Meet Bhaijaans Munni

Silence speaks, the star child of the super hit Bajrangi Bhaijan has proved it. The bundle of joy named Harshali Malhotra-or Shahida aka Munni, as she is known to the world by her character’s name in her debut film, is a part-precocious kid who is extraordinarily perceptive and yet so charmingly innocent. Harshali made her presence felt in the film, with her excellent acting skills, even though she remained silent in the entire movie.

Here’s what you need to know about the little angel: 

Her character:

She has played the character of a mute girl but has touched the heart of many with her endearing performance. She is the star of the flick. Munni aka Harshaali Malhotra has made the audience go gaga over her innocent yet strong performance.

“I like acting and singing. I want to be a superstar like Salman uncle,” she told.

Quote-Unquote:

“I used to play games with Salman uncle on cell phone. I used to sit on Kabir uncle’s lap and play Barbie games. Kareena aunty was busy with shoot so did not get time to play games with her,” she said. “Salman uncle used to play table tennis with me in Karjat,” Harshaali said.

Harshaali said she used to cry seeing Salman fighting or getting emotional in the film. “I used to cry when he (Salman) did action scenes. Even when Salman uncle shot emotional scenes, I used to feel bad. Even I cried when Salman uncle cried.” Kajal said Harshaali initially felt shy talking to Salman. “She was initially shy. Then they both were left alone for sometime and they got along well. Salman loves her a lot. We are happy that she got this big opportunity of working with Salman.”

How she got the role:

Harshaali was earlier seen in popular show “Laut Aao Trisha”. She has also appeared in various TV commercials.

Her mother Kajal met casting director Mukesh Chabra. One day he called her up saying the child has bagged the role in Salman Khan starrer “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”.

“I was not aware that Salman was part of this project. We couldn’t believe initially. It was tough for us to accept it,” she said.

Future:

Her mother said Harshaali is now dedicated to acting. “Right now she is dedicated to acting. I keep giving gap in between. Sometime back she was unwell, so we had stopped doing assignments… she is too small. “By the time she is in class five we will take a break of 6-7 years till she is in class XII. If she wants to pursue acting then we will let her do it.”