Saira Banu

In my family, I've seen women being devoted to their husbands. I grew up watching that. To me, it is a very…

— Saira Banu

Producer Ram Mukherjee was making 'Hum Hindustani' and he wanted to cast me opposite Sunil Dutt. But it was decided that I…

— Saira Banu

I am not being a martyr when I say that I don't regret putting my career on the backburner.

— Saira Banu

My marriage was a dream come true for me.

— Saira Banu

The people in Chennai and Mumbai are equally cultured and well-informed.

— Saira Banu

My mother Naseem Bano who was called the first 'Pari Chehra' or beauty queen of the film industry, had taken me to…

— Saira Banu

I am still head over heels in love with my Kohinoor, Yousuf Sahab, the way I was when I first felt attracted…

— Saira Banu

It was never my ambition to watch myself in magnified close-ups on screen.

— Saira Banu

I consider myself very fortunate.

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No marriage can be flawless and perfect.

— Saira Banu

As my grandmother Shamshad Begum was a noted classical singer, who had settled down in London, we used to receive several people…

— Saira Banu

I did my first film Junglee and it became a hit. That film was the first one to bring the real colour…

— Saira Banu

If a woman's husband is India's Kohinoor, why won't his wife be a Sati Savitri.

— Saira Banu

Well, Dilip saab was a family friend; he knew my parents. So we were always invited when there was a function at…

— Saira Banu

As colleagues, Shammi ji was my first co-actor and the hero of my debut film 'Junglee' in 1961. I met him for…

— Saira Banu

Every scene in 'Ganga Jamuna' has been spellbinding for me. I can see the film any number of times and still not…

— Saira Banu

My husband deserves the top honours for the work he has done and the man that he is.

— Saira Banu

I don't miss having a child because Saab is like a child at heart.

— Saira Banu

I am at my best within my family fold. Outside, I am withdrawn, aloof and reserved.

— Saira Banu

Every touch and hug that I got from my grandmom and mom was therapeutic.

— Saira Banu

Saab never asked me to give up my career. In fact, he encouraged me to continue acting after marriage. But, after a…

— Saira Banu

I am grateful for every day that I get with the people I love.

— Saira Banu

We don't want any starry trappings that would make us obsessed with ourself and our image.

— Saira Banu

Our marriage is the most important thing in my life.

— Saira Banu