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[[File:Bajrangi-bhaijaan.jpg|thumb|350px|Bajrangi and Shahida/Munni]]

* [[Cute Mute]]: Shahida/Munni

* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Watch carefully "Selfie Re Re Re" and read the subtitles of the song. It tells you exactly what type of person Bajrangi is.

** Shahida's first scenes show her being inordinately compassionate towards small animals, being fascinated by street jewelry, and having a knack to slip off her guardians' watchful eye. All of these traits will get her into more trouble several times in the film.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]/[[Beard of Sorrow]]: while in Pakistan, Bajrangi's hair is longer and grows a beard that reflects his increasing worries.

* [[Lawful Stupid]]. Bajrangi. One example: he ends being beaten by Pakistani border guards 4 times because he insist on them giving them permission to go inside the country. [[Even the Dog Is Ashamed|Even Munni is stumped by this]].

* [[Missed Him by That Much]]: Munni's mother was in the same Muslim festival Bajrangi and Munni infiltrated to escape the Pakistani police, and at some moment they were mere meters of each other. They only realized it when reviewing some footage Nawad filmed to have as background for his reporting.

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Bajrangi. Only his father and his girlfriend call him for his given name Pawan. Also Shahida: she is called Munni for most of the film, [[Justified Trope|justified]] because she is mute and cannot say her own name.

* [[Running Gag]]: every time Bajrangi lets other people lie for him, he immediately gets something going wrong for him on his quest. It culminates when he finally tells a lie himself to make Munni run towards safety, which is followed by him getting violently subdued and arrested.

* [[Source Music]]: the two actual choreographed songs in the film, "Selfie Le Le Re" (the one whom Bajrangi introduces himself to the audience) and the "Chicken Song" (when Bajrangi and Rasika try to cheer up and make a depressed Munni eat) are implied to be actually sung by the characters.

* [[Vague Age]]: Bajrangi may be pushing late 30- early 40s but actual numbers aren't given. His [[Coming of Age Story|kind of role]] tends to be given to actors half the age Salman Khan has while filming it. Lampshaded after Bajrangi gets the hand of Rasika, when his mother in law guides him out of the room.

{{quote|By the way, I never asked you before. What's your age?}}

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Mr. Chaturvedi is immensely disappointed on his son, as his wanted a son that embodied both physical and mental strength, but the kid is completely dumb in academical matters, too ticklish to become a wrestler despite being strong enough for it, and too honest to get into politics. He has eventually gave up on his son, to the point that when Bajrangi came home after his 11th attempt to graduate high school he advised him that just stop it and go to Delhi to get a job instead. He dies due to sheer shock when Bajrangi confirms that he finally passed his final exams, the closest to approval he ever gave to his son.

{{quote|My friends told me to cheat... but, I was a devotee of Bajrang Bali after all. I said, I would rather fail than cheat.}}