Indian women marrying younger men is still not a very accepted phenomenon. Is it common? Yes! But society still views it as something out of the ordinary – a hot topic of discussion! In India, many grooms want to exclusively marry younger brides. If the reverse happens, it comes with a side of shame that the woman is supposed to carry; absurdly, of course! From Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi to Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, here’s to all those who did it their way…
1. Namrata Shirodkar and Mahesh Babu
Former model, beauty queen and actress, Namrata married south superstar Mahesh Babu in 2005. Mahesh is 2 years younger to her. The couple have two kids, Gautam and Sitara, and are leading a happy life in Hyderabad.
2. Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu
Soha fell head-over-heels in love with Khemu (4 years younger to her) and tied the knot in Paris in 2014. The duo had celebrated their togetherness in Mumbai on the 25th of Jan, 2015. They now have the cutest little daughter!
3. Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi
Actors Neha and Angad surprised fans with the announcement of their wedding! Angad is 2 years younger to his wifey and they’re parents to little Mehr Bedi.
4. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover
Bengali bombshell Bipasha is reportedly 4 years younger than Karan. If rumours are to be believed, initially, Karan’s mother wasn’t too happy about her son marrying an older woman but things seem to be just fine now!
5. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
Unless you live under a rock, you’d know that PeeCee and Nick’s wedding made big headlines. The ten-year age gap between the stars had everyone’s attention and there was some OTT commentary floating around social media. Not giving a damn about what others thought, the two did their thing and did it in style!
6. Farah Khan and Shirish Kundan
Farah met her hubby (who is 8 years younger to her) during the making of Main Hoon Na. The couple have 3 kids together – Anya, Diva and Czar.
7. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra
Shilpa and Raj had a super romantic courtship that seemed like a perfect play of destiny. Raj, who is a few years younger to Shilpa, met her at business meetings regarding the launch of her perfume. Slowly but surely, love bloomed and they began to date. The duo soon found themselves madly in love and decided to tie the knot. They have 2 kids together.
8. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan
According to the grapevine, Ash and Abhi began dating on the sets of Guru. Ash is older than Abhishek and the two are proud parents to Aaradhya.
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