After achieving a BFA from the JJ School of Arts, Saillesh started off as an advertising professional in 2000 at the age of 23, grew to be an Art Director is one of India's leading ad agencies but decided to pursue his dream career – that of art and painting. And in a short span of 4 years, he has garnered admirers from Bollywood, the corporate world, socialites etc.
His unique, multidimensional and highly contemporary work has no preferred surface for ex-pression. Acharekar's art has evolved with time. As an emerging artist, he held his first solo exhibition in 2003 titled the Touchwood series which was art on wood. This was followed by Touchwood 2 in 2004. His next was 'Innovator' wherein he celebrated the spirit of innovation wherein he etched some 'Men of Mettle' using mixed media on metal
His solo Art Show titled "Me v/s Myself " was an artistic manifestation of the internal struggle of the mind – the conscious versus the sub-conscious. It was yet another opus by this young promising artist which is set against a contemporary backdrop of man's struggle with himself. Break free with the beautiful works of art which carry your imagination on their strokes.
Recently Saillesh has delved into the world of cinema wherein his Art skills have been utilized by producers like the Bhatts in their recent release – Raaz and another upcoming project.