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Brothers Rajwinder Singh Sidhu and Gurwinder Singh Sidhu in
Dabwali town in India's Punjab state are now famous in their
small part of the world for giving haircuts shaped in images of
the customer's choice.
From the Taj Mahal, complete with its many turrets and towers,
to a lifelike portrait of pop star Michael Jackson, the brothers
use a range of trimmers, scissors and pencils, among other
tools, to get every minute detail of hairdos correct.
"In the beginning we used to give anyone we could get hold off
free haircuts so that we could practice our skills on them. Some
days we used to practice till 2.00 a.m., because during the day
we used to run the regular salon," Rajwinder, the younger of the
two brothers, told Reuters in an interview.
These days the brothers, aged 29 and 31, charge anywhere between
$20-$30 for their special hairdos, and say they have plans to
take their business outside of India as well.
From requests of images of Bollywood stars to popular
sportspersons and even an impression of Mickey Mouse, the
brothers' salon is seeing a steady stream of customers who want
to draw attention to themselves at social gatherings or events
but do not want something lasting, like traditional tattoos.
"Today, I got a tattoo of the Taj Mahal. The monument is very
beautiful and with this tattoo, I will stand out in the crowd,"
said salon customer Darbar Singh, showing off his brand new
haircut.
(Reporting by Sunil Kataria in Dabwali, Writing by Shilpa
Jamkhandikar in Mumbai; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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