On Hindi Divas 2023, Saira Banu recalls not knowing the language and diligently learning it to act in `Hindi cinema`

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Hindi Diwas is annually celebrated on September 14. Saira Banu shared a special post on her Instagram stories on the occasion. The veteran actress recalled the initial days of her career when she wasn`t well-versed with the language.
Sharing an anecdote, Saira Banu wrote, "Saalon pehle jab main ek mash`hoor abhinetri banne ka sapna lekar Bharat aayi thi, toh yahan ki bhashayon mein itni nipun nahin thi. "Hindi Cinema" mein abhinay karne ke liye yeh bahut zaroori tha ki, main Hindi bhasha ko achhe se bol aur samajh paaun. Khaas kar ke 60 ke dashak mein jab do kalakaron ke beech mein samvaad bahut hi lambe, shayarana, aur kathin shabdon ko mila kar bana karte the. Par meri Maa "Pari Chehra Naseem Banu" ji ne mere yahan aane ke baad yeh zimma uthaya ki main yeh anmol bhasha seekh paaun aur maine utni hi lagan ke sath isse seekha aur iss baat ka mujhe bahut garv hai. (Several years ago, when I came to Bharat to become a heroine in, I wasn`t well-versed with the languages here. It was mandatory for me to be able to speak and understand the language to act in `Hindi cinema`. Especially in the `60s when actors had were given elaborate, descriptive and complicated dialogues. But, my mother `Pari Chehra Naseem Banu ji` took up the responsibility of making sure I learned the language. I diligently did so and I`m proud of it)."