Virtually Yours

“Husain has written every word and drawn every image for this. We have rendered each frame,with animation,voiceover and music by Sitaram Singh,in such a way that it keeps the audience enthralled,” says Prasad.

The brush roams on the screen essaying the form of Fazila Bibi,Husain’s wife,while the booming voice of Parvez Alam tells the tale written in the painter’s words. An image — of a house of cards and a king and a queen and a little baby crawling through it— is shown as Husain’s story of marriage and family. “We hope to take this to the masses. We will upload some of the chapters on a website we are creating for Husain,” says Prasad.

There is a recorded message from the artist himself from his studio in London. “Art knows no language,no geographical boundaries and no limits. It is truly international. I wish to reach out to all art lovers through this medium,” says the 94-year-old against the backdrop of a large canvas. Dressed in his long black coat,Husain looks ready to take on the challenge of creating the six-foot-tall Murano horses,though all the travel away from home seems to be taking its toll on him.