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Saira Banu gets emotional ahead of Dilip Kumar’s 100th birth anniversary film festival; watch video

Saira Banu got emotional ahead of the festival, which is celebrating the legacy of her late husband.

PVR Cinemas in association with Film Heritage Foundation are exhibiting handpicked films of veteran legend Dilip Kumar on December 10 and 11 on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary. Saira Banu got emotional ahead of the festival, which is celebrating the legacy of her late husband.

Saira Banu gets emotional ahead of Dilip Kumar’s 100th birth anniversary film festival; watch video

In a video released online, Saira Banu was seen seemingly teary-eyed as she was seen caressing a poster of a young-looking Dilip Kumar. The actress was holding back her tears in front of the paparazzi. She was dressed in a black outfit as she stood beside the veteran actress Farida Jalal among others.

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Previously, she spoke about the festival and said, “I am so happy that Film Heritage Foundation is celebrating Dilip Sahab’s 100th birthday on December 11 this year by screening some of his most popular films in cinemas across India. 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 technicolour. It will be a joy to watch him back on the big screen, larger than life, like he has been in my life.”

Amitabh Bachchan, who had his own festival for his 80^th birthday celebration in October 2022, also said, “As Dilip Kumar turns 100, I am so glad that we at Film Heritage Foundation are celebrating his legacy with this festival of films in theatres that will showcase some of his memorable performances in the cinema. I would urge every film lover and contemporary actor who have not watched Dilip Kumar larger-than-life not to miss the incredible opportunity of watching this giant among actors back on the big screen. It will be a master class in acting. Even today I am learning every time I watch his films. Dilip Kumar was and is my idol. I am still to meet an actor who could match his faultless performance, his flawless diction and the intelligence and commitment he brought to his craft.”

He added further, “His every spoken word was poetry and when he appeared on the screen, everything else was a blur. I had the privilege of sharing the screen with him just once and the experience was one I will cherish. I was deeply disturbed to hear that many of his films are not in a condition to be screened in cinemas and that is a tragedy. Film Heritage Foundation is working day and night to ensure that the work of legends like Dilip Kumar survives and is preserved and restored to be shown to new generations of audiences. I’d like to thank Ajay Bijli and the PVR Cinemas team for enabling us to bring classic cinema back to the big screen.”

The two-day film festival is showcasing four of Dilip Kumar’s critically acclaimed movies including Aan (1952), Devdas (1955), Ram Aur Shyam (1967) and Shakti (1982) on the big screen across 31 cinemas in 21 cities.