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Saira Banu Recounts When M.F. Hussain Began Sketching A Portrait Of Dilip Kumar

On M.F. Hussain바카라s 108th birthday on Sunday, veteran actress Saira Banu took a trip down memory lane and recalled how the Indian artist started sketching the portrait of late legendary star Dilip Kumar, who was having a high fever.

Dilip Kumar with M.F. Hussain
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On M.F. Hussain바카라s 108th birthday on Sunday, veteran actress Saira Banu took a trip down memory lane and recalled how the Indian artist started sketching the portrait of late legendary star Dilip Kumar, who was having a high fever. 

Saira took to Instagram, where she shared some throwback images of the artist along with the actor. 

She wrote: 바카라Maqbool Fida Hussain was a dear friend and admirer of Sahib alongside other close friends. Often, they would meet at 바카라The Taj Hotel Chambers바카라 for High Tea, Lunch, Dinners, and family functions at Home, and also at midnight when Pran Saab and Satish Bhalla would honk the horn outside our house asking Sahib to wake up for a midnight drive! Ooof! We wives have to exercise patience!바카라

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

She then jogged her memory and recalled: 바카라I vividly remember Mr. Hussain's visits to our home. Once Sahib had a high fever, and Mr. Hussain and Mrs. Bakul Rajni Patel visited, they sat by his bedside, and suddenly, Mr. Hussain pulled out a drawing paper and started sketching a portrait of Sahib.바카라

바카라I always treasure that sketch. Next time he came equipped with tons of pristine painting canvas which he stretched out on the drawing room's floor, made Sahib sit on a chair, and made a portrait. Later, he submitted it to a museum in Hyderabad.바카라

바카라Mr. Hussain, a Padmashri, Padmabhushan, and Padmavibhushan, was a globally celebrated Indian artist of the 20th century who attended the Sao Paulo Biennial with Pablo Picasso. His themes ranged from Horses, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, the Ramayana, and the British Raj. His "Voices" painting was auctioned for 2.5 Million Dollars. He began his career painting Cinema Posters for the growing Film Industry in Bombay.바카라 

She added: 바카라Back then, I proudly remember that he had declared that 바카라Pari Chehra바카라 Naseem Banu바카라s face was the most beautiful that he ever painted. 바카라Five Horses' by Mr. Hussain is his famous painting. The horse, a powerful motif in his art, symbolises the Sun of Power, Knowledge, and Freedom of Spirit in Indian mythology.

바카라How many people know of his extraordinary idiosyncrasy of being completely BAREFOOT as he stepped out of his swanky Mercedes? I often wondered but never dared to ask him what would he do in cold freezing countries, how would he cope without shoes for heaven바카라s sake!바카라

Saira Banu then revealed that Hussain was 바카라inspired바카라 by Madhuri Dixit Nene바카라s persona. 

바카라We all know he was inspired by Madhuri Dixit바카라s persona, (and who wouldn바카라t be smitten by gorgeous and superbly talented Madhuri) his favourite muse. He made many beautiful paintings of her and cast her in the film 바카라GAJA GAMINI바카라. Mr. Hussain was always followed by his admiring feminine fans, whose eyes riveted on him.바카라

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