MF Husain is immortal, says actress Shabana Azmi

Actress Shabana Azmi today said, "MF Husain is immortal. He has always been a close friend and I have known him personally for many many years."

She said, "He was a good friend of my father's and visited our house often.  What made him a great painter was his innate child-like quality."

She went on to assert, "I said it then and I say it now. I t was a very sad thing that he had to leave India. His demise is a great loss to his family, to India and to the world."