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Dharmendra, Saira Banu Honor Dilip Kumar With Personal Tributes

Instagram posts feature rare photographs paired with heartfelt reflections on his cinematic legacy

Overview

  • The two legends took to Instagram on July 7, 2025, to mark the fourth anniversary of his death with deeply emotional posts
  • Dharmendra shared an unseen black-and-white photo of him and Dilip Kumar arm wrestling along with a note calling him his “dearest brother” and “god of the film industry”
  • Saira Banu released a montage video of archival images and wrote that his absence “can never be filled,” describing him as “an entire era”
  • Dharmendra recalled their only on-screen collaboration in the 1966 film Paari, underscoring the depth of their off-screen brotherhood and Golden Era camaraderie
  • Both tributes reaffirm Dilip Kumar’s status as Hindi cinema’s “Tragedy King” and celebrate the enduring bonds that define his influence across generations