Sanya Malhotra’s trip to Leh was quite eventful. Read her heart touching story here…

Apart from Aamir Khan, the ladies who shined in the film ‘Dangal’ were Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh. Both of them are trying to make a space for themselves in the world of Bollywood and are have been able to achieve it too. If reports are to be believed Sanya has apparently bagged a new film too. But keeping all of this aside, we stumbled upon a recent post of Sanya’s, that is quite interesting.

Apparently, before ‘Dangal’ making it to the theatres, Sanya had been on a trip to Leh. She experienced something so eventful yet so beautiful there that it is worth sharing.

Sanya shared or rather reposted a long story that her friend had unveiled on Instagram. It is about their Leh trip wherein they helped a mother find her little daughter who had eloped from home. They found her and they reason the little girl gave for eloping, is amusing and liberating.

Here’s the post.

This is a retelling of one of my life’s most memorable journeys. This is a story of two friends out together to discover the beauty of the valleys and the mountains – who in the process ended up realizing that immaculate beauty and the serenity we all crave is there for the taking, if only we reach out and grab it.

I crossed paths with Sanya in 2014. For those of you who don’t know her, she’s the stunner who played Babita Phogat in Dangal. Yeah, I know! My first shot of Sanya was at a friend’s birthday party. Moving serenely, in sync with the music, her total comfort and obliviousness of her surroundings was enamouring. We stayed connected through Snapchat, and one fine day last year, she got in touch with me about the possibility of accompanying me on my next adventure. A few days before the launch of her movie’s trailer, this trip was the epitome of spontaneity – and so, before I knew it, we were in Leh!

Of the many stories and memories of this trip, the one that I’d like to share is one that began with a bang, and ended on a fulfilling note – pretty much like a movie! While driving down the streets of Leh, Sanya and I came across two women – a mother and her mother-in-law – in a hysterical and disturbed state. Without a moment’s thought, we approached them to find out what was bothering them. We learned that the six-year old daughter of the woman had seemingly run away. Sanya, the wonderful and kind soul that she is, promised the woman that we’d help find the child. With the mother riding pillion on my bike, and the mother-in-law riding with Sanya, we drove off in search of the little girl. After a frantic twenty minute search, we tracked the girl down. With the relief of having found a seemingly lost child fast fading, we asked her why she’d run away; her answer floored me. She wanted to prove that she was capable of traveling to the market and buying groceries on her own. On the face of it, one is inclined to dismiss this as an innocuous response of a child. To me, it is the perfect representation of the wanderlust and the pursuit of freedom that is innately built into each one of us. @sanyamalhotra_

Beautiful, isn’t it? (ALSO READ: ‘Dangal’ actress Sanya Malhotra replaces Bhumi Pednekar in ‘Manmarziyan’)

Nikita Thakkar

A strongly opinionated, free-spirited, budding Bollywood journalist, she likes to write anything in her own quirky style. When not running around to get assigned tasks completed, you will find her either painting, indulging in photography or dreaming in the la la land.