Saira Banu shares her favourite scene from Sagina, says it is ‘Sahib’ Dilip Kumar’s ‘most spell-binding performance’. Watch

The actor took a trip down memory lane and wrote about how the late Dilip Kumar had set up a badminton court in the garden during the film’s outdoor shoot, so that the team could play together in the evenings.

“Sagina is one of my most loved films. It is based on the true story of the labour movement. Sagina, a factory labourer…is an honest, aggressive and loveable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of Northern-Eastern India. Sagina becomes a Welfare Officer and brings about justice.

“I was so happy when Sahib and revered Tapan Sinha worked together… they were such good friends and like minded that they brought ease and cordiality while filming ‘Sagina’ in the most relaxed atmosphere at Gayabari where we worked in the outdoors. The first thing that Sahib set up in the garden was a badminton court for all the team of the shooting to play together in the evenings and then cosily huddle in the house to sing and joke together turn by turn,” she added.

 

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Saira Banu shared a scene from the film and wrote how it features one of the most ‘enthralling’ performances of his career.  “Sharing a scene which is my personal favourite… when Sagina who is a robust outgoing man, is sitting in his office absolutely bored and suffocated and then he steps out compelled to breathe the fresh air in the lush outdoors. Then he spots the coming of the train and exuberantly matches speed with the passing train. I think it is one of Sahib’s most spell binding and enthralling performances.”

Released on July 15, 1974, Sagina was a box office failure. The film featured music by SD Burman, with the soundtrack’s most popular song being ‘Saala Mein To Sahab Ban Gaya,’ sung by Kishore Kumar.