Makeup artists and hairstylists play an essential role in Bollywood celebs’ lives. From making them look classy neat and presentable hairstylists and makeup artists are considered to be the reason behind celebs’ glam look. Today we will talk about one of Bollywoods famous hairstylists who worked with Amitabh Bachchan Vinod Khanna and other actors. However despite creating a name for himself the man died a painful death. If you are wondering who we are talking about then this person is Hakim Kairanvi. He worked with actors like Amitabh Bachchan Vinod Khanna and other A-list stars. However his personal life was filled with turmoil. During one of his working days when Hakim Kairanvi was cutting Amitabh Bachchans hair he felt a strong pain in his chest. Sadly he passed away at just the age of 39. Hakims son Aalim Hakim—who is now a renowned hairstylist—said that he was hardly nine when his father died and the family was left with just Rs 13 to survive. In an interview with Hindi Rush Aalim Hakim opened up about his father and said “My father was doing Mr Bachchan’s hair on a film called Mard. He felt a pain in his chest and Mr Bachchan immediately told him to get a flight and go to a hospital near his house. He died the next day. I was only nine years old. We had no idea what to do. In those days people didn’t really save money. They spent whatever they earned. I remember we had only Rs 13 to our name when he died.” When asked whether anyone from the industry stepped forward to help or mentor Aalim he responded “We didn’t get any help. We got help from unexpected people. It’s not like people from the film industry showed up. Some of them did yes but very briefly. Nobody stays with you. Bolte hain na chadhte sooraj ko salaam. That was the situation. All the stars who used to come home every day they stopped coming by. Nobody stayed. My mother would go around asking for help telling them that we didn’t have anything to eat. They did what little they could but they helped only to a degree.” He added “They’re all self-centred and let me tell you one thing—even today they’re the same. They meet you nicely they’re friendly but you have to work for yourself. As a child all I wanted to do was earn my father’s respect back to keep his legacy going.” He said that he had learned nothing of the trade when his father passed and had to train himself. “I would be inspired by newspaper cuttings of him… He worked with them all; not only Mr Bachchan but also Shatrughan Sinha Vinod Khanna Jeetendra Shashi Kapoor. He would travel with them. He was iconic.”