God helps those who help themselves is something we have heard of since time immemorial,  however this has been proven to be true in real life for a person whose life has been like living a dream. He is called Pranay Jagdish Parmar and his journey called life started in Mumbai itself where he has been born and brought up. Today, Pranay Parmar is a brand to reckon with as a Hair Stylist in the glamour world as he is working for the renowned stand up comedian and actor Kapil Sharma since several years and has even styled for various celebs including Yo Yo Honey Singh prior to that.However this journey hasn't been a cakewalk for him. Catch a glimpse of him in a candid chat with our Special Correspondent S. K. De in a bindaas mood never witnessed before... 

Any memories of your childhood ? 

Tragedy struck early in my life when I was only 2 years old and my father passed away and we were left stranded not knowing what to do. Then, I was raised by my maternal uncle and he took care of my schooling and college as we stayed with him. I completed my Bachelor of Arts( B. A)  from Mumbai University, Kalina and after that I took my plunge for survival. My maternal uncle's name is Dilip Devada. I knew that I had to make it big in life but I had to start somewhere. My uncle had a small barber shop and he was my first guru in this profession and thus I became a barber and within no time by God's grace and my perseverance I mastered the art of hair cutting and styling people. Then, I told my uncle that in this field of Hair Styling itself I would like to take a giant leap. As we were from the lower strata of society it was with great difficulty that we could make ends meet. In those days also it was not easy to do a Hair Styling course from a top institution, however my uncle and mother gathered every penny for me to enroll for a course in Andheri West by learning the art from the famous hair expert Aalim Hakim 's Institute in Versova. 

How did you start your professional journey? 

After completion of the course,  I started working in Aalim Hakim salon itself. I learnt a lot during the course as well as on the job .However, I wanted to progress at a fast pace and that's when I got an opportunity to work as a Hair Stylist in Enrich Salon in 2010. Then after working there for a year I moved on and started working for various shoots, photoshoots and even for marriages. This way I continued for 2 years and I finally got a chance to work for Balika Vadhu serial. However,  unfortunately after few months the work stopped and I was at the crossroads again. 

After this setback,  how did your life change? 

I was dismayed initially but I knew that God  had bigger plans for me. I took a business loan and opened my own personal Hair Studio in Kamothe, Navi Mumbai and within no time it became an instant hit and its popularity grew by leaps and bounds.Then one day I received a call from Yo Yo Honey Singh's Manager  and when they asked me if I was interested in working for Honey Singh I instantly said yes. It was like a dream come true working for Yo Yo Honey Singh and one of my styles known as the signature Honey Cut became very famous. I worked for him for several years for Music Albums,  Live Shows, Movies and more and then unfortunately he became sick. After that I started working for my Hair studio again and in between I worked for Rajniesh Duggall and several other artists. Then I received a golden opportunity to work for the King of Comedy,  Kapil Sharma and it has been 4 years now that I have been working along with him. I would like to thank Sufiyan Siddiqui for this turning point in my life and as Kapil Sharma is extremely happy with my work I want to work for him till eternity. I have two Hair studios now, one is at Dombivali and the other at Kamothe and by God's grace both of them are doing very well and have a loyal clientele.