London: A painting jointly created by India's greatest contemporary artist M.F. Husain and Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan was sold for £160,000 at an auction held at Bonhams showroom here.

The work which depicted a scene from Mughal-e-Azam was entirely done by Husain with the King Khan giving some `nervous strokes' at the end .

``Whatever we do can be turned into a masterpiece, because he is the master,'' said Khan about the 92-year-old artist adding that it was an honour to be able to share canvas with the artist.

The painting featured a man in sand-coloured clothing fanning the face of his lover, Anarkali, who is reclining near a musician playing a sitar.

Only the sitar was to be completed by Husain and Khan in front of the live audience on Friday.

As the actor carefully filled in the bottom portion of the sitar nervously, Husain took the paintbrush away to the amusement of the audience.

When asked about Khan's contribution to his painting, Husain said¸``Whether you are a painter or an actor, we are bound to add some colour, something to whatever we do. The painting is almost done, I am lucky that Shah Rukh is with me for the final touches.''

``I am not an artist by a long shot, but I'm here to just enjoy the evening as I hope many of you will too,'' said Khan who was accompanied by wife Gauri, a well known art collector, and children Aryan and Suhana .

Husain said women in his paintings were his way of depicting his mother who died when he was a toddler. ``I seek my mother in the women I depict in my paintings,'' he said. . — PTI

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