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Rs 118 cr: MF Husain painting is India's most expensive

Legendary painter MF Husain's Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting a new......

Court rejects FIR plea over MF Husain's paintings row

A Delhi court has refused to direct a first information report on a plea alleging two paintings of late artist and Padma awardee M F Husain hurt religious sentiments and said no further probe was......

Forced to buy MF Husain from Priyanka, Rana Kapoor tells ED

Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor has told the Enforcement Directorate that he was 'forced' to buy an MF Husain painting from Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the sale proceeds were utilised by......

Have you met MF Husain? Tell us

Maqbool Fida Husain, one of India's best-known and most controversial artists,died in Royal Brompton Hospital in London early Thursday morning. He was 95.The self-taught artist, often termed as......

Qatar nationality for MF Husain, artists happy

Leading artists on Thursday welcomed the conferment of Qatar nationality on M F Husain, who has been living in self-imposed exile abroad for nearly four years following a spate of legal cases in......

Husain takes a back seat at art auctions

MF Husain may be synonymous with contemporary Indian art, surprisingly, his works are not the ones that fetch the highest bids at art auctions.According to the Osian 51-Art Index, Tyeb Mehta's......

Are corporate honchos victimised in India?

A growing number of businessmen find themselves under the lens. Are they being persecuted by an unfriendly government or is it the unravelling of crony capitalism? Mr S has an enviable art......

Shreyas to play MF Husain

Acclaimed painter and filmmaker MF Husain does not rest on his laurels. Age is no deterrent to his zest and energy. He is always keen on doing something new. The latest from thiscelebrated artist's......

MF Husain takes potshots at Bollywood stars

Earlier this year, legendary Indian painter MF Husain opted for Qatari citizenship, and settled into a new life in Doha. It's not that he wanted to leave his home city of Mumbai. But countless......

PHOTO: Gulshan Grover to play MF Husain?

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Actor Vir Das, who is busy promoting for his first solo film Sooper Se Ooper, shared a picture of his co-star Gulshan......

MF Husain paints SRK

Salman Khan is not the only Bollywood star taking to the brush. In a summit at the Royal Society of Arts,London,hosted by Indian newspaper Tehelka, Shah Rukh Khan painted, alongside 92-year-old M F......

Watch: Memorable songs from MF Husain's film

M F Husain is no more with us but he gave Bollywood two beautiful films Gaja Gamini and Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities.The music of both the films had an out-of-this-world charm about......