Saira Banu

Saira Banu (Hindustani pronunciation: [sɑːɪɾɑ bɑːnoː]; born 23 August 1944) is an Indian retired actress who mainly worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, she was among the most popular actresses of the 1960s and early 1970s. Banu received four Filmfare Awards nominations throughout her career. Banu made her acting debut with Junglee (1961), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. She received three more Best Actress nominations for Shagird (1967), Diwana (1967) and Sagina (1974). She went onto be part of many successful films such as: Bluffmaster (1963), Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964), Padosan (1968), Victoria No. 203 (1972), Hera Pheri (1976) and Gopi (1970). Her final film before retirement was Faisla (1988). She married actor Dilip Kumar in 1966. The couple did not have any children. Banu also worked as a producer for the Bhojpuri film Ab To Banja Sajanwa Hamaar (2006).