M F Husain and his love affair with Bollywood

New Delhi, June 9 (PTI) M F Husain, the grand old man of Indian art who started his artistic journey by painting movie billboards, had more than a passing fascination for Bollywood and its beauties.He was so charmed by the bubbly Madhuri Dixit in "Hum Apke Hai Kaun" that he watched the film 67 times and booked an entire theatre to see her comeback movie "Aaja Nachle" in 2007.His love for Madhuri led him to reinvent his career as a filmmaker. Husain made his Bollywood debut as a director with "Gaja Gamini" starring Madhuri and Shah Rukh Khan in 2000. ...