Age No Bar For Bollywood When It comes To Old Heroes And Young Heroines!

MUMBAI- When the20-something heroinesDeepika Padukone and Asinmade their debuts with starsShah Rukh Khan and AamirKhan (both in their 40s) in OmShanti Om (2007) and Ghajini (2008)respectively, their age difference becamethe talk of the town, yet both the filmsturned out to be blockbusters.We are again going to see a numberof big stars romance girls who areeven less than half their age in someupcoming films. Sunny Deol will beseen with the 19-year-old UrvashiRautela in Singh Saab The Great. Butthe young debutant is least worried,and vouches for the chemistry shebelieves she shares with Deol. “I’m beinga professional. Age is just a number.When you’ll watch the movie, you’ll seegreat chemistry between us,” she says. Wetake a look at other such pairings, wherethe age gap is of no concern.Rajinikanth (62), Deepika Padukone(27)FILM: KochadaiiyaanAge difference:35 yearsInitially, Deepika Padukone was supposedto star with Rajinikanth in the Tamilsuperstar’s daughter Soundarya’s mega-budget production, titled Rana.But, due to Rajini’s ill-health, thefilm kept on getting delayed and standsshelved for now.However, in between, Soundarya announcedanother film project, Kochadaiyaan,with her father and Deepika. Thefilm is now complete and is scheduled tohit theatres in December this year.Akshay Kumar (46), Shraddha Kapoor(21)Film: GabbarAge difference:25 yearsFor the Hindi remake of Tamilhit Ramana (2002), a numberof names were floating aroundfor the female lead including SonakshiSinha, Shruti Haasan andAmala Paul. But, Shraddha is believedto have been finalised oppositeAkshay. The Sanjay LeelaBhansali production will go onfloors mid-next year and releaseon August 15.Film: Singh Saab The GreatAge difference:38 yearsUrvashi came into limelightwhen she won Miss UniverseIndia 2012. Originally from Uttarakhand,she was signed on bydirector Anil Sharma after he hadscreen-tested over a 100 girls. Foranother upcoming film, I LoveNew Year, Sunny will be seen oppositeyet another young heroine,Kangana Ranaut, (26). The agedifference between them is 31years. Age is just a numberOther films that will see malestars with female actors almosthalf their ageSalman Khan (47) and DaisyShah (23)Film: Jai HoAge difference: 24yrsAamir Khan (48) and AnushkaSharma (25)Film: P.K.Age difference: 23yrsShah Rukh Khan (47) andDeepika Padukone (27)Film: Happy New YearAge difference: 20yrsAjay Devgn (44) and YamiGautam (24)Film: Action JacksonAge difference: 20yrsRandeep Hooda (37) and AliaBhatt (20)Film: HighwayAge difference: 17yrs