![]() ![]() She quoted: "I was supposed to work with him in Choti Bahu (1971), but I could not because I was ill. ![]() In an interview, she quoted that she regretted missing the chance of working with Rajesh Khanna. She acted in six with Dharmendra: Jwar Bhata, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Resham Ki Dori, Pocket Maar, International Crook and Chaitali out of which 5 were Superhit. Only Gopi was successful at the box office. She acted in three films with her husband: Gopi, Sagina and Bairaag. 203 with Navin Nischol is her biggest hit. Cult film Padosan, in 1968, opposite Sunil Dutt, catapulted her to the top league and she continued to play the heroine for several years after that. She acted in three films with Manoj Kumar, Shaadi, Purab Aur Paschim and Balidan. Īman (1967), opposite Rajendra Kumar, was her first release after her marriage. Banu also did Pyar Mohabbat with Dev Anand. Some of her successful films during this time include Jhuk Gaya Aasman and Aayi Milan Ki Bela, with Rajendra Kumar, and April Fool, with Biswajeet, Aao Pyaar Karen and Shagird with Joy Mukherjee. She did one more film opposite her first hero Shammi Kapoor, Bluff Master, directed by Manmohan Desai. Her image was that of a romantic heroine and she acted in many love stories. Junglee was the beginning of her career as a successful actress. Junglee was written by Aghajani Kashmeri (aka Kashmiri and Agha Jani), who also coached her in Urdu dialogue delivery, given his background in Urdu literature and poetry from Lucknow. ![]() The famous song from this movie "Yaahoo!! Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" sung by Mohammed Rafi was a big success. Soon she became a dancer, and her films featured more of her dancing.īanu made her acting debut opposite Shammi Kapoor in the 1961 film Junglee, for which she earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. Banu started taking Kathak and Bharata Natyam lessons with success, and trained herself professionally. Her peers all were classically trained, which was why she was not put in the top league. She said in a programme that she had basic talent and little dancing experience. īanu was 16 years old in 1960 when she started work for her debut in Hindi films. She had one brother, Sultan Ahmed (1939-2016), who was five years older than her. Saira Banu was the daughter of Naseem Banu, a stage and film actress. ![]()
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