we had informed you about rajasthan boy jatin sharma essaying the role of the renowned painter mf husain in a biopic being made by barkha roy after keeping the actors look under wraps for months the producer has finally agreed to reveal a glimpse of jatin as husain through toi though the actor is seen dressed as an elderly husain for barkhas ambitions venture my friend hussain the actor is all of 23 years in real life jatin hails from alwar in rajasthan and has been actively involved in theatre after auditioning almost a hundred people for over a year barkha gave up all her hopes of finding a suitable face for the character until she found jatin it was a tough task so much so that i had lost all hopes of getting the right lead for my film but when i saw him it was unbelievable says barkha recalling an incident barkha who also happens to be yesteryear actress reena roys sister states we had to shoot a long sequence in the crowded streets of bhindi bazaar mumbai and the moment we got jatin out on the streets it was mayhem thousands of people on the streets got befuddled wondering how husain could be alive they started following jatin till he got mobbed we had to ultimately call off the shoot for that day although the film has been barkhas pet project she owes the completion of the film to director bhavna shrestha who was the creative head at shah rukh khans production house for almost 10 years barkha adds she is extremely talented and has been my friend for a long time it was during a random chat that we decided to make a film on husain sahab whenever she would come to my house she would notice his paintings all over the moment i expressed my desire to work on a film she offered to join me