as Jubilee Kumar, on his birth anniversary. He was not just an actor but made people fall in love with cinema. I worked with you in films like ‘Jhuk Gaya Aasman’, ‘Aai Milan Ki Bela’ and ‘Aman’ and learned a lot. Rajendra ji was a good family friend and our well-wisher.’
Saira Banu further wrote, ‘This is written in Rajendra Kumar’s biography ‘Jubilee Kumar: The Life and Times of a Superstar’. In which he said, ‘I always prayed that Saira gets a wonderful life partner. And see, my wish came true, she married the legend of Indian cinema Dilip Kumar.’ He always said good, did good and thought good for me and my family. Happy birth anniversary, dear Rajendra ji. Your legacy and kindness will always inspire people.’
Stories of Saira Banu and Rajendra Kumar’s affair
Rajendra Kumar was one of the legendary actors of the film industry. Saira Bano was new to the film industry, so she became friends with Rajendra Kumar and they also worked together in many films. Luckily their films became hits and their pairing also became popular. For a long time, both of them were seen together in every event or in public, so people suspected that they were having an affair.
Saira Bano accepted her affair only with Dilip Kumar. Dilip Kumar was almost 22 years older than her, yet she married him and Saira Bano stayed with Dilip sahab till the end. Even today, she remembers him from time to time. She considers Rajendra Kumar as her good friend who was also close to Dilip Kumar.
Let us tell you, Rajendra Kumar died on 12 July 1999 due to cardiac arrest, it is said that he had blood cancer. Rajendra Kumar has given many great films in his film career and his era was during the 70’s, after which Rajesh Khanna’s era came.
