His first musically successful film was Rattan (1944), followed by 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee ... Naushad Saab's birth anniversary, Saira Banu, wife of legendary actor Dilip Kumar ...

Saira Banu was a fey beauty, as delicate as filigreed lace. But the painted talons she flashed on screen were also a symbol of her tenacity and spirit. In a male-dominated film industry ...