Saira Banu

Acting

Saira Banu

Born

1944-08-23 (82)

Place of birth

Mussoorie, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Known for

No artwork available
NR

Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

2002

Gopi poster
7.0

Unorthodox, honest, simple-minded, and unemployed Gopi is blamed for a theft he did not commit, and gets thrown out of his home by his elder step-brother.

Gopi

1970

Aadmi Aur Insaan poster
5.4

Two close friends, Munish and Jai, with unbreakable bond become rivals when they both fall in love with the same woman, Meena. When Jai gets falsely accused in a case involving a collapsed railway bridge, Munish has to decide if he should put their rivalry aside to help and save once close friend Jai.

Aadmi Aur Insaan

1969

Hera Pheri poster
6.6

Two con men, Vijay and Ajay, manage to hoodwink a number of wealthy people as well as Police Commissioner Khanna. Their lives undergo many changes, after a caper at a casino, where Vijay is recognized by a gangster named P.K., who decides to separate the two friends by claiming that Ajay is his long-lost son; insinuating that Vijay has not been completely forthright with Ajay; and implicating him in the murder of a male named Mac. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Hera Pheri

1976

Diwana poster
9.3

Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the police arrest Pyarelal on the charge of murder, no one really believes that this harmless man could harm anyone, leave alone kill. Their belief is shattered when Pyarelal openly admits in Court that he has indeed committed this crime, and demands capital punishment for it.

Diwana

1967

Jhuk Gaya Aasman poster
7.3

Sanjay and Priya are in love and are planning to marry. When Priya learns that her father has been arrested, they decide to postpone their wedding. However, destiny has other plans as Sanjay dies in a car crash. In heaven, he learns that his death was a mistake, and he is sent back to Earth in the body of his lookalike, the wealthy but morally corrupt Tarun Kumar Saxena, the man who ruined Priya's family.

Jhuk Gaya Aasman

1968

Film credits

1970s · 19 titles

Gopi poster
7.0

Unorthodox, honest, simple-minded, and unemployed Gopi is blamed for a theft he did not commit, and gets thrown out of his home by his elder step-brother.

Gopi

1970

Hera Pheri poster
6.6

Two con men, Vijay and Ajay, manage to hoodwink a number of wealthy people as well as Police Commissioner Khanna. Their lives undergo many changes, after a caper at a casino, where Vijay is recognized by a gangster named P.K., who decides to separate the two friends by claiming that Ajay is his long-lost son; insinuating that Vijay has not been completely forthright with Ajay; and implicating him in the murder of a male named Mac. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Hera Pheri

1976

Pocket Maar poster
7.0

After the passing away of son and daughter-in-law, prominent businessman, Rai, undertakes to look after his grand-daughter, Asha, with a lot of love and affection. When she grows old enough to be a ravishing beauty, he is anxious to get her married to the right man before he passes away. He finds out that Asha has a boyfriend by the name of Madan Malhotra, and although he has never met him, he disapproves of him, but finally gives in to Asha's wishes. When Madan returns from abroad, Rai is pleasantly surprised at Asha's choice and welcomes Madan with open arms. Shortly thereafter on his birthday, Rai formally announces their engagement. When Rai does not know is that Madan is not who he claims to be but is, in fact, a thief and pick-pocket by the name of Shankar, who has been hired by Asha to impersonate the real Madan. Watch what happens when the real Madan returns and attempts to assert his love for Asha.

Pocket Maar

1974

Victoria No. 203 poster
6.0

Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disguises herself as a boy, and the hunt for the stash of diamonds hidden in her Victoria.

Victoria No. 203

1972

Zameer poster
5.2

Maharaj Singh is a proud owner of several derby-winning stallions, and lives in a palatial farmhouse with his wife, Rukmini and young son, Chimpoo. One day dacoits attack his farmhouse with a view of stealing the stallions.

Zameer

1975

Sagina poster
8.0

Sagina a factory laborer,an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the Tea gardens of North-Eastern India.

