Senior artist Raj Saini making a portrait of film actor Sonu Sood in blood in the city on Sunday. |
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Noted city artist Raj Saini, using his own blood, created a portrait of actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood on the success of his film ‘Fateh’. Saini talking to Free Press said that he watched ‘Fateh’ on Saturday and impressed by his directorial debut and humanitarian work decided to create a 2-foot tall portrait as tribute to the actor.
The movie, which is on the way to becoming a hit, is made on a new subject. “I made his portrait using my own blood on Sunday. It took two hours to complete the portrait,” he said, adding that “The painting will be framed and sent to Mumbai tomorrow (Monday). Saini said that the film actor has done a lot for society.
“In fact, Sood is a saviour for society. He also helped me when I was struggling after getting paralysed,” Saini said. “It is my duty to express my sentiments towards him in this way.” The painter claims that he is the first person in the country who expressed his dedication towards Sood by creating a portrait using own blood.
Saini has made paintings of many legendary personalities like PM Narendra Modi, film actor Amitabh Bachchan, playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, film actor Asha Parikh etc. Written and directed by Sonu Sood, Fateh was theatrically released on January 10 and received mixed reviews from critics. It follows Fateh, an ex-agent who comes out of his tranquil life in order to bring down the entire cyber mafia syndicate when a local girl falls victim to it and goes missing.
