Mane Masters was founded with the mission of inspiring professional hair artists to create memorable work for their clients through quality education and support. Our goal is to build a purposeful beyond profit company and reach as many passionate students who are interested in a career in hairstyling. We’re one of the only few beauty schools in India that offer a scholarship program.
Meet the team
AMIT THAKUR
Co-Founder
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Neha Khandelwal
Senior Educator
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Amit Thakur
Co-Founder
Celebrity hair artist Amit Thakur counts Bollywood A-listers such as Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shradhha Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Janvi Kapoor amongst others as his clients.
He’s spent a decade in the Hindi cinema industry, creating iconic movie looks such as Deepika’s look for Padmavat. He’s most famously known for convincing Katrina to give her beautiful straight locks a twist for the very first time for her movie Bharat where she gave us major curly hair goals.
He’s worked on editorial covers such as Vogue India, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan. His work was also featured most recently in Vogue Italia.
His diverse career graph spans across cinema, editorial, performances, brand endorsements and some of India’s biggest red carpet moments such as IIFA, Filmfare, Stardust awards.
He’s also the man behind Katrina’s looks at the biggest celebrity wedding of 2021 #VickyKat and also Kiara Advani’s wedding of 2022.
Roshni Nichani
Co-Founder
Roshni moved over from the cold & gloomy London to set up this venture with Amit. With over 12 years of experience in Brand Marketing, her last role being the head of PR for Bose Headphones in the UK, she sits at the helm of all devising growth & marketing plans for our academy.
Neha Khandelwal
Senior Educator
Neha has been a hair stylist and an educator for over a decade. She started her career as an educator at the Loreal Professional academy in Mumbai – ARTH where she rose to be one of the senior trainers.
She’s an expert in hand holding students who want a strong introduction to the world of hairstyling and therefore leads our foundation level courses. As an experienced stylist and educator, she believes that a good technical base is the most valuable tool in your kit.
Jyoti Abbott
Academy Manager
Jyoti is the Manager for our Mane Masters Academy.
She’s an expert at guiding students to take up the right course for build their career in hairstyling. As an academy manager, she believes in creating an unforgettable experience for students that chose to be a part of Mane Masters.