Now officially a married couple, Shahid and Mira Kapoor have been in the limelight and in the eyes of the media. Prior to the wedding, much spying had been done on Shahid’s future wife to gather as much information about her as possible. The most prominent thing discovered about their relationship was their age difference. Shahid (34) and Mira (21) have a 13 year gap. However, they aren’t the only couple in B-town to have such a large age span.
1) Saira Banu & Dilip Kumar
One of the first love stories in B-town to tread on this controversial path. Saira Banu was 22 at the time she decided to marry Dilip Kumar (44). With a little more than 20 years of an age gap, the couple received many shocked reactions from the public as well as their contemporaries. Although everyone had foreseen their marriage failing, the couple proved them wrong. They were wedded on October 11, 1966 and have been married for 49 years and counting.
2) Rajesh Khanna & Dimple Kapadia
After her breakup with Rishi Kapoor, Dimple was 16 when she married Rajesh Khanna who was in his thirties. Despite their marriage lasting only 10 years, they never divorced. They had two children: Twinkle and Rinke Khanna. Around the time of Rajesh Khanna’s demise, Dimple was inseparable from him and was seen at his side till his last breath on July 18 2012. They were married in March 1973.
3) Dharmendra & Hema Malini
Not only did Dharmendra and Hema get married despite having a 13 year age span, but Dharmendra also changed his religion to Islam in order to marry her. This allowed him to keep his first wife Prakash with whom he had two children with (Sunny and Bobby Deol), and marry Hema at the same time. The actors first met on the sets of ‘Tum Haseen Main Jawaan’, and later on married in 1980. Dharmendra and Hema have 2 daughters, actress Esha Deol and her younger sister Ahana. Dharmendra continues to live with his first wife.
4) Sanjay Dutt & Manyata
Manyata and Sanjay Dutt have an age difference of 19 years, but that didn’t stop the star from marrying his third wife. The couple was married on February 11, 2008 and have a pair of twins. Despite Sanjay’s arrest, jail time, and Manyata’s ailing health, the couple has remained strong.
5) Saif Ali Khan & Amrita Singh
Saif being 12 years younger, married Amrita Singh in 1991. Their marriage lasted 13 years, and the couple ended up separating in 2004 after rumors of Saif’s Italian girlfriend Rosa went viral. However today, Saif has maintained a good relationship with his ex-wife Amrita, as well as his two children Sara and Ibrahim.
6) Shirish Kunder & Farah Khan
After editing Farah’s debut film ‘Main Hoon Na’, Shirish soon developed a close friendship with the director which ultimately turned into love. Despite being eight years younger than Farah, they both got married in 2004. In 2008, Farah gave birth to triplets (one son and two daughters). The couple is still going strong.
7) Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan
The hype around Shahid and Kareena’s breakup during the shooting of ‘Jab We Met’ heightened after Kareena was linked to Saif on the sets of ‘Tashan’ (2007). Despite Kareena being 10 years younger than him, and despite the complications Saif may have faced as this was potentially turning into his second marriage, they maintained their long relationship. They were finally married on October 16th, 2012.
