Saira Banu recalls Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar’s bond as she meets Hema Malini, see photos | Bollywood News
3 min readMay 4, 2026 01:40 PM IST Veteran actor Saira Banu recently took to social media to share a deeply personal and nostalgic note dedicated to fellow screen legend Hema Malini, as the duo had a reunion recently. Saira Banu offered a rare glimpse into a friendship that has gracefully endured across decades of Indian cinema. Recalling a recent visit from Hema Malini, Saira Banu drew a touching parallel between the present and the past. “It does not feel so long ago that Hema had come to see me at my home, accompanied by her cousin Prabha… and yet, when I heard that she’s coming again…my heart was happy,” wrote Saira Banu. She fondly remembered their first meeting in 1966 on the sets of Deewana alongside Raj Kapoor, describing how she was instantly struck by Hema’s beauty. “I was quite simply mesmerised by her beauty—there is no other word that feels as true,” she added. Her note went on to revisit cherished memories from their time together at the Krishna Raj Sagar Dam, where …
