BALD AND BEAUTIFUL
(Appeared in the Hitavada, Middle Space on 11th March 2014) By
Jyoti Patil
It is so
romantic to have bouncy hair, thick black hair, long and silky hair. Hair on
your head really gives you a different dimension. You look impressive and
young. You look positive and promising.
You look confident and smart. Once you start losing them, you realize
how important they are for your outward appearance. You only think of your
shedding hair and diminishing hair line.
You may then find hair all over in your place, sometimes on the table,
on your pillow and even in your meal. You only think of your hair and nothing
else. Your working efficiency is also marred by this nagging thought.
I always
feel envious to see cascading long thick hair of any girl and wish to have at
least half of her hair to come on my head. Oh! It is sheer imagination. I can’t
do that, I know it is not possible. I remember once I watched Anupam Kher’s
interview on some TV show, in which he was confessing using all the tricks and
trials, methods and measures to grow hair on his rapidly balding head. He left no stone unturned for a small speck
of hair on his head. At least for one or two years he basked under the dreamy
imagination of long and thick black hair on his head. But gradually he started
realizing that his baldness is inevitable as it was a result of some hormonal
changes and genetic effect. One simple word makes many grown men (and some
women) quake and shake in fear; balding. Receding hair lines, bald spots, and
hair loss are problems that plague many people, old and young.
Bald people have many advantages.
They do not bother to keep a comb with them to set their hair. No shampoo or
aromatic oil is required. Your position becomes maintenance free. Bald people may be deferential and enjoys a
respectable position in his circle. For example, Raghu of Rodies enjoys an
impressive position and his baldness is an added advantage. If you are bald you are taken seriously and
respectfully. Baldness is not much
painful as compared to scant hair problem which makes you ugly and scary.
Ramji Sharma our neighbor who was
in his late forties became concerned about his hair as he noticed the rapid and
regular fall of his once pride of Jaipur hair. He tried all hair growing creams
which surely contribute to lighten the weight of his purse as well as worries.
Gradually he realized that it is an extremely futile exercise to pursue his
misadventure. He ventured into a new plan to purchase a wig from Bombay as he
had heard most of the heroes and heroines wear wigs to look beautiful and impressive.
He implemented his plan and went to Bombay for original looking wig. He got a
perfect matching of his original hair style.
Only problem was to take care of
that wig at night and sleep in his original baldy avatar. His comfortable time
went by swiftly and once he met with an accident. Oh, that wasn’t a road
accident but a bedroom accident. He used to keep his wig on the dressing table.
Some rats got the whiff of it and started working on the trimming of it in
their signature style. A patch of the wig got butchered. The next day when he
noticed the alteration made by expert modifiers of the night, he became
panicky. He did know what to do at this unwarranted urgency and started raking his
brain for a suitable replacement. At last an idea clicked and he turbaned his
head with a dupatta that day. But it only helped him for few days. One day he
found his wig was being taken away by a stray dog, who had incidentally sneaked
into his room. Then his game of hair got over.
Going bald is not an easy option
for any man. But it is really difficult for those in the spotlight. Some stars
manage to pull off a naked head with style, namely Billy Zane, Kulbhushan
Kharbanda, Anupam Kher, and Parsis Khambata but others aren't so lucky. Salman
Khan, Vivek Oberai, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Bruce Willis and Al Pacino are
just a few stars whose hair status is discussed in detail. It is quite simple
to identify the symptoms of a balding individual. You do not need to be a doctor, you do not
need to do any tests, and you can just simply use your eyes. And when you are
loosing your lovable hair, you can only sing – “hair! hair! everywhere, But not a speck on head,
Hair!
Hair! Nowhere, On the plains of my head.”
