So I straightened one section of her hair and crimped another for more fluff. I kept the last layer of her hair clean for more texture and structure,' she said.

Raima Sen, said Punjani, wanted 'more defined and heavier curls'.

'I gave her the classic American look with softer and bigger barrel curls,' she said.

Asin wanted natural waves rather than 'defined curls' while actor Madhavan wanted 'textured spikes'.

'I made sure that the styles suited their faces because Bollywood is now paying more attention to hair than before,' she said.

For the models, who walked the ramp at IIFA, Punjani had a 'clean front with centre parting and a textured back of fish plaits and multiple buns for an Oriental look'.

Switching back to the current hair trends in the country, she said colours were the 'in-thing'.

'Indians are experimenting with colours in a big way. The common hair shades in the capital were maroon, deep browns, orange, autumn leaves (russet), mulberry brown and vintage gold.'

Hair colours, explained Punjani, should ideally match the skin tones. 'For the dusky Indian skin, I recommend the caramel hair shades, for the wheatish skin, I advise gold and for the fair skin, colours like blue, grey and ash. Colours must always be used to enhance hair cuts,' she said.

Howewer, the bob still remains the classic cut across the world and in contemporary working India.

'Block colours (colour highlights in alternate layers of tresses) look great with bobs - but one has to have a petite face to carry it off,' said the young stylist with blonde-and-blue hair tints.