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Saira Banu shares about the note left by Dilip Kumar: 'Feeling sleepy, what do you suggest, Aunty?'
Saira Banu shared a long, emotional post remembering her late husband, Dilip Kumar, on his death anniversary.
Dilip Kumar was one of the most beloved actors in Bollywood and continues to be so even after his passing. Saira Banu often shares pictures and videos, posting some unknown and lesser-known facts about her late husband and treating their fans with stories that will stay in their hearts. July 7, 2025, marks the 4th remembrance day of the Abhinay Samrat. Sharing a post to remember him, his wife wrote a long note and called him ‘my life’s greatest joy.’
Taking to her Instagram handle, Saira Banu shared a video featuring everyone’s favorite Dilip Kumar. The video featured several clips of him from different movies, as well as many unseen pictures. She also put the veteran star’s song ‘Akele hi akele chala hai’ in the background.
In her long note, the actress wrote, “The dearth of Sahib could never go… and yet, I am still with him. One in thought, in mind, in life. In this lifetime, and in the next, my soul has learnt to walk beside him even in his absence.”
Saira Banu further added that every year, she cradles her late husband’s memories on his remembrance day. She also stated that his well-wishers, admirers, friends, and family never forget this day, and this makes her feel that there will always be space for the veteran star in everyone’s hearts.
Saira further went on to call Dilip Kumar ‘life’s greatest joy.’ Stating a fact about him, Banu said, “He adored sports played cricket and football like he’d been born on the field and often said, ‘If not destiny, I would have been a national-level sportsman.’ But destiny had its own plans and gave the world the greatest actor of all time instead.”
Recalling a fun incident where Kumar left her a loving note and called her an aunty, the actress stated, “There was one evening I remember clearly our home filled with the strains of classical music, the darbar in full flow. Sahib quietly slipped away, craving a moment of rest. Later, I found a note he’d left behind, ‘Feeling sleepy, what do you suggest, Aunty?... Yours 100%.’ He made the ordinary moments eternal.”
Dilip Kumar passed away on July 7, 2021, when he was 98 years old after suffering from a long illness.
