Malini Sharma has now released a video thanking people for the overwhelming love and support that came her way after the story about her life went viral. In the video, the former actress says, Hi, this is Malini with Slow Local Diaries. Evidently overwhelmed b Malini Sharma has now released a video thanking people for the overwhelming love and support that came her way after the story about her life went viral. In the video, the former actress says, Hi,...
Malini Sharma has now released a video thanking people for the overwhelming love and support that came her way after the story about her life went viral. In the video, the former actress says, “Hi, this is Malini with Slow Local Diaries.” Evidently overwhelmed by the response, she adds, “You guys have just done wonders. I wasn’t expecting this at all. Thank you. Gratitude. I am overwhelmed. I actually don’t have any words to say.”
Exclusive – Malini Sharma quit Bollywood after Raaz; now grows food, lives in a farm stay in a jungle
Malini Sharma rose to fame in the early 2000s through her modelling career and her appearance in the television show C.A.T.S., before landing an unforgettable role in Vikram Bhatt’s 2002 horror film Raaz. The film became a major success and turned its lead cast into household names. Although Sharma had a comparatively smaller role, her performance left a lasting impression on audiences, particularly through the song “Aapke Pyaar Mein.”
In the same year, however, Sharma reportedly decided to back out of the film Encounter just 48 hours before it was scheduled to go on floors as she wanted to explore opportunities behind the camera. She eventually stepped away from the entertainment industry altogether, eventually beginning a new chapter on a farm in the Sahyadri Hills.
Years before moving to the farm, Malini Sharma had launched her brand, The Slow Local, in Mumbai’s Versova. The space hosted workshops for children, including storytelling sessions, while also selling homemade bread, South Indian coffee, granola, jams, peanut butter and different varieties of oils.
She was also associated with plant exhibitions and worked with handmade ceramics, crochet, decoupage, homemade cakes and other food products.
Her love for homemade and organic products eventually took her to a farm in the Sahyadri Hills, which she appears to have acquired around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has now settled there, running a farmstay and growing fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants.
After years of choosing a quieter life away from the spotlight, Malini Sharma has suddenly found herself at the centre of attention once again. Only this time, she is being celebrated not for a film role, but for the life she chose to build away from the cameras.
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