Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who turned 93 on 11 Decemberm, had a quiet birthday celebration to mark solidarity with the victims of the Chennai deluge.
In fact his wife Saira Banu told The Times of India that the birthday would be a low-key affair to show respect to the victims of the Chennai floods. “We are deeply saddened by the tragedy,” she said. “We decided not to celebrate Sahab’s birthday at an inopportune time like this. My husband and I had lived in Chennai for a few years after our marriage and the city holds a special place in our hearts.”
Even otherwise, Saira is not in favour of having a bash on the thespian’s birthday, as she feels that whenever his special day is celebrated, the veteran actor falls sick. “I think whenever we celebrate his birthday, he falls sick. I feel there is an evil eye, as soon after the celebrations he has health issues,” she said.
Kumar had earlier taken to Twitter to announce this decision himself:
Kumar’s made his film debut in 1944 in Jwar Bhata, going on to act in the popular 1947 film Jugnu in which he appeared along with Noor Jehan. Jugnu was a box office hit.
