‘I Never Once Doubted Dilip Sahib’

October
2
is
a
special
date
for
Saira
Banu.
It’s
the
day
she
got
engaged
to
her
‘sweetheart’
Dilip
Kumar,
way
back
in
1966.

She
shares
pictures
from
her
engagement
day
and
writes
a
touching
message:
‘”MOHABBAT
MEIN
SAWAAL
NAHIN
KIYE
JAATE“,
a
line
uttered
by
me
in
the
movie

HERA
PHERI,
and
now
I
wonder,
what
value
does
it
hold.’

‘The
purest
form
of
love
lies
in
having
faith
in
your
beloved,
to
the
point
where
the
need
for
questioning
simply
fades
away.
Ever
since
I
began
my
journey
with
my
one
true
love,
my
sweetheart,
Dilip
Sahib,
on
this
unforgettable
day
the
2nd
of
October
1966,
I
have
never
questioned
anything.’

‘Whether
it
was
the
highs
or
the
lows,
or
even
the
still
moments
in
between,
I
never
once
doubted
or
questioned
him.
I
simply
loved.
For
love,
you
see,
is
the
foundation
upon
which
everything
else
stands,’
she
adds.

‘It
frees
you
from
any
burdens,
doubts,
or
expectations,
leaving
only
one
thing
behind,
devotion.
And
in
that
devotion,
one
finds
the
true
essence
of
love
a
love
that
is
unconditional,
liberating,
and
enduring,’
Sairaji
writes.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com