Dilip Kumar death: Saira Banu expresses gratitude to PM Narendra Modi for his condolences and phone call

Cinematic legend Dilip Kumar drew his last breath on July 7. His demise sent the entire nation into mourning and the late actor’s wife Saira Banu has now expressed her gratitude on Twitter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expressing his condolences and taking the time to call her early morning after Dilip Kumar’s death.

The veteran actress through Dilip Kumar’s Twitter account replied to PM Modi’s condolence tweet and said, “Thank you hon’ble @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi ji for your early morning gracious phone call and condolences. -Saira Banu Khan.”

The actor died aged 98 in Mumbai’s PD Hinduja Hospital where he was brought a week before after he complained of feeling breathless. Saira Banu remained at his side till the very end as he was declared dead at around 7:30 am. Dilip Kumar was accorded full state honours at his funeral by order of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who also visited the actor’s residence to pay his last respects.

Saira Banu also thanked the Chief Minister and Prime Minister for according Dilip Kumar with the the state honours. “Thank you @PMOIndia and @CMOMaharashtra for according Dilip Sahib burial with state funeral protocols. - Saira Banu Khan”

Dilip Kumar’s illustrious career in films inspired many new generations of actors through films like Mughal-e-Azam, Devdas, Naya Daur, Ram Aur Shayam, Ganga Jamuna, Andaz and more. His debuted in cinema in 1944 with Jwar bhata and went on to act for over five decades his last film being Qaidi in 1998.