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HT Brunch Interview: Meet Ranveer Singh’s barber!

Hindustan Times | By
Dec 06, 2019 12:02 PM IST

Darshan Yewalekar is the man behind the superstar’s looks in Ram-Leela, Padmaavat and Simmba; has also worked with Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor

Actor Ranveer Singh’s hairstyles have been as edgy as his film roles. Remember that semi-bald look with a short ponytail in Bajirao Mastani? Or, how about his long wavy hair and moustache in Gundey or take the dreadlocks he sported as Khilji in Padmaavat. More recently, the actor sported a sleek side parting in and as Simmba and will be seen flaunting trademark Kapil Dev curls in the cricketer’s biopic, 83. Even off screen the actor is known to let his hair down, often literally! And a chunk of the credit for his hair-raising acts goes to his mane man Darshan Yewalekar.

Darshan Yewalekar came to Mumbai on a day trip as 17-year old, today at 33 he is one of the most sought after barber of Bollywood(Aalok Soni)
Darshan Yewalekar came to Mumbai on a day trip as 17-year old, today at 33 he is one of the most sought after barber of Bollywood(Aalok Soni)
“Why does a ‘barber’ require a fancy term? You call a doctor a doctor but you call a barber a hair-stylist!”
With starring roles from the likes of Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Ranveer Singh, Darshan Yewalekar’s story is no less dramatic than a Bollywood rags-to-riches movie (Aalok Soni)
With starring roles from the likes of Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Ranveer Singh, Darshan Yewalekar’s story is no less dramatic than a Bollywood rags-to-riches movie (Aalok Soni)
“I was introduced to Ranveer by Bhansali sir for the film Ram-Leela and I have been with him ever since! He often calls me Bhansali sir’s gift to him”
(Clockwise from right)Before starting to collaborate with Ranveer Singh, Darshan was working with Salman Khan. He is recently in news for his work on Saif Ali Khan’s recently-released movie Laal Kaptaan
(Clockwise from right)Before starting to collaborate with Ranveer Singh, Darshan was working with Salman Khan. He is recently in news for his work on Saif Ali Khan’s recently-released movie Laal Kaptaan
“After leaving Bhai I had gone through a real bad phase where nothing really worked out. But going back was not an option because I couldn’t go to him as a failure”
A humble boy from Bhusawal, Darshan today owns a salon in the heart of Bandra (Aalok Soni)
A humble boy from Bhusawal, Darshan today owns a salon in the heart of Bandra (Aalok Soni)
“I met Bhansali sir at Salman’s. One day Bhai casually asked me to check out this young guy’s hair who was supposed to work in Bhansali sir’s next. It was Ranbir Kapoor and they were then prepping for Saawariya”
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