<p>He was frequently spotted coming out of local cinema halls after watching latest Bollywood flicks.<br /><br />"I remember meeting the grand old man walking out of a cinema theatre. He gleamed like a teenager. I don't remember the movie but it was definitely a Hindi potboiler. That defined the man," said Raghav, a Dubai resident.<br /><br />Hussain always interacted with common men on the streets, a habit he did not desert here.<br /><br />"I think his best moment in Dubai came in November 2007 when he booked the entire tickets of a local cinema hall screening Madhuri Dixit's comeback film Aaja Nachle," said Ayesha, a Sharjah resident.<br /><br />On this occasion, Husain booked 194 seats for the movie as a treat for his special guests from all walks of life.<br /><br />He distributed tickets as invitations on which the veteran painter's autograph and a sketch of Madhuri was inscribed.<br /><br />The artist was known to be a great fan of the actress, whom he also cast in his film 'Gaja Gamini'.<br /><br />Residents of Dubai fondly remember news of him buying a Bugatti Veyron to drive in the streets of Dubai.<br /><br />Hussain also held several private exhibitions during his stay here. He came to Dubai to work on the history of Arab civilisation.<br /><br />True to the man himself, all his mannerisms were unique.<br />Even his apartment looked like an Arab majlis, a tent like structure where he used fabric instead of his own paintings. A round carpet in his studio was uniquely laid out half on the ground and half up the wall.<br /><br />He had on display paintings that he once sold for Rs 100-150.</p>
<p>He was frequently spotted coming out of local cinema halls after watching latest Bollywood flicks.<br /><br />"I remember meeting the grand old man walking out of a cinema theatre. He gleamed like a teenager. I don't remember the movie but it was definitely a Hindi potboiler. That defined the man," said Raghav, a Dubai resident.<br /><br />Hussain always interacted with common men on the streets, a habit he did not desert here.<br /><br />"I think his best moment in Dubai came in November 2007 when he booked the entire tickets of a local cinema hall screening Madhuri Dixit's comeback film Aaja Nachle," said Ayesha, a Sharjah resident.<br /><br />On this occasion, Husain booked 194 seats for the movie as a treat for his special guests from all walks of life.<br /><br />He distributed tickets as invitations on which the veteran painter's autograph and a sketch of Madhuri was inscribed.<br /><br />The artist was known to be a great fan of the actress, whom he also cast in his film 'Gaja Gamini'.<br /><br />Residents of Dubai fondly remember news of him buying a Bugatti Veyron to drive in the streets of Dubai.<br /><br />Hussain also held several private exhibitions during his stay here. He came to Dubai to work on the history of Arab civilisation.<br /><br />True to the man himself, all his mannerisms were unique.<br />Even his apartment looked like an Arab majlis, a tent like structure where he used fabric instead of his own paintings. A round carpet in his studio was uniquely laid out half on the ground and half up the wall.<br /><br />He had on display paintings that he once sold for Rs 100-150.</p>