Painting by MF, SRK fetches 160,000 pounds

London, June 09: A painting jointly created by India’s greatest contemporary artist MF Husain and Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan was sold for 160,000 pounds at an auction held at Bonhams showroom in London.

The work which depicted a scene from Mugal-e-Azam–a popular Bollywood film of 1960s about a legendary slave girl named Anarkali–was almost entirely done by Husain named by Forbes magazine as the ‘Picasso of India’ with the King Khan giving some ‘nervous strokes’ at the finish.

“Whatever we do can be turned into a masterpiece, because he is the master,” said Khan about the 92-year-old artist adding that it was an honour to be able to share canvas with the veteran artist known for walking bare feet and for carrying a paintbrush wherever he goes.

The painting featured a man in sand-coloured clothing fanning the face of his lover, Anarkali, who is reclining near a musician playing a sitar.

Only the sitar was to be completed by Husain and Khan in front of the live audience on Saturday. As the actor carefully filled in the bottom portion of the sitar nervously, Husain took the paintbrush away to the amusement of audience.

Asked about Khan’s contribution to his painting, Husain said: “Being an artist, whether you are a painter or an actor, we are bound to add some colour, something to whatever we do. The painting is almost done, I am lucky that Shah Rukh is with me for the final touches.”

“I am not an artist by a long shot, but I’m here to just enjoy the evening as I hope many of you will too,” Khan who was accompanied by wife Gauri, a well known art collector, and children Aryan and Suhana said.

Bureau Report

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