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Age no barrier for love and marriage!
Updated : Jul 08, 2015, 05:16 PM IST
Shahid Kapoor finally got married to Mira Rajput at a very private ceremony on Tuesday. Many female hearts were broken, but what had to happen had to happen! Move on, ladies! For the rest of the clan who is planning memes and jokes on Shahid marrying a girl 13 years younger to him, we say hold on! Think again! Shahid has some great company in other Bollywood celebs who defied their huge age gap to find comfort in each others love...
Shahid Kapoor – Mira Rajput
Difference: 13 years
Yup, there is a 13-year age difference between them! But look at the above picture, and say you don’t find them adorable!
Dilip Kumar – Saira Banu
Difference: 23 years
23 years! This is one inspirational love story that screams to people, who crib about huge age gap, to take a hike!
Sanjay Dutt – Maanyata
Difference: 19 years
Sanju Baba found long lasting love the third time, when he got married to Maanyata. She has been a rock-steady support to him, even as he was jailed.
Rajesh Khanna – Dimple Kapadia
Difference: 15 years
The then reigning superstar Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia, fresh off her Bobby success, when she was just 16! Sadly, it didn’t have a fairy-tale ending, as after a few years, b0th separated due to irreconcilable differences.
Dharmendra – Hema Malini
Difference: 13 years
Dharmendra was a married man when he eloped with the gorgeous Hema Malini. The 13 year age difference never mattered to their still strong love story.
Saif Ali Khan – Kareena Kapoor
Difference: 11 years
When the sparks flew during the shoot of Tashan, the matter of the 11 years age difference might have not been discussed by either of them. And while we were at Saif, let’s also look at….
Saif Ali Khan – Amrita Singh
Difference: 12 years
Amrita Singh shocked Bollywood when she married Saif Ali Khan, her junior by 12 years. Everyone knows how the tale ended, but it was still the most talked about relationship at the time.
Shirish Kunder – Farah Khan
Difference: 8 years
Unlike the Saif-Amrita jodi, Shirish Kunder and Farah is still bound by a happy union and a cute triplet, even when Shirish managed to find himself in disasters like Joker and that infamous brawl with Shah Rukh.