Just like in films, the real life stories of many Bollywood celebs proved that love is the purest emotion. That nothing can stop love from happening: not state, not caste, not religion, and most definitely not age. While a man marrying a woman much younger to him is usually accepted by society without any hiccups, a woman often faces scrutiny and judgments for marrying a man younger to her. But there have been some Bollywood leading ladies who paid no heed to blacklashes and challenged the gender biased norms of society and proved that age can’t stop love from happening. Top Bollywood actresses who married men younger than them:
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas: The Sky Is Pink actress has been making headlines since she made her relationship official with American singer-actor Nick Jonas. The fact that Nick is 10 years younger than Priyanka created a buzz around them but ignoring all the criticism they tied the holy knot in December 2018.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan: This duo has an age gap of 3 years, Aishwarya Rai is 3 years older than Abhishek. They were rumored to be dating during the shoot of Mani Ratnam’s Guru. They made their relationship official with their engagement on January 14, 2007 and got married in the same year. The duo seems so happy in love with each other.
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra: Shilpa Shetty is 3 months older than her husband businessman Raj Kundra. They got married in 2009 and are parents of two cute kids.
Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover: Karan received a lot of criticism when he announced his marriage with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu as it was his third marriage. Not only Karan was the one who received criticism in this relationship, but Bipasha was also criticized as Karan is 3 years younger than her but ignoring every comment they got married on April 30, 2016.
Angad Bedi and Neha Dhupia: Angad Bedi and Neha Dhupia surprised everyone with their marriage in 2018. The duo took their Instagram to share news and while congratulatory comments poured in from all quarters, some ugly trolls also arrived from the other end. Reportedly Neha got badly trolled for marrying a man younger than her. The couple might have an age gap of 2 years but they are not letting anything come between happily married life.
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu: Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu fell in love on the set of their movie ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaoge’. After living together for some years, they got married in 2015. Apparently, Kunal is 3 years younger than Soha but this fact doesn’t bother this power couple as age is just a number for them.
Nargis and Sunil Dutt: The two-actor fell in love during the shoot of the 1957 masterpiece Mother India. In true Bollywood style, Sunil Dutt jumped into the fire to save Nargis that ignited the fire of love between them. They defeated many socials and got married in 1959.
Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi: The couple, married in 1986, first met on the sets of Kalank Ka Tika. Aditya is six years younger than Zarina and they have two kids, a daughter, Sana, and a son, Sooraj.
Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan: Saif was 12 years younger than Amrita when they decided to get married. Sadly they got divorced 13 years later. Saif g
