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Om Puri in a special appearance as the Moulvi is wasted. Sharat Saxena as Rasika’s father Dayanand and the actress who plays Shahida’s mother have their screen moments.
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She has a miniscule role that does not go beyond the perfunctory glamour quotient. Kareena plays Salman’s love angle, Rasika. He adds a comic tinge to his character with ease, displaying his versatility as an actor. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Chand Nawab a freelance small town broadcast journalist, who trails Bajrangi Bhaijaan while he is in Pakistan, performs competently. She shares a strong on-screen chemistry with Salman and probably that’s why the film is effective.Įvery other character in the film is well-etched. Your heart melts when she clings on to Salman and you chuckle when she is playfully naughty or yearns to eat non-veg. With not a single dialogue to mouth, little Harshaali as Shahida, floors you with her expressive eyes, especially her forlorn look. His trials and tribulations are endearing and you are one with him in his mission. But, fortunately those scenes are so well-amalgamated into the screenplay that, even the frivolity displayed, seems like an extension of his character and gains credibility. Salman Khan is his usual light-hearted self, doing what comes naturally to him. So much so that when he is questioned, "tum bahadur ho ya bewakoof?" He has no answer. What makes this film stand apart among Salman’s repertoire is that he plays the saviour Bajrangi Bhaijaan with conviction of a simpleton and wins hearts instantly when he makes up his mind to do no wrong.