Most of our actors started their career in an alarmingly frumpy avatar — Neanderthal-like physique, hideous sideburns and a wardrobe befitting a zebra on steroids. In other words: Hairy chests, long unsightly hairstyles and a misplaced sense of style.
Salman’s long hair-do in Andaaz Apna Apna was cringe-inducing and so was Akshay Kumar’s lush tropical rain forest on his chest in his early films like Saugandh.
Salman’s long hair-do in Andaaz Apna Apna was cringe-inducing and so was Akshay Kumar’s lush tropical rain forest on his chest in his early films like Saugandh.
Ajay Devgn’s look in Phool Aur Kaante was simply an eyesore and Saif Ali Khan looked like a total space cadet with his boarding school accent and long hair in films like Parampara, Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi. His Ole Ole act was a joke with his Mississippi-long hair flying all over the camera. All in all most of our actors needed a good hair cut; some even needed a shower and a seasoned stylist back then.
Blame it on the ’90s grunge or a lack of awareness about the importance of grooming, most actors stood out like a sore thumb as they danced in baggy pleated trousers and wore jarring prints.
Today almost all the stars in the top 10 are in their 40s. The conventional wisdom in media has always been that an actor nearing 50 reaches his expiration date and can kiss his career goodbye. The boys of the ’90s are challenging this notion by continuing to work in big movies, major advertising campaigns and hit television shows. In short, they are ruling the industry.
Take a look at how they have reinvented themselves and stayed at the top of the game. The dudes have nurtured a distinctive sense of style and better bodies. They even get a thumbs up from the stylists, designers, socialites and fitness experts.
Blame it on the ’90s grunge or a lack of awareness about the importance of grooming, most actors stood out like a sore thumb as they danced in baggy pleated trousers and wore jarring prints.
Today almost all the stars in the top 10 are in their 40s. The conventional wisdom in media has always been that an actor nearing 50 reaches his expiration date and can kiss his career goodbye. The boys of the ’90s are challenging this notion by continuing to work in big movies, major advertising campaigns and hit television shows. In short, they are ruling the industry.
Take a look at how they have reinvented themselves and stayed at the top of the game. The dudes have nurtured a distinctive sense of style and better bodies. They even get a thumbs up from the stylists, designers, socialites and fitness experts.
Salman Khan
Debut: Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988)
Salman Khan was always a heartthrob. He also had an inherent style. This quintessential bad boy with long locks and bulging biceps was a chick magnet. In his 40s, he dropped the bad boy and become the good guy.
Debut: Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988)
Salman Khan was always a heartthrob. He also had an inherent style. This quintessential bad boy with long locks and bulging biceps was a chick magnet. In his 40s, he dropped the bad boy and become the good guy.
The boyish charm has been replaced by the come-to-daddy attitude. Always ready to help anyone in need, he has made Being Human a full time job. At 47, he is till single (so sexy) and a role model to the younger actors — Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan admitted as much. Girls want him, guys want to be him.
Chhaya Momaya, life coach, says, “I find him sizzling hot now compared to the time when he started. Salman has retained his youthful looks over the years. Be it his T-shirt and denim appeal or his worked-out body.
Chhaya Momaya, life coach, says, “I find him sizzling hot now compared to the time when he started. Salman has retained his youthful looks over the years. Be it his T-shirt and denim appeal or his worked-out body.
There is a maturity on his face and he conveys a more responsible and grown-up air now unlike his early years when he was a prankster and had a child-like innocence.”
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