Right from his Maine Pyaar Kiya days to his recent Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salman Khan has always been a hairstyle trendsetter.
As he takes on a different look in his forthcoming movie, Jaan-e-man, rediff.com takes a look at his changing hairdo.
The only thing people remember of the 1988 movie Biwi Ho To Aisi is Rekha trying to outsmart her mother-in-law Bindu. Salman went largely unnoticed in his debut role.
But his next, Maine Pyar Kiya, changed that. And how!
The Sooraj Barjatya movie made Salman a superstar overnight. And he became a style icon for the Indian youth.
His fluffy hair falling sloppily on his face became a rage.
Suddenly, his rising fame posed a threat to the existing chocolate hero, Aamir Khan.
Saajan
If Salman was a threat to Aamir, then Rahul Roy was a bigger one to Salman, after Roy's debut film, Aashiqui, became a hit in 1990.
Roy's straight, long tresses were unique, and soon, college boys started wearing similar looks.
No wonder then, a year later, we saw Salman and Sanjay Dutt both sporting straight, long hair in Saajan.
But while Dutt held onto this style for a while, Salman returned to his original look after this film.
Tere Naam
For a decade, Salman sported a consistent look. And then, his hair started receding.
That's when Salman decided a change of hairstyle was in order. Tere Naam saw him with long hair -- albeit in a different style -- and worked as well as the movie.
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
After the success of Tere Naam, Salman opted for hair weaving for his new film, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.
He wore his hair shorter than Tere Naam, and it made him look young and trendy. The film worked, the hairstyle worked, but unfortunately for Salman, co-star Akshay Kumar worked the best.
Jaan-e-man
Jaan-e-man, directed by newcomer Shirish Kunder -- better known as choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan's husband -- is a much-awaited film this year.
And, Salman sports a bald look in the film.
Of course, one really cannot tell whether it is intentional or just a hair-weaving session gone bad.
Will the new look work? We will have to wait for the answer.
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