Picture was shared on Instagram. (Courtesy: sairabanu
Veteran actress Saira Banu paid a heartfelt tribute to the celebrated painter M.F. Husain, Maqbool Fida Husain, on his delivery anniversary on Sunday. Saira Banu revealed that M.F. Husain was a “pricey pal and admirer” of her husband, the legendary Dilip Kumar. Saira Banu, identified for her elaborate notes on Instagram, additionally recalled the time when M.F. Husain visited her husband. “As soon as Sahib [Dilip Kumar] had a excessive fever, and Mr Husain and Mrs Bakul Rajni Patel visited, they sat by his bedside, and immediately, Mr Husain pulled out a drawing paper and began sketching a portrait of Sahib [Dilip Kumar]. I at all times treasure that sketch.”
Saira Banu, in her caption, wrote, “Maqbool Fida Husain was a pricey pal and admirer of Sahib alongside different shut buddies. Typically, they might meet at ‘The Taj Resort Chambers’ for prime tea, lunch, dinners, and household capabilities at dwelling, and likewise at midnight when Pran Saab and Satish Bhalla would honk the horn outdoors our home asking Sahib to get up for a midnight drive! Ooof! We wives must train endurance! I vividly keep in mind Mr. Husain’s visits to our dwelling. As soon as Sahib [Dilip Kumar] had a excessive fever, and Mr. Husain and Mrs. Bakul Rajni Patel visited, they sat by his bedside, and immediately, Mr. Husain pulled out a drawing paper and began sketching a portrait of Sahib [Dilip Kumar]. I at all times treasure that sketch. Subsequent time he [M.F. Husain] got here geared up with tons of pristine portray canvas which he stretched out on the drawing room’s flooring, made Sahib sit on a chair, and made a portrait. Later, he submitted it to a museum in Hyderabad.”
Speaking about M.F. Husain’s good paintings, she continued: “Mr. Husain, a Padmashri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan, was a globally celebrated Indian artist of the twentieth century who attended the Sao Paulo Biennial with Pablo Picasso. His themes ranged from Horses, Mom Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, the Ramayana, and the British Raj. His “Voices” portray was auctioned for two.5 Million {Dollars}. He started his profession portray Cinema Posters for the rising Movie Trade in Bombay. I proudly do not forget that he had declared that “Pari Chehra” Naseem Banu’s [Saira Banu’s mother] face was probably the most stunning that he ever painted. ‘5 Horses’ by Mr. Husain is his well-known portray. The horse, a strong motif in his artwork, symbolises the Solar of Energy, Data, and Freedom of Spirit in Indian mythology.”
Saira Banu additionally revealed M.F. Husain’s “extraordinary idiosyncrasy of being utterly barefoot as he stepped out of his swanky Mercedes.” “I typically puzzled however by no means dared to ask him what would he do in chilly freezing nations, how would he cope with out footwear for heaven’s sake,” she quipped.
Madhuri Dixit was M.F. Husain’s “favorite muse”, based on Saira Banu. “Everyone knows he was impressed by Madhuri Dixit’s persona, (and who would not be enthusiastic about beautiful and fantastically gifted Madhuri [Dixit]) his favorite muse. He made many stunning work of her and forged her within the movie Gaja Gamini,” she added. Bonus? Saira Banu shared a video of M.F. Husain, Madhuri Dixit and her husband, physician Dr Shriram Nene, clicked at an artwork gallery.
“Mr Husain was at all times adopted by his admiring female followers, whose eyes riveted on him,” Saira Banu signed off.
M.F. Husain died on June 9, 2011, in London’s Royal Brompton Hospital.
