‘Dilip Kumar Hero of Heroes’ Film Festival: Saira Banu gets emotional after seeing Dilip Kumar’s poster

Veteran actor Saira Banu attended the two-day film festival titled ‘Dilip Kumar Hero of Heroes’ to celebrate Dilip Kumar’s 100th birth anniversary on Sunday. At the event, Saira got emotional upon seeing a poster of her late husband-actor Dilip Kumar.

The videos and pictures from the event are being widely shared on the internet and fans of the legendary actor are celebrating his day by watching his iconic films.
In one of the viral videos, Saira Banu can be seen teary-eyed and touching the poster of Dilip Kumar.

Many celebrities marked their attendance to celebrate Dilip Kumar’s 100th birth anniversary. Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Divya Dutta, Shabana Azmi, and Ramesh Sippy were among the others present at the event.

The film festival has been organized by the Film Heritage Foundation. In the two days, Dilip Kumar’s critically acclaimed movies, including Aan (1952), Devdas (1955), Ram Aur Shyam (1967), and Shakti (1982), will be screened in over 30 cinema halls and 20 cities across the country.

Earlier, talking about the same Saira Banu told news agency PTI, ‘They could not have chosen a more apt title to commemorate India’s greatest actor — ‘Dilip Kumar Hero Of Heroes’. He was my favourite hero from the time I was 12 years old when I first saw him in ‘Aan’ in technicolor. It will be a joy to watch him back on the big screen, larger than life, like he has been in my life.’

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