Bajrangi Bhaijaan which emerged as the box office success since the release however the characters etched themselves as a household name. Harshaali who played the character of Munni in the film, helmed by Kabir Khan. The filmmaker mentioned about how he came across the perfect person to set for the character.
In conversation with IMDB, Kabir said,” After all these years, If I were to speak about one aspect of the making of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, I would speak about the hunt for the girl who would portray Munni. After writing the script, I knew our biggest challenge would be finding the correct casting for Munni. If we didn’t get the correct Munni, I don’t think the film would be half what it is today. I spoke to my casting director Mukesh Chhabra and said we need to spread the net far and wide.”
Kabir spilled the beans on how he has auditioned around 2000 girls within the age group of five to seven. After which ten were shortlisted and each went through a month-long workshop for the final screening.
Kabir further revealed that how he camp up to consensus with the selection of Harshali. “We were shooting a big movie; the shooting window was more than six-seven months long in different terrains. Hence perspective also was critical of how the little girl approached the role, and I’m happy with that workshop. We finally zeroed in on Harshaali Malhotra, who was pure magic on screen, and the chemistry with Salman was bang on. And I remember the first time I took her to Salman’s house in Galaxy. Right from there on, you could see the chemistry between them. Ultimately the magic of Bajrangi Bhaijaan is that dynamic between the character of Bajrangi and the little girl Munni.”
Bajrangi Bhaijaan grossed at a whopping Rs 473.26 overseas. It starred Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
