Movie Details
Original Language:English
A Painter of Our Times
DirectorSanti P. Choudhury
27 min
Plot
Husain is a painter of our time In his work there is no dilemma of being born between tradition and modernity Indianness and Westerness Maqbul Fida Husain was born in the town of Sholapur His grandfather was a tinsmith his father a clerk The family suffered heavily at the time of depression Husains schooling ended early and attempts to take up professions such as tailoring failed However an attempt to train him as a priest eventually led Husain to take deep interest in Islamic literature and calligraphyHis painting life began when he migrated to Bombay in 1937 at the age of 22 For many years he painted gigantic billboards which announed the glories of the Bombay cinema Husain has become a living legend now This film shows various works of the painterwhile presenting his preoccupations as an artist
