The long locks were gone and the head was tastefully shaved courtesy, Aalim, who chopped Salman's hair too.
But Saif new hair-do is not a style statement. He did it for his role in Vishal Bhardwaj's next ‘Omkara' - the celluloid adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, where Saif plays the character of Cassius.
The film also stars Ajay Devgan is the lead actor in the movie, while Kareena Kapoor plays the character of Desdemona.
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