Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu praise Pakistan govt for conserving ancestral home

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has appreciated Pakistan government’s decision to restore and conserve his ancestral abode in Peshawar.

‘Mughal-e-Azam’ actor shared his happiness on Twitter while mentioning about his ancestral abode.

He wrote, “I have lovely memories of Qissa Khwani Bazaar, where I received my first lessons in storytelling, which later provided the impetus to choose meaty stories and scripts for my work.”

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The veteran star added, “Every day as the trading closed in the market of Qissa Khwani Bazaar, a storyteller would sit in the center of the square narrating stories of valor and victory, deceit and retribution which I would listen to with wide-eyed attention, seated next to my father and uncles.”

Dilip Saab’s sentiments when he first learnt abt the announcement to protect his ancestral home in #Peshawar. https://t.co/dhlxLGgVEv

— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) September 29, 2020

This blog from Dilip Saab is from 2011. -FF

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— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) September 29, 2020

Dilip’s wife Saira Banu has also appreciated the government’s decision.

She said, “I wish the provincial government success in its efforts and sincerely hope that this time the dream comes true. Mashallah,”

“It has come up so many times in the past and I have appreciated the tenacity with which the government is pursuing the mission of turning the house into a museum for the public to visit and feel the vintage charm of the house where Dilip Saheb grew up like any bright boy of the province,” Banu added.