Former Bollywood actress Saira Banu recalled some of the wonderful times that she and her husband Dilip Kumar spent with Vinod Khanna on the occasion of his 77th birth anniversary

Banu,  in a post on Instagram, revealed that Khanna, at the peak of his career, had become a disciple of Osho and from 1975 onwards, he had taken a break from films to follow his Guru

She also shared some old videos and photos of her and her husband of their times spent with Khanna

“At that time, I told him many times, "You are one of the brightest stars of today and everyone knows you will scale tremendous heights in your career. You are too promising. Please don’t go. Why are you intending to take this hiatus?" The entire industry was crestfallen at this move,” she wrote in a post on Instagram

She described Khanna as a ‘thoughtful man’ who loved her husband incredibly and how he was afraid of acting in front of her husband Dilip Kumar

“Vinod loved Sahib incredibly. He was a very thoughtful man. Once, he and I were shooting at “Natraj Studios” for Guru Dutt's film “AAROP” directed by Atmaramji. On the very same day, Sahib was headed to the airport and I had requested him to stop by the Studio before his flight to Delhi,” she wrote

“As Sahib arrived, Vinod, Johnny Walker Bhai, and I were rehearsing a scene. While Sahib walked in, Vinod disappeared somewhere. Soon after, Atmaramji sent assistants to look for him so that we could go ahead with the shot,” she added.

“Vinod took pretty long to come onto the set and Sahib had already left. As soon as Vinod appeared I asked him ‘Where were you for so long?’ Vinod laughed and said ‘Oh! Boy! Do you think I can act and perform while Dilipji, “The Master Of Acting” is watching? I would be shaking with nervousness! So I absconded!,’” she added

She also revealed of the bonding that she and her husband had with Khanna’s first wife Geetanjali and second wife Kavita also

“I remember it was a joy to see him and his wife Geetanjali while we shot outdoors at Lonavala, all of us lived together and had fun times. Later on, when he married Kavita, his second wife, they always visited us on occasions, particularly on our “Silver Wedding Anniversary” and mingled so wonderfully as one of our own family. We miss him!,” she wrote

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