“Love is blind and Age is just a state of mind”. No doubt it is! It can happen to anyone and at any age. In our society, people generally prefer a younger woman when it comes to marriage. But as it is said “Love Is Blind”, men don’t see the age when they fall in love with the opposite sex and vice – versa and our Bollywood stars perfectly fit into the list. In the tinsel town of Bollywood, we have so many love stories and relationships where a man married an older woman or vice – versa.
Here is a list of some hot Bollywood couples where the lady is older.
1) Sunil Dutt and Nargis
Late versatile actor Sunil Dutt married Nargis, who was a year elder to him. They fell in love on the sets of ‘Mother India’ and soon got married. They were happily married couple until his wife Nargis died from cancer in 1981. The veteran actor went to eternal sleep on May 25th, 2005 at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai. He died of heart attack.
2) Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna Bhabani
Director turned actor turned producer turned playback singer Farhan Akhtar is married to Adhuna Bhabani who, is six years older to him. Farhan is the son of Bollywood noted lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani. While Farhan Akhtar is half Muslim – half Parsi, his wife Adhuna is Bengali Hindu. Adhuna is a hair stylist and runs a salon with her brother.
3) Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai
Abhishek Bachchan, the son of veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan married “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” Aishwarya Rai in the year 2007. Aishwarya is two years older to her hubby Abhishek, but the age gap has never created any trouble in the marital life. They have been described as super couple in the Indian media. They have a daughter named Aaradhya Bachchan.
4) Shirish Kunder and Farah Khan
Director and producer Shirish Kunder, the Mangalore boy married director turned producer turned actress Farah Khan who, is eight years older to Shirish. The couple have triplets – one son and two daughters.
5) Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar
Tollywood heartthrob Mahesh Babu married Bollywood actress Namrata Shirodkar in the year 2005. Namrata is two years older to Mahesh. They have a son named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni and a daughter named Sitara.
6) Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jessia
Arjun Rampal is one of Bollywood’s well-known faces. A model turned actor turned producer, Arjun married former Miss India and supermodel Mehr Jessia who, is two years older to him. They have two daughters named Mahikaa and Myra.