But what they might not know about him was that he was a painter as well, earning praise from even late MF Hussain for some of his creations. His daughter, Bharti Jaffrey set up a foundation in his memory to promote the arts in 2003. Ten years later, Bharti’s paying a tribute to her father with an art exhibition by artist Jagganath Paul. Bharti spoke to CS about Dadamoni’s many passions, including art and poetry:

Who: Bharti Jaffrey with a painting by Ashok Kumar in the backgroundu00a0
What: On her father’s passion for the artsu00a0
Pic/ Sameer Markande