Celebrity hairstylist and Co-owner of Manemaniac Salon in Mumbai, Amit Yashwant has been in the industry for over two decades. From being a personal hairstylist to Tiger Shroff, styling for fashion shows to micromanaging his newly-launched salon, he has his hands full. Yashwant feels learning is the only way to success in this industry
Glorious start
I started my career from a one-chair barber shop in Ratnagiri and followed fashion magazines to replicate hairstyles. Through all this, I was inspired by eminent hairstylist, Dhruv Abichandani, and always wanted to work with him. Hence, I moved to Mumbai and initially worked with small scale salons. My persistance, however, paid off and my dream of working with Dhruv was realised. I was at the Drama Salon for six years, and learnt a lot. Then I decided to educate myself and went to the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London and completed a Diploma course in Advanced Pursued Hairdressing. This opened a floodgate of opportunities in the film industry. Today, I travel, explore and meet international artists, and learn new skills and and hone the existent ones.
Mentor
I feel passion and a great mentor are the prime elements to become successful. Initially, I had to struggle due to lack of skills, which I took up as a challenge and worked on. My association with Drama Salon gave me the opportunity to work with Dhruv, who further pushed my limits. I honed my basic hairdressing skills under his guidance. As a reward for my hard work, he let me work for Kunal Khemu, which started my career in films.
Overcoming challenges
This story is from the August 2017 edition of Salon International.
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