Mail Today, New Delhi, Monday, January 31, 2011 NEWS 9 Anushka is Husain’s new muse in B-town The 95-year-old wants to ‘paint’ the starlet By Priyanka Srivastava in New Delhi M. F. HUSAIN wants to paint his latest MF’S EARLIER MUSES Bollywood muse Anushka Sharma. The 95-year-old artist admits being TABASSUM absolutely floored by Anushka’s per- HASHMI formance in Band Baaja Baaraat, so After Madhuri, much so that he not only claims to it was Tabu who have watched the film eight times caught the already but he also plans to launch a artist’s fancy. series of paintings on the actress that The celebrated will be titled ‘Punjab Ki Kudi’. MADHURI painter AMRITA Husain, whose muses in the past have DIXIT directed her in RAO included Madhuri Dixit, Tabu and Amrita the 2004 film Rao, can’t get enough of Anushka these Husain’s first Meenaxi —A Simply floored days. “She is the perfect representation of muse, on whom Tale Of Three after watching today’s women,” he said about the star he painted a Cities Amrita in Vivah, recently, adding that he was “extremely series of impressed with the bubbly Punjabi girl”. Husain went on “I am only too honoured about the fact that paintings and to launch a M.F. Husain has watched the film so many later directed series of times,” Anushka said for her part. her in the film paintings on the “Husain saab has conveyed how much he liked Gaja Gamini. The actress and also Anushka’s film. Although, we have been film was Husain’s gifted her informed that he has expressed his desire to tribute to three paintings capture Anushka on canvas, it is yet to be Madhuri on her birthday decided where and when he will paint her,” the actress’s spokesperson confirmed. The veteran painter, whom Forbes expression found form by way of his around her.” He went on to launch a magazine once called the Picasso of 2004 film Meenaxi — A Tale Of Three Vivah series of paintings featuring India, is on a self-imposed exile from Cities. Amrita. India and accepted a citizenship of Around the same time, he was In fact, he had even sent a surprise Qatar where he currently lives. also inspired by Urmila Matond- birthday gift to the Vivah star — a Husain’s admiration for Bollywood kar’s comic flair. He had intentions set of three paintings that experts beauties is well known. In the mid- of launching a comedy with Urmila estimated would be worth a crore. Nineties, after watching Hum Aapke as his star but the venture never Coming back to Anushka, Husain Hain Koun!, he declared Madhuri took off. hasn’t announced any plan yet of Dixit was his muse and went on to launching a film with the actress as paint a series of paintings of the he generally does, whenever he finds actress that he signed as Fida. Sub- Husain watched Band a new muse. “Right now, there has sequently, he directed his muse in Baaja Baaraat eight times been no mention of his making a film the 2000 film, Gaja Gamini. The with her,” said the actress’s film, by Husain’s admission, was as spokesperson. a tribute to Madhuri. In Gaja Anushka is currently touring Gamini, the artist attempted to In 2007, Husain was floored by Chandigarh and other cities in Pun- portray manifestations of woman- Amrita Rao after watching Sooraj jab and Haryana to promote her hood ranging from the muse of Kali- Barjatya’s Vivah. Impressed by forthcoming film Patiala House. If dasa, Mona Lisa, a rebel, and a Amrita’s performance in the film, Husain indeed keeps his word on musical euphoria with Madhuri which he said he had watched nine painting Punjab Ki Kudi, she will depicting each role. times, Husain had then declared: have to take out time and travel to A few years later, Husain found a “She has entered my canvas now. I Qatar or Dubai for new muse in Tabu and his artistic will construct an entire exhibition a sitting. IN AN ELITE LEAGUE: Actress Anushka Sharma. THIS ALSO Tainted Ketan retains medical licence By Dinesh C Sharma was subsequently dismissed registered in a state. HAPPENED in New Delhi from the government medical “The MCI would become autho- college at which he was working rised to remove the name of any as a professor. medical practitioner from the Navarrete THE GUJARAT Medical Council PBT filed a complaint with the (GMC) has refused to strip the Indian Medical Register only upon GMC against misconduct by Desai the removal of the name of the said courts Bollywood corruption-tainted doctor, This may be her maiden last May. When the state council medical practitioner from the State Ketan Desai, of his licence to did not act against him, a com- Medical Register on account of a visit to India but practice medicine although the plaint was filed with the MCI decision by the concerned state reigning Miss Universe Medical Council of India (MCI) which in October decided to can- medical council,” GMC has pointed Jimena Navarrete has had directed it to do so last Octo- cel Desai’s licence. This decision out in its resolution. ber. prevented Desai from taking Clauses 8.7 and 8.8 of MCI’s profes- already met Salman The state council has leaned on Khan and is keen to do sional conduct rules — under which “legal opinion” given by former The GMC has refused to action was taken against Desai — a Bollywood film. The chief justice of India A.M. Ahmadi empower the central council to be 22-year-old to arrive at its decision. On Satur- act on MCI’s directive the appellate body. These provisions Mexican day the state council conveyed were specifically added to the rules beauty finds the decision to Kolkata-based in 2004 after the Supreme Court patient rights group, People for over as the president of the directed the government to do so Indian Better Treatment (PBT), on actors very World Medical Association. while hearing a PIL filed by PBT. whose complaint the MCI can- But apparently, the GMC does Section 8.7 says the state medical handsome. celled Desai’s licence pending not believe in the supremacy of council must complete investigation “I would inquiry. the MCI in this matter. It hired against errant doctors within six love to work Desai, who was also president the services of Ahmadi and got months after which a complainant of the GMC, resigned from the his legal opinion, according to may appeal to MCI for transfer of in Hindi post after he was caught red- films”, she which MCI cannot be an appel- the case. Section 8.8 states that one handed accepting a bribe of `2 late authority against a state can appeal to the MCI against the said. crore from the management of medical council and has no right decision taken by a state medical Ketan Desai was caught a medical college in Patiala. He to cancel the licence of a doctor council. taking a bribe..