Home is where the art is : "Saif Ali Khan"

By Kunal M Shah

While one may or may not agree with the aesthetics of the walls Saif Ali Khan paints for an ad, in real life he has a keen eye for paintings. On a recent visit to Hyderabad to promote his new film Kurbaan, his eye was suddenly caught by a painting by Sachin Jaltare in the five-star hotel lobby. This was a painter his mother has several paintings by at their homes in Pataudi and Delhi. Kurbaan On discovering that the painter actually lived in Hyderabad, he paid him a visit and happily bought two of his paintings. Confirming the story Saif said that what he loves about Jaltare’s paintings is the way they show the feminine face in a divine way. “He paints devotional women and one of the paintings even reminded me of a Kurbaan poster,” he said. “The paintings are beautiful and peaceful and I can look at them for hours.” Saif has been collecting art for years but these are his first of Jaltare. “Art is a good investment too,” he quips. While Saif will find place for these two paintings in his current home, “they are basically for my new home,” he says. About sachin jaltare Sachin Jaltare was born in Akot, a village in the Maharashtrian district Akola in 1969. He completed his BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) from Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya in Nagpur. Since then he has participated in numerous group shows and has also held solo shows in Hyderabad and Bangalore. In 2002, he has been selected for the Telegu University Annual Painting Exhibition as well as for the Camlin Southern Painting Exhibition. His works are sometimes represented by Alankritha Art Gallery in sHyderabad.