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  Madhuri Dixit Pays Homage To Painter MF Husain With Artwork In Her Mumbai Home

  Recognised by Husain as his muse, Madhuri had collaborated with the artist on her 1997 film Mohabbat

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  In Saira Banu's Pics Of MF Husain, A Young Madhuri Dixit

  "Mr Husain was always followed by his admiring feminine fans, whose eyes riveted on him," Saira Banu said

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  Was Forced To Buy Rs 2 Crore Painting from Gandhis: Yes Bank's Rana Kapoor

  Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he was "forced" to buy an M F Husain painting from Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for Rs 2 crore

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  Amrita Sher-Gil Self-Potrait Sold for 1.7 Million Pounds in London

  A rare self portrait of modernist painter Amrita Sher-Gil created in 1931 sold for 1.7 million pounds in London at an auction by international auction house Sotheby's, which posted sales of over 4.9 million pounds.

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  Book on Gandhian Philosophy Set for Auction

  A book on Gandhian philosophy with a handwritten note by J B Kriplani is set to be auctioned on October 13-14 by domestic auctioneers Bidsvilla.com who has partnered with London-based auction house Conferro Heritae.

• MF Husain's Last Paintings Go On Display in London

  A set of eight rarely-seen paintings by celebrated artist M F Husain went on public display for the first time at the famous Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London today.

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  Leaving Assam was turning point in Bhupen Hazarika's career

  Late musical icon Bhupen Hazarika's decision to move out of his native state Assam in the late 1950s proved to be career-defining point, his close associate Kamal Kataki says.

• Right-wing organisation opposes tribute to Husain at IFFI

  A Hindu right-wing organization in Goa has taken objection to a film section at IFFI which pays tributes to painter M F Husain.

• Husain's paintings fetch $4.7 m at auctions in New York

  A collection of over 20 paintings by legendary artist M F Husain fetched $4.7 million at auctions held at the prestigious Christie's and Sotheby's. An auction for 11 masterpieces fetched a total of $557,500 with one of his paintings Man with Sitar selling for $146,500.

• Husain and his red Ferrari charmed Dubai

  In Dubai, which he visited often, MF Husain is remembered not just for his art but for his passion for movies and cars.He was seen often in a red Ferrari. Locals also often spotted him at local cinemas where he saw the Bollywood films that he missed from home."I remember meeting the grand old man walking out of a cinema theatre. He gleamed like a t...

• M F Husain - an artist who courted fame and controversy

  Ebullient and eccentric at the same time, barefoot painter Maqbool Fida Husain took Indian art to the global stage with his cubist-inspired modern art but was riled in controversy with his paintings on Hindu deities.Synonymous with contemporary Indian art, the painter was described as the 'Pablo Picasso' of India by Forbes magazine.Born on Septembe...

• Anil is an art collector, thanks to wife

  Anil Kapoor is an art collector all thanks to his wife Sunita and has a collection of over 100 paintings

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  Ex-Mumbai Sheriff's controversial Husain banner

  Nana Chudasama, a former Mumbai Sheriff, rekindled the M F Husain controversy by putting up a banner at his famous Talk of the Town venue near Marine Drive recently.

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  Husain applies for Overseas Citizen of India card

  Famed painter M F Husain may have quit his Indian citizenship, but he does not want to snap his links with the country of his birth and has applied for an Overseas Citizenship identity.

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  Husain surrenders Indian passport in Doha

  Legendary painter M F Husain, who was recently granted Qatari citizenship, has surrendered his Indian passport to the country's mission in Doha.