Celebrity hairstylist Aalim Hakim has taken a firm stand against toxic attitudes in the entertainment industry, announcing she will no longer work with celebrities whose managers allegedly disrespect or mistreat creative professionals and crew behind their backs.The hairdresser shared a powerful note on social media, calling out the growing culture of arrogance and rude behavior of people working behind the camera.
“Talent deserves dignity, every artist deserves respect”
Taking to Instagram, Aalim wrote, “We have decided to work with actors who are disrespected, belittled or mistreated by teams. Because talent deserves dignity. Hard work deserves kindness. And every artist deserves respect.”His statement quickly struck a chord with several members of the film industry, many of whom extended their support in the comments section.
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the actor Rajkummar Rao he commented: “Absolutely sir. Respect and Equality the two most important things.”Filmmaker Farah Khan reacted to the post and wrote, “Well done Aalim.”Gajraj Rao the hairdresser praised her for speaking up and commented, “Much respect to you, Aalim, for saying this loud and clear.”Meanwhile, the actor Arjun Kapoor shared, “With water @aalimhakim bhai in this.”Film maker Zoya Akhtar He wrote “Bang On”, actress Chitrangda Singh said “OK!”Kajol reacted with raised hand emojis, while the actors did Bobby DeolArjun Rampal, Pulkit Samrat and Aparshakti Khurana also showed their support through emojis and reactions.
“Authority does not give anyone the right to disrespect others”
Aalim also highlighted how many managers allegedly misbehave with crew and creative professionals over issues that may not even be their fault.“It’s heartbreaking to see managers talking rudely, humiliating people, throwing an attitude or taking out their frustration on innocent crew members, especially for mistakes that are not their own. Authority does not give anyone the right to disrespect another human being,” he wrote.The famous hairdresser also pointed out that actors are often not aware of how the behavior of their groups affects their public image and reputation.“The saddest thing is… sometimes actors don’t realize how bad they are doing outside the vanity van where they are ruining their image, reputation and energy because of the behavior of the people they represent,” Aalim added.
“Crew members sacrifice sleep, peace and family time”
Reflecting on the hard work and sacrifices made by the technicians and crew in the industry, Aalim wrote that many of them leave home before sunrise and work tirelessly to ensure that the actors look their best on screen.“Many of these artists leave the house before the sun comes up. Stay there for endless hours. Festivals, birthdays, families, lose sleep and peace… to make sure the cast they work with looks and feels their absolute best,” he shared.
