Bollywood's latest style icon Saif Ali Khan's complete forwarding address
cannot be revealed at the moment, but yes, he has found a new home for
himself and Rosa in Bandra and will move into it within a week.
"We had to actually pull out of another place that we had almost
finalised because the property was under some kind of dispute. In fact,
the same property was offered to me again. But I preferred an apartment
to a bungalow," Saif told IANS.
"There is no view left in the bungalows of Mumbai. If you are
higher up you have a nice open view and also you are spared the mosquitoes,
and you can call it a home.
"Earlier I was apprehensive about a high-rise home. I felt you
paid so much money for a slab of the sky, which could crumble to the
dust at any time and then you own nothing.
"It is crazy, but they charge you so much money for a box on top
of another. Still I want an apartment and not a bungalow. It is got
something to do with living in Mumbai. Even if I own a bungalow with
a garden I don't know how much I'd enjoy sitting in it."
"I think, Inshaa Allah, we'll be moving into our new place within
a week. I don't want to give out the location until I move in. I am
not superstitious, in fact, defiantly just the opposite. But I don't
want anything to go wrong this time with my new home," said Saif.
He has just returned from shooting a potato-chips-advertisement in
Jaipur and sounded tired but happy about his new house.
When asked if he was doing a plethora of product endorsements to pay
for his new home, Saif said: "I don't know if I am doing too many
ads. I don't do films for money. And if the ads pay well and if they
complement my image then why not? It is mutually beneficial to both
me and the companies that sign me on.
"They do a lot of research before signing me. And if it's the
correct brand it offers me a positive visibility. Through my ads I project
a personality that brings you closer to the audience. And most of these
ads are fun to shoot. But the ads have to play it safe because the client
can reject the ad at any given time.
"I wish there was the same transparency in the dealings of cinema."
Eventually, Saif admits his new home was a major reason for endorsing
such a large number of products.
"One has to realise one's dreams in ways that are practical and
not a compromise. As long as I don't endorse the wrong kind of products
I am comfortable doing it."
