But when it comes to her all-time favourite artists, Laila has quite a few. She told CS, “I love the art of Picasso, he revolutionised conventional ways of looking at the figure and form with his cubist movement and I find Van Gogh’s art full of passion and stirring.

Among the Indian artists, I love the force and energy of MF Husain, Chittrovanu Mazumdar and the mood Anjolie Ela Menon creates in her work.”