Saira was born into a Urdu-speaking family in India.
Her mom's name is Naseem Banu.
She spent much of her childhood in London and was able to debut in 1961
in a Bollywood movie 'Junglee' opposite Shammi Kapoor.
At the age of 22, she got married to Yusuf Khan, alias Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar.
Saira has a niece, Shaheen, who was once married to Bollywood actor,
Sumit Saigal, and the couple have a daughter, Sayesha.
