“House is the place you meet your self.” Sunil Grover says this the second he enables you to in. The comedian all of us love as Gutthi isn’t displaying off a mansion, his is a well-made, lived-in residence for his household of three: his spouse Aarti, who was additionally the designer of the home, and his son.
“That is the lounge. I eat right here. I sit there.” Nothing fancy, simply warm-toned sofas, a hand‑painted wall with a “tree that by no means wants watering,” and extensive home windows that look out over town. Sunil likes the spot as a result of he “looks like a king typically” as he sits there.
His spouse Aarti selected massive glass panels so you’ll be able to see the view whereas stirring the pot. “I like cooking meals lots, however no matter I cook dinner, folks don’t like consuming,” he laughs. Moroccan‑model tiles and a west‑going through window maintain the house brilliant and funky.
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Sunil began out in a tiny rented place. “I began with a one-room kitchen residence, and it was a rented residence. I used to be equally completely satisfied once I was dwelling in a rented residence. Doesn’t matter what number of bedrooms or the carpet‑space that you’ve. You need to be completely satisfied.” Little by little, he added rooms till he may lastly personal this home in Mumbai.
Upstairs is a nook lined with cabinets. One favorite: Yatha‑Sambhav by Sharad Joshi, “a e book stuffed with satirical essays. You have to learn it.” Subsequent door sits the cosy TV room, soundproofed in reminiscence of his previous voice‑over days.
“What I like probably the most about this home is the doorways, the way in which Aarti’s made it. The best way the carving has been executed,” he added.
Aarti joins the tour: “It needs to be coronary heart pleasing, eye pleasing… We go in every single place… however at any time when we’re again residence, we really feel, ‘Wow, that is our residence.’”
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She talks in regards to the cross‑air flow, the morning solar, and sofas “non‑consideration‑looking for” aside from one daring geometric piece that pops towards the impartial palette.
Collectively, they’ve constructed an area not for present, however for pleasure. “We made this home to please ourselves. We by no means type of tried to impress anybody,” she stated.
Whether or not it’s basking within the morning daylight, flipping by means of scripts, or simply sitting on the sofa having fun with the view, Grover sums it up greatest: “Happiness comes from simply having a house, no matter dimension it could be.”
