In the 70s films like Zanjeer and Deewar established Amitabh Bachchan as Bollywoods new superstar and gave him the image of an angry young man. During this period audiences were not only fascinated by Amitabh Bachchans style but also by his hairstyle. But do you know who gave Amitabh Bachchan this hairstyle in those days? This hairstylist was none other than Hakim Kairanvi father of renowned hairstylist Aalim Hakim who was a top hairstylist of the 70s and a force to be reckoned with in the industry. Hakim Kairanvi gave Amitabh Bachchan unique hairstyles in several films during those days and one day while cutting his own hair he died. This was revealed by Aalim Hakim himself. Aalim Hakim Shares Golden Memories of His Father Aalim Hakim recently spoke with Screen about his fathers association with Amitabh Bachchan. He said My father started working with Amitabh Bachchans first film. After Saat Hindustani my father gave him all the style. Reshma Aur Shera was his second film and it starred Sunil Dutt who was my fathers client at the time. Dutt was the one who introduced my father to Amitabh Bachchan. A Popular Hairstylist of the 70s Aalim Hakim further adds My fathers collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan continued until his last breath. My father was behind many of the popular hairstyles you see in films like Zanjeer Sholay Don Deewar and Amar Akbar Anthony. Hakim also recounted how his father Hakim Kairanvi died while cutting Amitabh Bachchans hair. This happened while Big B was shooting for Mard in Mysore. A Tragic End While at Work Sharing memories of his father Aalim Hakim said My father also passed away while cutting hair. The last haircut of his life was for Amitabh ji. He was cutting his hair when he suffered a heart attack. He was in Mysore at the time shooting for Mard. He was cutting Amit jis hair when he complained of severe chest pain and passed away the next day. He was only 39 years old at the time. Hairstylist to Many Big Stars Aalim Hakims father was a top hair artist of the 70s and worked with many big stars of that era. His clients included stars like Jeetendra Sunil Dutt Dilip Kumar and Shatrughan Sinha. He worked with not only Indian but also international stars. Whenever an international star visited India they would get their hair cut by Hakim Kairanvi whether it was Muhammad Ali Richard Harris or Bruce Lee.