Madhuri Dixit was one of the favorite muses of the painter who even acted under his direction for his ambitious directorial debut Gaja Gamini. Madhuri expressed her grief saying, “It’s such a shocking news. I still can’t believe that a person who was always so full of life is no more. God bless his soul.”
“It’s a very sad day for me today… His paintings not only came from his heart, but also from the knowledge about various topics,” she told a TV news channel.
Vidya Balan also said that Hussain Saab’s demise was a great loss for the country and the art world. She said, “What a celebration of life, colour and glory. Having said that, however long a life, for an artist as great as him, it still seems short… May his soul rest in peace,” said Vidya, adding that she will ‘always cherish the fact that he wanted to make a film with me!’
Actress Amrita Rao had recently met the painter at his London home recently. “I am totally in shock. He simply loved life. Each time that we have chatted off late I have been telling him that he’s growing younger and more energetic. In fact he even shared his plans to host a rather big show to exhibit all his works on Indian cinema to celebrate him turning 100. He was so full of life that I can still not believe that he’s no more.”
“Husainji was the perfect host and although his health was a little down, his spirits were as always like that of a youngster. That’s how he’d want us to remember him as — an artist who lived his life to the fullest and inspired others to do so too!” she added.
Our team of Bollywood stars expresses deep sorrow and grief at the loss of this great soul!!
