“Relationship should not be about it. I am very liberal and progressive among these things. I have never thought, ‘Oh, your man should be older than you.’ Why? Why should we say these things? If you find compatibility and you find a relationship of comfort, who cares who’s older than who.” We really want to thank Karan Johar for saying this out loud. Though there are many who have moved on from the women-should-be-younger-than-men relationship stigma, most still abide by it.
There are many power couples in Bollywood that are helping us do away with this stereotype. We list down five couples from the Tinseltown in which the wives are elder to their husbands. And yet, they are rocking it with as much love and beauty.
1. Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu
One of the most adorable couples, Kunal and Soha started dating in 2009, while they were shooting for ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge’. Kunal is five years younger than Soha and their eight-year-old relationship shows us how age difference never really matters.
2. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan
The power couple of Bollywood too has an age-angle to their story. Aishwarya is two years elder to Abhishek and it was also reported that she had a mangal dosha. Despite this, the marriage took place and the couple now has a beautiful daughter and a rock steady relationship.
3. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover
The #MonkeyCouple also proves that age is nothing but a number. Bipasha is four years elder to Karan and it took them quite a while to convince Karan’s mother that the age difference does not affect their relationship. Looking at how happy and in love they are, we’re sure that both the families are glad that they took this decision.
4. Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder
“I don’t know if one is reborn or not, but if it were so, then I would like to marry Shirish in my second birth too,” Farah once shared. The lovebirds met on the sets of ‘Main Hoon Na’ and have an age gap of eight years. They’ve been married for almost 14 years now and are parents to two daughters and a son.
5. Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi
The duo which is preparing to be parents soon is another B-town couple that proves age is just a number. Neha, 38, is three years elder to Angad who is 35 right now. The couple has known each other for the longest time and were best friends before they tied the knot in a secret ceremony earlier this year.
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