Delhi / I'll prefer a roadside barber over him: Woman after Jawed Habib spat on her head

Viral Video: Jawed Habib, one of the most popular hair stylists in the country, has been caught in the middle of a controversy after a shocking video surfaced on Twitter, showing him spitting on a woman’s head during a haircut. During a training seminar in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, Habib is seen spitting on a woman’s head in front of everyone, saying that her hair is dry. He is also jokingly heard saying that there is power in his spit. However, as of now, the authenticity of the video and date of which the video is from, could not be confirmed.

In the video, a woman is seen sitting on a salon chair on the stage. While giving haircutting tips to the people present at the training seminar, Habib says, ”Mere baal gande hain. Gande kyun hain? Kyunki shampoo nahi lagaya hai. Dhyan se suno… Agar pani ki kami hai na…. (My hair is dirty. Why is it dirty? Because I have not used shampoo. Listen carefully… If you don’t have water. If there’s scarcity of water)”. Habib then spits on the woman’s head, and walks towards the crowd, saying, “Abbe is thook me jaan hai (Hey, this spit has life).” Meanwhile, people present there are heard clapping and laughing.

After the video went viral, the woman in the video identified as Baraut resident Pooja Gupta, has come forward to share the humiliating experience.

In a video, she said, ”Maine kal ek seminar attend kiya Jawed Habib Sir ka. Aur unhone on the stage mujhe haircut ke liye invite kiya, aur unhone itna misbehave kiya. Unhone ye dikhaya hai ki agar aapke paas paani na ho to aap apne thook se bhi haircut kara sakte ho. To maine haircut nahi karaya. Mai apni gali ke nukkad ke nai se baal katwa lungi, par kabhi Jawed Habib se nahi.’‘ ( I attended a seminar of Jaweb Habib sir yesterday. He invited me on stage for a haircut. He misbehaved. He showed that if you don’t have water, you can use spit. I did not get the haircut. I’ll get a haircut from a roadside hairdresser but not Jawed Habib”)

Meanwhile, social media users are left disgusted by the incident and sympathized with the woman. One user wrote, ”Jawed Habib, the famous hairstylist and businessman, is seen styling his client’s hair with spit. Even if someone doesn’t find it disrespect and offensive, it is extremely unhygienic and should never be tolerated.”