Sagina

1974

Bairaag poster
8.3

Dilip Kumar in Triple Role

Bairaag

1976

Kaala Aadmi poster
9.0

Kaala Aadmi is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Lakhanpal. Movie starring Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu, Pran and is directed by Ramesh Lakhanpal.

Kaala Aadmi

1978

International Crook poster
7.5

Superintendent of police, Rajesh, is asked to look after a police station in Goa, where he meets his old friend, Shekar, but soon Rajesh finds himself in a dilemma where he must re-evaluate his commitment to their friendship.

International Crook

1974

Saazish poster
10.0

Sunita and Jaideep meet at a car racing event and fall in love. She tells him to accompany her on a world tour but soon they become part of a conspiracy where they can't trust anyone.

Saazish

1975

Nehle Pe Dehla poster
6.0

A kingpin smuggler kills a police officer and succeeds in separating his teen-aged sons. The elder son who had vowed to take revenge, accidentally meets his younger brother. The two join forces to bust the smugglers gang.

Nehle Pe Dehla

1976

Purab Aur Pachhim poster
5.2

Bharat is a patriotic Indian who's father was an Independence fighter. He goes to London and is disappointed to see that the NRI's staying there criticized everything Indian and were wasting their life away. Prithi (Siara Banu) is one such NRI who falls in love with Bharat but refuses to go back to India with him.

Purab Aur Pachhim

1970

Chaitali poster
7.0

Based on the Bengali novel of the same name by Bengali writer Ashapoorna Devi

Chaitali

1975

Koi Jeeta Koi Haara poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Koi Jeeta Koi Haara

1976

Sagina Mahato poster
7.5

After instigating a strike over the improper dismissal of a fellow worker, Sagina Mahato unwittingly finds himself lauded as a champion of worker's rights.

Sagina Mahato

1971

Aakhri Daao poster
10.0

Ravi, a former safe-cracker, turns over a new leaf, taking a job managing a timber buisness and falling in love with Reena, the owner's daughter. His past catches up with him when his old partner, Robert, and Robert's girlfriend, Julie, demand his help with a recently robbed safe, refusing to take no for an answer.

Aakhri Daao

1975

Aarop poster
7.0

The story of three friends, Subhash (Vinod Khanna), the fiery editor of a weekly newspaper called Mashal, Aruna (Saira), a school teacher who helps to run the paper, and Ravi (Vinod Mehra), a lawyer and a post, in the small hill town of Nandganj, their romantic involvement and their fight against injustice in the town.

Aarop

1974

Jwar Bhata poster
9.0

A wealthy mill owner, Durgadas Prasad, hires a secretary to handle his office work. She falls in love with Billoo, who incidentally happens to be Durgadas' estranged grandson.

Jwar Bhata

1973

Resham Ki Dori poster
7.0

Two orphan siblings are left to fend for themselves. When they grow up, the brother takes care of his sister amidst all odds and lands in jail when he protects his sister from being exploited.

Resham Ki Dori

1974

1960s · 14 titles

Aadmi Aur Insaan poster
5.4

Two close friends, Munish and Jai, with unbreakable bond become rivals when they both fall in love with the same woman, Meena. When Jai gets falsely accused in a case involving a collapsed railway bridge, Munish has to decide if he should put their rivalry aside to help and save once close friend Jai.

Aadmi Aur Insaan

1969

Diwana poster
9.3

Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the police arrest Pyarelal on the charge of murder, no one really believes that this harmless man could harm anyone, leave alone kill. Their belief is shattered when Pyarelal openly admits in Court that he has indeed committed this crime, and demands capital punishment for it.

Diwana

1967

Jhuk Gaya Aasman poster
7.3

Sanjay and Priya are in love and are planning to marry. When Priya learns that her father has been arrested, they decide to postpone their wedding. However, destiny has other plans as Sanjay dies in a car crash. In heaven, he learns that his death was a mistake, and he is sent back to Earth in the body of his lookalike, the wealthy but morally corrupt Tarun Kumar Saxena, the man who ruined Priya's family.

