Dilip Kumar married Saira Banu in 1966. However, after 15 years of marriage, he married a girl named Asma Rehman for the second time. He made this marriage in secret. But their relationship broke down in just 2 years. Dilip Kumar and Asma Rehman divorced in 1983. At the same time, Dilip Kumar still regretted his second marriage and cheated on Saira Banu.
Dilip Kumar had said: I was cheated
Regarding this, in his memoir The Substance and the Shadow: An Autobiography, Dilip Kumar had said that he first met Asma during a cricket match in Hyderabad. Both as a fan and a star, but later both entered into a relationship. Dilip Kumar later learned that it contained bad intentions.
Dilip Kumar had said that he met Asma through his sisters. He was told that Asma was married and had three children. After some time, Dilip Kumar realized that Asma and her husband were present wherever he went to work.
On this subject, the actor had further declared: “I was completely unaware of this collusion. What was being done to me fraudulently and to obtain a commitment from me, a situation was being created in which special interests could be realized.
“I cheated on Saira, I can’t forgive myself”
Dilip Kumar married Asma in 1981. When Saira Banu heard the news of the marriage, she was deeply shocked as she had unwavering trust in Dilip Kumar. It was a very bad time for their relationship.
Dilip Kumar had written about it: I had hurt Saira and her unwavering trust in me was broken. I can never forget this or forgive myself.