Saira Banu reveals in 1952 Dharmendra startled a sleeping Dilip Kumar after entering his house quietly

In Pic: Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar (Pic/Instagram)

Veteran actress Saira Banu took to her Instagram and posted a couple of pictures of late actor Dilip Kumar with Dharmendra. The actress, while sharing the pictures, also revealed some interesting anecdotes.

Saira Banu, while sharing the pictures, wrote, "In 1952, Dharmendra Ji travelled from Ludhiana, Punjab, to Bombay after seeing ‘Shaheed', which touched a deep emotional chord within him. He definitely wanted to meet Dilip Sahib, whose acting had set him on fire. Right after he arrived in Bombay, he boldly took the step of looking for Sahib's house at Bandra, Pali Mala. Fortunately, he found the house, and no one stopped him at the gate, he entered, went up the stairs, and stopped by the entrance of a room; where he saw a fair, slim, and handsome man asleep on the sofa. He stood there admiring Sahib, his idol, right in front of him. Suddenly Sahib woke up and called for his staff, and Dharam Ji bolted downstairs."

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Later in her post, the actress continued, "Six years later, he returned to Bombay for Filmfare's Talent Contest and sought an appointment to meet Sahib through his sister Farida, who was at Femina. Sahib spoke to him like an elder brother, full of love and adoration. Dharam Ji listened to him, spellbound, as Sahib spoke in English, Punjabi, and Urdu in a soft, refined voice. It was a chilly night outside, and Dharam Ji was in a cotton shirt. Seeing him shiver, Sahib swiftly pulled out a sweater for him to wear on his way home."

In her long note, while sharing about the bond Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar had, Saira Banu wrote, "Since then, Dharam Ji has always walked into Sahib's house without ceremony or appointments. Be it midnight or the day, Sahib always welcomed him. He became the beacon of light in Dharam Ji's life when stardom and success came to him and he did not know how to handle them."

Veteran actress Saira Banu joined Instagram on the second anniversary of the late actor's death. She stated in her first post that she would dedicate the account to Dilip Kumar's legacy.