Veteran actor Saira Banu took a trip down memory lane on Sunday, talking about her 1974 film Sagina in a flashback post on her Instagram profile.Sharing a black-and-white scene from the film, Banu also shared her thoughts about her late husband Dilip Kumar, who was the lead actor in the film. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saira Banu Khan (@sairabanu) Sagina was a 1974 drama film directed by Tapan Sinha and starring Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu in lead roles. It was a remake of a Bengali film Sagina Mahato – which had the same cast and director. Although Sagina was well-received by critics and won a Filmfare award, it was a commercial disaster. The films music was composed by the legendary SD Burman, and its famous song Saala Mein To Sahab Ban Gaya was sung by Kishore Kumar.In the caption of the films still, Banu wrote, “Sagina is one of my most loved films. It is based on the true story of the labour movement. Sagina, a factory labourer…is an honest, aggressive and loveable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of Northern-Eastern India. Sagina becomes a Welfare Officer and brings about justice.”Dilip Kumar and Tapan Sinha brought ease, cordiality during Sagina shoot: Saira BanuSaira Banu, who made her Instagram debut on July 7, wrote about the great atmosphere during the shoot of Sagina, for which she credited Dilip Kumar and director Tapan Sinha.“I was so happy when Sahib [Dilip Kumar] and revered Tapan Sinha worked together… they were such good friends and like minded that they brought ease and cordiality while filming Sagina in the most relaxed atmosphere at Gayabari where we worked in the outdoors. The first thing that Sahib set up in the garden was a badminton court for all the team of the shooting to play together in the evenings and then cosily huddle in the house to sing and joke together turn by turn,” she wrote.She also heaped lavish praises on her late husbands performance in the film, calling it spell-binding and enthralling.#DilipKumar & Saira Banu4 films : Gopi, Bairaag, Sagina, Duniya#Thread Dilip Kumar and his on-screen leading ladies @TheDilipKumar pic.twitter.com/B5IRdAwbeC— Film History Pics (@FilmHistoryPic) December 11, 2020Banu wrote, “Sharing a scene which is my personal favourite… when Sagina who is a robust outgoing man, is sitting in his office absolutely bored and suffocated and then he steps out compelled to breathe the fresh air in the lush outdoors. Then he spots the coming of the train and exuberantly matches speed with the passing train. I think it is one of Sahibs most spellbinding and enthralling performances.”Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar – who passed away in 2021 – had acted together in several films such as Sagina, Gopi and Bairaag, Sagina Mahato, and Duniya. They were married from 1966 till Dilip Kumars passing.
