Last updated:March 09, 2025, 20:11 IST

Dilip Kumar married Saira Bano at the age of 44, but later married Asma Rahman, which he described as a big mistake of his life. Dileep took divorce from Asma and apologized to Saira.

Saira Bano and Dilip Kumar during the film scene

Dilip Kumar was the most favorite hero of Bollywood. In the 50s and 60s, every girl used to give her heart to Dilip Kumar. But the heart of the people broke when his lovestory remained incomplete with Madhubala. Well, later he married Saira Bano at the age of 44. There was a difference of 22 years in the age of both. But Saira Bano’s heart was crushed when Dilip Kumar secretly married another. Yes, the actor had married another despite getting married. Let us tell you what Dilip Kumar had said about this mistake.

Dilip Kumar had married a second marriage while living with Saira Bano. It was described by itself as a big mistake of his life. Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano got married 16 years old, but then this relationship started getting sour. It happened that Dilip Kumar had secretly married a woman from Hyderabad. The matter worsened when Saira came to know about the actor’s second wife, Asma Rahman, from the newspaper. When he realized his mistake, Dilip Kumar regretted a lot. The actor also described the second marriage as a cheating and cheating. The affair in which he was trapped.

Saira got news of Sautan from newspaper

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Initially, like every woman, Saira was not sure that her husband had married another. But as the layers of truth opened, she was left stunned. It is bound to have distances in their relationship after this big tornado. But Dilip Kumar also soon accepted that he had made a big mistake by cheating Saira. Then Dilip Kumar sought time from his wife to correct everything.

Dilip Kumar’s second wife

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Dilip Kumar married Asma Rahman in the year 1981 and the relationship ended in 1983. Now how was this marriage, what was the story, Dilip Kumar himself told about this in his autobiography. He soon finished this marriage in a legal way and returned to his wife Saira Bano. In the time, such rumors had flown that Dilip Kumar had done another marriage in the fascination of Aulad. Because he never had children with Saira.

Dilip Kumar signed a ‘commitment letter’ with Saira before divorce from Asma. In which he said that he will fulfill his promise till his last breath. It is said that Saira Bano had clearly said that she will not become a second wife. When both were getting married, they promised each other that they are of course Muslims but will never marry another. According to Bollywoodshaadis, Dilip Kumar once said while talking about:

Saira supported me when I accepted my mistake. I requested him to give me a chance to rectify this mistake. I want some time to correct our 16 -year marriage again. I requested Saira and supported him. “

Dilip Kumar’s second wife, mother was 3 children

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Dilip Kumar has told about this sad phase of his life in his autobiography. About his second marriage, Dilip Kumar explained in detail the story of this marriage in his autobiography ‘The Substance and the Shadow: En Autobiography’. He has written how he met Asma Rahman during a cricket match in Hyderabad. She met him as a fan. She was also married and had three children. Dilip Kumar also told that he met Asma through his sister. The biggest thing here was that Dilip Kumar described this marriage as an accident and deception. The actor said that both of them had implicated him. He keeps an eye day and night. Used to know everything about the actor’s schedule and routine. Talking about this, Dilip Kumar said:

Then I had no idea that a conspiracy was being hatched behind my back and an attempt is being made to trap me. I can never forget or forgive myself how much I hurt Saira. I broke his unwavering faith.

Where is Dilip Kumar’s second wife now

In his autobiography, Dilip Kumar also said that this incident brought him and Saira closer. On the other hand, when we talk about Asma Rahman, it was not known till date what the woman did. No one knows where Dilip Kumar’s second wife is now.