Once the only popular salon was  Madame Pompadour salon at the Taj Mahal Hotel. In the 1970’s, Hakim Kairanvi came on the scene. Next came, the Nalini and Yasmin salon at Bandra. Hair styling became big business with Touch of Joy, Scissors and Comb, Be Blunt. These days, chains like Toni and Guy are ready to hit the city of Mumbai. Some frontline names are Hakim Alim, Kanta Motwani, Adhuna Bhabani Akhtar, Dilshad Pastakia, Sapna Bhavnani and Nalini Naigaonwala. Some well-known hair stylists are Javed Habib, Ehsaan Khan and Savio Pereira. At a modest estimate, there are 3000 salons in the nooks and crannies of the city and suburbs, and more and more are coming up. Pantaloon, Spykar and Gold’s Gym are expected to set up salons. It is a Rs. 5000 crore industry, with an annual growth rate of 40 per cent. Globally celebrated names — Wella, Loreal and Toni and Guy — have forayed into the Indian market with their products and services. On a good day a decent salon can make Rs 3 lakh. On a bad one, it could be Rs. 80,ooo. Indian salons are not as expensive as those operating abroad. Over 700 hairdressers and stylists have come together to form an association called Hair India People.