Harshaali Malhotra


Harshaali Malhotra is an Indian actress and model who works in Hindi films and television series. She is best known for her role as Munni in Kabir Khan's drama film Bajrangi Bhaijaan which earned her nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
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Early life

Harshaali was born on 3 June 2008 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India into a Punjabi Hindu family of khatri tribe.

Career

Malhotra made her film debut with a leading role in Kabir Khan's 2015 drama film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, alongside Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. She played the role of Shahida also known as 'Munni', a Pakistani Muslim girl. Her performance as a mute girl was critically praised and earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination, making her the youngest person to be nominated in the category and won the Screen Award for Best Child Artist among several other awards and nominations. She also received the Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award in 2022 for her performance in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
She has acted in serials such as Qubool Hai and Laut Aao Trisha.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2015Big Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Child ArtistBajrangi BhaijaanWon
2015Big Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor - FemaleBajrangi BhaijaanNomitated
2015Star Guild AwardsBest Child ArtistBajrangi BhaijaanWon
2015Star Guild AwardsBest Debut FemaleBajrangi BhaijaanNomitated
2015Filmfare AwardsBest Debut FemaleBajrangi BhaijaanNomitated
2015Stardust AwardsBest Child ArtistBajrangi BhaijaanWon
2015Screen AwardsBest Child ArtistBajrangi BhaijaanWon
2015Zee Cine AwardsBest Debutant FemaleBajrangi BhaijaanWon