Jhuk Gaya Aasman

1968

Padosan poster
7.1

A simple man from a village falls in love with his new neighbor. He enlists the help of his musical-theater friends to woo the lovely girl-next-door away from her music teacher.

Padosan

1968

Door Ki Awaz poster
8.0

Two siblings, Mala and Prakash, meet a woman who has lost her memory and decide to have her come and live with them.

Door Ki Awaz

1964

Junglee poster
6.0

A humorless and pompous businessman goes wild when he falls in love. Now if only his domineering mother could understand his new lease on life.

Junglee

1961

Ayee Milan Ki Bela poster
7.0

Shyam works for Mr. Choudhry, and lives in a small village in India with his mother. Ranjeet, Shyam's childhood friend, returns from overseas, and all are overjoyed to see him back. Ranjeet and Shyam have a lot in common: Both are handsome, dedicated, pleasant and polite; Both share the same date of birth; and both also love the same woman, Barkha. It is the last similarity that causes friction between the two, so much so that Shyam is accused of impregnanting another woman, Roopa, and charged with stealing money.

Ayee Milan Ki Bela

1964

Shagird poster
7.3

Professor Brij Mohan Agnihotri is a confirmed bachelor. Period. No amount of pleading or even begging him to get married, has had no effect on him whatsoever. His reputation gets around, and he gets a young man named Rajesh, to wishes make him his mentor, to which Brij agrees. On a visit to his friend out of town, Brij meets with his beautiful daughter, Punam, and falls head over heels in love with her. Throwing all caution to the winds, he changes his appearance, and attempts to woe Punam, only to find that Punam is attracted to his student, Rajesh. Now the professor has to decide whether to get rid of his pupil altogether, or to reverse their roles and make him his mentor.

Shagird

1967

Pyar Mohabbat poster
7.0

After disappearing without a trace 18 years ago, Prince Naresh (Dev Anand) returns to his village as commoner Dilip Singh, only to discover that tragedy has befallen his family and that his adversary (Premnath) is close to ascending the throne. In a triple cross, the nobleman hatches a plan to take his rightful place as the king. Saira Banu plays Naresh's love interest, and Durga Khote portrays his mother in this entertaining yarn.

Pyar Mohabbat

1966

Aman poster
8.0

Dr. Gautamdas (Rajinder Kumar) attains his qualifications in London, England, and with the blessings of Lord Bertrand Russell (himself), returns to his home country and his dad (Balraj Sahni). Much to the disappointment of his dad, Dr. Gautamdas decides to re-locate to Japan, which has been devastated by the explosion of atom bombs on two of it's cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There he meets with other doctors, and is given a tour of the patients and their families, and other survivors (Om Prakash, Chand Usmani, Baby Kavita). {Graphic scenes of the atrocities inflicted on innocent people} On a chance meeting with the beautiful Meloda (Saira Banu) he knows that they are destined to be one, and so does she. Meloda's dad is also a doctor (Chetan Anand). Meloda had studied in India and speaks Hindi fluently. Both fall in love amongst the splendour of Japan.

Aman

1967

Shaadi poster
9.0

The life of an impoverished male undergoes drastic changes after he gets his siblings married.

Shaadi

1962

Bluff Master poster
6.6

Ashok, is on a lookout for a job. But that does not stop him from putting on airs and bluffing, pretending that he is from a rich family. As luck would have it, he get a job of a photographer for a fictitious tabloid - Bhukump, only to lose it, because he had the misfortune to click the photograph of the owner's daughter Seema slapping an eve teaser. Never one to give up, he somehow meets her and convinces her of his good intentions. When she falls in love with him, Ashok tries to give up bluffing. But it is too late. No one believes him.

Bluff Master

1963

Aao Pyaar Karein poster
9.5

Aao Pyar Karen is a movie directed by R. K. Nayyar featuring Joy Mukherjee, Saira Banu.

Aao Pyaar Karein

1964

April Fool poster
7.0

Ashok, a slacker by nature, loves to play practical jokes and finds his life partner in Madhu, another joker. However, one particular joke hits a nerve and they end up being targeted by a gang of criminals.

April Fool

1964

Series credits