{"id":101250,"date":"2024-07-24T19:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/when-manoj-kumar-said-he-would-rather-shelve-a-film-than-replace-saira-banu\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T19:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:03:18","slug":"when-manoj-kumar-said-he-would-rather-shelve-a-film-than-replace-saira-banu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/when-manoj-kumar-said-he-would-rather-shelve-a-film-than-replace-saira-banu\/","title":{"rendered":"When Manoj Kumar Said He Would “Rather Shelve A Film” Than Replace Saira Banu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Legendary actor\u00a0Manoj Kumar<\/a>\u00a0celebrates his 87th birthday (July 24). To mark the occasion, his contemporary Saira Banu shared a special post for the actor. They appeared together for the first time in the 1962 film\u00a0Shaadi. The movie, directed by R Krishnan and S Panju, also featured Dharmendra in a key role.\u00a0Saira Banu<\/a>\u00a0has uploaded a black-and-white picture featuring her late husband, cinema legend Dilip Kumar, whom she lovingly calls \u201cSahib,\u201d and Manoj Kumar. In the text attached to the post, Saira Banu shared how she \u201ccomfortably\u201d worked with Manoj Kumar on the sets of\u00a0Shaadi. She wrote, \u201cSoon after my first film I received so many offers amongst which was \u2018SHAADI’. Here for the first time I played opposite Manoj ji. I was a very shy youngster and I had this peculiar habit of really being awkward on the sets while doing romantic numbers. Manoj ji is very understanding he would quietly just move away from the set while my solo shots were being filmed. We were both people of very few words but worked comfortably together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharing how her husband\u00a0Dilip Kumar<\/a>\u00a0was Manoj Kumar’s \u201cidol\u201d, Saira Banu added, \u201cManoj ji’s idol has been Sahib. They were close and would always venture to make different types of Omeletes, flying kites, and indulging in \u2018Sher-O-Shayari’. There is a big joke, when the duo starred in \u2018AADMI’, Manoj ji started to assume the gestures associated with Sahib. After which Sahib laughingly said to Manoj ji, \u2018Yaar Tu Meri Tarah Shots Kar Le, Main Kuch Aur Tarika Nikaltaa Hoon’!! Ha Ha!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Saira Banu also remembered how Manoj Kumar decided to shelve a movie if she would drop out, instead of replacing her. She wrote, \u201cSahib and I had decided that I would not be continuing with my film career after our Shaadi but Behold! I had signed \u201cPURAB AUR PASCHIM\u201d before marriage, wherein I play a Westernised young girl against Manoj ji. Manoj ji declared that he would shelve his project if Sahib did not allow me to work in it. Later on in the film I was unwell and Sahib told Manoj ji that we will never misunderstand if he replaces me, but Manoj ji committed that he would rather shelve the film than replace me. I will always respect him for this magnanimous gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recalling a funny incident from the sets of the 1985 film\u00a0Balidaan,\u00a0Saira Banu added, \u201cYou know Manoj ji’s wife Shashi was very close to us and such a lively talented woman. She would tell me, Saira, if a bumble-bee came into the bedroom, Manoj ji would go under the bed-sheet and ask her to drive out the insect! One day in \u2018BALIDAAN’ outdoors Manoj ji and I were shooting in China-Creek. Both of us were running away from the Daaku who was approaching us on horseback and we were running away bare feet in the flowing water handcuffed to each other. As the camera came on, the Bandit was whipping away in the air in pursuit of us and Manoj ji was supposed to grab the whip and stand in front of me to protect me like a He-Man, instead of this when the shot started Manoj ji quickly ran behind me instead of protecting me. What a laugh!\u201d<\/p>\n

Saira Banu concluded her note by writing, \u201cIn later years Manoj ji remained close to our family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the post, film writer\u00a0Aamil Keeyan Khan\u00a0dropped red heart emojis.<\/p>\n

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Saira Banu re-shared this post on her Instagram Stories and wrote, \u201cHappy Birthday Manoj Ji.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saira Banu last appeared in the 1988 film\u00a0Faisla<\/em>, alongside Ashok Kumar and Vinod Khanna.<\/p>\n


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