Dilip Kumar: What will girls do in the film industry… Why did Dilip Kumar say this?

Dilip Kumar: Dilip Kumar was one of the best actors of Hindi cinema. He won the hearts of fans for decades through his films and influenced many generations. Even the biggest stalwarts of Bollywood were his admirers. He had worked with many famous beauties in his career, but once he forced people to think by saying that what will girls do in the film industry?

Dilip Kumar himself had worked with many actresses. In such a situation, his statement was not digested by many people. However, he gave this statement only out of sympathy towards his wife and veteran actress Saira Banu. Dilip Kumar and Saira knew each other since Saira had not even started in the industry. When she started her career as an actress, Dilip Kumar had opposed her entry into the industry.

When Dilip saw Saira for the first time

Talking about his wife Saira Banu in one of his interviews, Dilip Kumar had said about his first meeting with her, “When I saw Saira Banu for the first time, my first impression was that she was very young. I knew her even before coming into the film industry.”

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Did a small role in ‘Mughal-e-Azam’

Saira played a small role in Dilip Kumar’s film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’. Madhubala was in the lead role in the film. At that time Dilip had introduced Saira to Madhubala. He had further said, “When she appeared briefly in the beginning of ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, she was just a little girl. I introduced her to Madhubala. This is where it started between us.”

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What will girls do in the film industry?

When Saira Banu entered the industry, Dilip Kumar was not happy with it. The actor had told, “When Saira had expressed her desire to enter the film industry, initially I was against it. I used to think, what will girls do in the film industry? She was very educated and had studied in England. I felt that instead of coming into films, she should get married to a good man. However, she was determined to do acting.”