despite the hardships when he was in his early twenties shamshad decided to leave home delhi beckoned that was mainly because i wanted to branch out on my own he says i wanted my own freedom it was my mother who was worried my father was fine about it actually he himself had left his home in indore and struggled to make a life for himself in mumbai and he succeeded so he just told me do what you feel like and today hes proud of me what does daddy have to say about his art he likes my work the only thing he doesnt like is when i dont paint but of all my works hes proud of my two daughters atifa 35 and saema 22hes extremely fond of them the family takes it in turn to visit dubai and london to make sure that the patriarch gets a touch of home shamshad flies across quite often too few can rival his style and attitude he says of his father and i feel so proud of his struggle and his achievements the one piece of advice that i cherish from him is take things easy even if you dont agree with what others are saying dont argue just pick up the good things from them the good life is something that m f husain has pursued with a relish he has the most expensive cars in the world probably worth over rs 40 crore now says shamshad ferraris jaguars rollsroyces the most expensive of them all is the bugatti which my granddaughter has taken a ride in not me you should see how people react when he steps barefoot out of a bentley he lives life on his own terms and enjoys itfollow us on twitter for more stories