Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar turns 96 on Tuesday, the film fraternity and his fans cannot stop recalling his prolific performances, which earned him the title of Indian cinema's Kohinoor and Tragedy King. What's more, the actor, who was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital recently due to mild pneumonia, has returned home in time for his birthday.
Now on the special occasion, his wife Saira Banu was asked how she plans to celebrate her husband's 96th birthday, to which she replied, "Every day that God gives me to spend with sahab is a great celebration of a day well spent. I am blessed to be with him and I treasure every moment, each second," as quoted by a leading daily.
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Interestingly, Saira also penned down emotional piece on her husband for a group of fans based in the US and we must say, the doting wife just could not stop gushing about him. Calling Yousuf sahab (Dilip Kumar's original name) as his "world, love, soul, Kohinoor, and the most precious gift from Allah", she wrote, "He gave me the same thoughtful care he extended to his sisters and brothers and the respect of being his wife. He made life a joy to live, with his simple gestures and pleasant surprises that made me feel I could not be more blessed and fortunate than I was."
Recalling her martial bliss, Saira Banu concluded by saying, "If I have another life at all, I will once again beseech Allah to give me the blessing of living this life again."
We wish Dilip Kumar a very happy birthday!
