Mumbai, Oct 11 (NationPress) On the occasion of their 59th wedding anniversary this Saturday, the esteemed actress Saira Banu took a heartfelt journey into her past, reminiscing about her wedding night with the late iconic actor Dilip Kumar.

Saira reminisced, “As I reflect on one of the most treasured nights of my existence, our wedding night, 59 years ago, the melody of “Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan Aaj Ki Raat” graced the atmosphere like an everlasting blessing.”

She shared that the song resonated throughout the night, “mirroring the joy in my soul, and I recall thinking that if someone had told me I could genuinely soar that evening, I would have accepted it as truth.”

“That’s how surreal, how dreamlike everything felt,” Saira expressed.

Reflecting on the day’s simplicity, Saira noted: “Nothing about that day was ostentatious, yet it was impeccably beautiful in its modesty. My wedding attire was lovingly crafted by our neighborhood tailor; there were no extravagant designers, no elaborate preparations, no printed invitations, just a flurry of excitement and genuine emotion.”

Saira recounted that the nikaah was initially scheduled for November, but fate had different plans.

“I can still hear Sahib’s gentle yet assertive voice over the phone from Calcutta saying, 'Aap ek Maulvi ko bulaiye aur Nikaah karwa dijiye!' And just like that, the most significant day of my life unfolded in the blink of an eye.”

She described the wedding as enchantingly chaotic, with Dilip Kumar’s baraat arriving down the street, the umbrella of the ghodi brushing against his sehra.

Saira wrote: “The wedding itself was filled with delightful chaos. Sahib and I lived nearby, and when his baraat made its way down the lane, the ghodi descended a small incline, the umbrella touching his sehra—a sight so delightful that it still brings a smile to my face. Word quickly spread that Dilip Kumar was marrying, and hundreds of admirers flocked to my home.”

She recalled that the house was “overflowing with laughter, noise, and strangers who felt like family.”

Saira mentioned it took her nearly two hours to descend from the upper floor for the nikaah ceremony, as the bride was delayed by her own guests!

“The crowd was so immense that we even ran out of food; guests began pocketing tiny mementos: a fork here, a spoon there, almost as if they were gathering tokens from a fairytale. Oh, what a day that was! Unscripted, imperfect, yet filled with a kind of joy that words can never adequately describe.”

“That night remains etched in my heart, a memory that still glows gently, even after all these years.”