Images: Five style trends popularised by Salman Khan

Salman Khan is truly the hero of the masses. The actor is not only adored by many but whatever he dons quickly becomes a style statement, even though sometimes they are not even remotely wearable. On his 48th birthday, here is a look at some of the style trends that Salman Khan popularised among the masses.

[caption id=“attachment_1310017” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Salman Khan does have a devout group of followers who blindly follow whatever the Bhai of Bollywood does. Perhaps that is the only way one can explain why a hairstyle as ridiculous as the one that Khan sported in Tere Naam became so famous with the youngsters in 2003. Every young guy wanted to gel his hair and go for the middle parting.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1310021” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] While now we are all familiar with Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor’s torso and bulging biceps, it was Salman Khan who originally started the trend of being shirtless on-screen. In fact, Khan has not only flaunted his own abs but has also helped several newbies like Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor bulk up. Image Courtesy: IBNLive[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1310027” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] While Salman Khan often finds himself shrouded by controversies and has several court cases against him, the insiders of Bollywood often call him a star with a golden heart. Khan is known to be a pillar for friends in need of support, he has launched several careers and never shies away from ‘Being Human’. Incidentally, he has also started an NGO and a clothing label by that name and is often spotted wearing ‘Being Human’ t-shirts. While the clothing line is very popular there are also several cheap copies of ‘Being Human’ t-shirts in every flea market. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1310029” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Of couse aviator sunglasses have always been around but thanks to Salman Khan, after Dabangg people not only started wearing them more often but also learnt a cool way to tuck them on the back of their shirt’s collar. Courtesy: ibn live[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1310031” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Salman Khan always wears a silver bracelet with a turquoise stone and considers it to be very lucky, so how can his followers not love something that Khan does. Several similar looking cheap bracelets are available in the market and no prizes for guessing they are very sought after by many young guys. Youtube image[/caption]