Directing
M. F. Husain
Born — Died
1915-09-17 — 2011-06-09
Place of birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Known for
Directing
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6 titles
Maqbool Fida Husain was a modern Indian painter of international acclaim, and a founding member of Bombay Progressive Artists' Group. Husain is associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. His early association with the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after The Partition of 1947. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified Cubist style, can be caustic and funny as well as serious and sombre. His themes—sometimes treated in series—include topics as diverse as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. Early in his painting career, and until his…
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Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
2002
6.6A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.
Gaja Gamini
2000
7.3Delving into the limitless world of creative endeavors, and vicissitudes in the way of such endeavors, this tale of an artist and his muse, like a painting, leaves itself open to interpretations and readings by every viewer...
Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities
2004
7.0Made by M. F. Hussain who belongs to the progressive group of painters, this experimental film presents the painter's images of Rajasthan, through cinema.
Through the Eyes of a Painter
1967
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6.6A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.
Gaja Gamini
2000
7.3Delving into the limitless world of creative endeavors, and vicissitudes in the way of such endeavors, this tale of an artist and his muse, like a painting, leaves itself open to interpretations and readings by every viewer...
Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities
2004
7.3Delving into the limitless world of creative endeavors, and vicissitudes in the way of such endeavors, this tale of an artist and his muse, like a painting, leaves itself open to interpretations and readings by every viewer...
Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities
2004
7.0Made by M. F. Hussain who belongs to the progressive group of painters, this experimental film presents the painter's images of Rajasthan, through cinema.
Through the Eyes of a Painter
1967
7.0Made by M. F. Hussain who belongs to the progressive group of painters, this experimental film presents the painter's images of Rajasthan, through cinema.
Through the Eyes of a Painter
1967