MF Hussain designs Shalini Pasi’s wedding cards, but on one condition
In an exclusive interview, Shalini Pasi revealed that her husband’s family, who was close to renowned artist MF Hussain, asked her to design their wedding invitations – and she had a special request before going ahead.
There’s nothing ordinary about Shalini Pasi, a Delhi-based artist, art collector and now an OTT star after the release of her Netflix show fabulous life vs bollywood wivesFrom her juice and soup-heavy diet to her skincare mantra of not holding grudges, her sartorial choices and her palatial, museum-like Delhi mansion – everything about Paasi is distinctive. No surprise here that they roped in renowned Indian artist MF Hussain to design their wedding cards.
Yes, MF Hussain had designed the invitations for the wedding of Shalini and her businessman-husband Sanjay Pasi. In an interview with Features Editor Ananya Bhattacharya, India Today DigitalShalini revealed what was behind it.
Shalini tells us that MF Hussain had made the Pasis’ wedding cards on one condition: he had to see the bride first.
“Hussain Sahab has been very close to my husband’s family. My husband’s family approached him to make wedding cards, and he said, ‘First, I’ll look at the girl, and then I’ll do the painting. [the cards]’,’ says Shalini India Today Digital,
“Then he looked at me and said, ‘This is Radha-Krishna Pair,’ and she painted a set of four beautiful wedding cards. One was for Mata ki Chowki, one was for sangeet, one was for the wedding and one was for the reception,” says Pasi.
Shalini was 20 years old when she married Sanjay Pasi. The couple welcomed their son, Robin, a year after their marriage.
Now 49, Shalini follows a strict diet and daily routine to maintain her physique as she wants to ‘stick with her team of 20 people’.
His diet includes a shot of ghee in the morning, followed by juice, goat curd, ragi chilla and several soups at night. On days when she doesn’t go to the temple (which she regularly does around 9 pm), Pasi eats egg, fish or chicken for protein.
To keep her teeth healthy and strong, Pasi drinks everything from chamomile tea to black gram water-With a straw.
Pasi also works out for two hours a day: one hour of dance followed by one hour of Pilates and weight training. She also meditates twice a day.
‘Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives’ premiered on Netflix on October 18.
Watch the full interview with Shalini Pasi here.
