Harshaali
Malhotra
in
Akhanda
2.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Harshaali
Malhotra/Instagram
Harshaali
Malhotra,
best
known
for
playing
Munni
in
the
Salman
Khan
starrer
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan,
will
make
her
debut
in
Telugu
cinema
with
Akhanda
2:
Thaandavam.
A
sequel
to
the
2021
release
Akhanda,
it
is
directed
by
Boyapati
Sreenu
and
will
release
on
the
big
screen
on
September
25.
It
stars
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
in
the
lead.
Malhotra,
17,
will
play
Janani
in
the
film.
Salman
Khan
and
Harshaali
Malhotra
in
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan.
Harshaali
had
made
her
movie
debut
in
2015
IN
Kabir
Khan’s
blockbuster
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan.
Before
starring
in
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan,
she
had
appeared
in
the
television
serials
Qubool
Hai
and
Laut
Aao
Trisha.
Sharing
the
poster
of
her
new
film
on
Instagram,
Harshaali
said
her
character
Munni
has
been
a
‘feeling,
memory
and
a
heartbeat’
for
her.
But
she
is
now
ready
to
return
to
the
screen
with
a
different
role.
‘Munni
was
not
just
a
character,
she
was
a
feeling,
a
memory,
a
heartbeat-something
that
stayed
with
you
and
with
me.
After
all
these
years,
I’ve
held
on
to
your
love
patiently,
silently,
and
with
a
heart
full
of
gratitude.
‘While
you
were
remembering
Munni,
I
was
preparing,
learning,
growing
and
becoming.
So
that
one
day,
when
I
return,
I
return
not
just
as
that
little
girl,
but
as
someone
ready
to
feel
everything
again
on
screen,
with
you.
And
now,
I’m
finally
ready
to
share
her
with
you.
Meet
JANANI
–
a
new
story,
a
new
emotion,
a
new
chapter
of
me.
From
Munni’s
silence
to
JANANI’s
voice,
this
isn’t
just
my
return
—
It’s
ours.
She
laughs,
she
dreams,
she
speaks
from
the
heart,
and
I’ve
poured
my
soul
into
every
scene.’
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff
