Overview

• Aalim Hakim recalls that his father suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while cutting Amitabh Bachchan’s hair for the film Mard when he was nine, inspiring him to carry on the family trade.
• He scales his ₹1 lakh consultancy fee to ₹10 lakh or more for extended multi-session shoots, stressing the value of his expertise.
• Clients have signalled willingness to pay up to ₹5 lakh per sitting for his services, underscoring the premium placed on his on-screen styling impact.
• Rejecting claims of nepotism, Hakim attributes his prominence to five generations of skilled barbership reinforced by personal merit.
• His public defence of high stylist fees has intensified debate over payment disparities between Bollywood’s hair and makeup artists and its writers and technicians.