Taking to his blog, Bachchan honoured the memory of the late star in a post that read, ”
In remembrance,
Dilip Kumar birth Anniversary 11th December .. he would have been 99! Whenever the history of the Indian Film Industry shall be written it shall ever be: ‘before Dilip Kumar; after Dilip Kumar.’
… a most rare picture courtesy Moses Sapir of Israel…
Our prayers and duas…”
Dilip Kumar, who would have turned 99 today, passed away on July 7 due to prolonged illness.
Bachchan, who shared the silver screen with Kumar in Ramesh Sippy’s 1982 action-crime movie ‘Shakti’ payed tribute to the late actor in a moving post that read, “An institution has gone… whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written, it shall always be ‘before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar’… My duas for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss… Deeply saddened.”
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— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 1625628786000
Saira Banu, in an exclusive with ETimes, penned a heartfelt note remembering her late husband who she was married to for 55 years.
“Indeed, millions of fans and I (his Fan No. 1) are going to celebrate the day quietly by ourselves knowing fully well that he is with us in our lives forever,” she wrote.
Revealing how she will mark the special day, Banu told PTI, “I will do the prayers, remember him and I want the day to be very quiet. I want to visit the Juhu garden (Juhu Qabrastan) where he is (buried).”
