Saira Banu shares nostalgic Diwali post on her 'annual photograph tradition' with Dilip Kumar

NewsentertainmenthindibollywoodSaira Banu shares nostalgic Diwali post on her 'annual photograph tradition' with Dilip Kumar; says, 'There is something quite magical about Diwali' Saira Banu shares nostalgic Diwali post on her 'annual photograph tradition' with Dilip Kumar; says, 'There is something quite magical about Diwali' TOI Entertainment Desk / etimes.in / Updated: Nov 08, 2026, 14:36 IST Saira Banu shares nostalgic Diwali post on her 'annual photograph tradition' with Dilip Kumar; says, 'There is something quite magical about Diwali' Veteran actress Saira Banu has wished fans a happy Diwali with a nostalgic Instagram post.

She shared throwback pictures with her late husband, Dilip Kumar, and remembered the annual photograph the couple took together every Diwali, surrounded by diyas.Throwback pictures with Dilip Kumar In the photos, the couple pose together with several diyas around them.

Saira Banu also remembered the lovely Diwali parties she attended in her early days in the film industry.She captioned the post, “There is something quite magical about Diwali. Perhaps it is the way a thousand little diyas make a home feel warmer, or how certain moments, even years later, return to us with the tenderness of an old photograph.

(sic).”Memories of festive gatherings Recalling those days, she wrote, “I often think of the Diwalis Dilip Sahib and I shared, and our little tradition of taking our annual photograph together, surrounded by the glow of diyas, while our home sparkled with countless little flames.

In my early days in the film industry, there were lovely Diwali gatherings, dear friends, endless festivities and the childlike delight of lighting phuljhadis. How beautifully those memories have stayed with me!” She added that “life has a curious way of turning moments into memories, but the love with which they were lived never quite leaves us.” She ended with a message for everyone: “This Diwali, I wish for every home to be filled with laughter, every heart with contentment, and every life with little moments that become beautiful memories.

Wishing you all a truly blessed and happy Diwali. (red heart emoji)”About Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu married on 11 October 1966. She was 22 and he was 44 at the time. Saira often shares such precious moments with her late husband on social media.

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