The just released movie “Ki & Ka” is doing very well in the market and the film is actually making a statement on the fact that the gender doesn’t matter in having the prosperity or being the successful. Apart from the R Balki’s movie “Ki & Ka” is breaking the stereotype sexism of our Indian society; it is also revert the typical Bollywood age norms by bringing Kareena Kapoor Khan together with younger male actor Arjun Kapoor.
Despite it is Arjun Kapoor is couple of years younger than his female lead Bebo, still their onscreen chemistry work as a miracle which bring dozen successes to the movie and also it is their fans seems impressed with their funny chemistry.
So it is “Ki & Ka” has gone against the globally accepted Bollywood stereotype of male actors romancing the much younger women from them.
So let’s have some glimpses of the unusual films of the Bollywood in which it is older heroine pair up with the younger heroes:
“Ki & Ka” (2016): The romantic comedy“Ki & Ka” opened to have collections of 25 crore in the last weekend which is being it is proved that it is the unusual couple like when heroine is the elder than the hero can bring the same charisma in the film which any usual film would be bring.
Maya Memsaab (1993): In his early career, the superstar Shah Rukh Khan got chance to romance with the veteran actress Deepa Sahi in the Ketan Mehta “Maya Memsaab” which speaks about the woman’s desires and ambitions beyond marriage. Despite the film was revolving round too many controversies the film finally managed to earn slightly more than 1 crore at the box office in that time.
Dil Chahta Hai (2001): Farhan Akhtar’s directorial debut “Dil Chahta Hain” was told of three friends who were ultra-modern and the story of the film focus about their relationship. And in this movie it is the of the friend Akshaye Khanna’s character actually falls in love with an older divorcee and alcoholic woman Dimple Kapadia.
In the movie Akshay played passionate lover’s role who even dream of the Dimple’s character to feature in a soothing melodious romantic track “Kaisi Hain Yeh Rut”, no wonder why the cult classic movie, managed to collected more than Rs.6 crore in the Bollywood box office.
Wake Up Sid (2009): Ayan Mukerji’s coming-of-age drama featured Ranbir Kapoor who is off course essayed role of a rich spoilt brat falls in love with Konkona Sen Sharma’s character who is much older than Ranbir. The film has been managed to earn 22 crore at the box office apart from RK received huge accolades for the same.
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012): Shakun Batra’s directorial debut “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” was a clutter-breaker in many ways which bring the much older Kareena Kapoor Khan to pair-up with the younger Imran Khan in this amongst the most unusual one-sided love stories in recent times. Unfortunately, the film failed to did something big but it has been managed to earn 40 crore.
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996):One of the hit movies of the 1990s “Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi” featured the senior Bollywood superstar Rekha with the budding superstar of that time Akshay Kumar. It was most unique couple of the Tinsel-Town ever and the film managed to earn 14 crore at the box office.
Shabd (2005): The Hindi film “Shabd” tells story of a middle age professor played by Aishwarya who falls in love with Zyed Khan who is much younger than her, despite being married.
Dil Bole Hadippa (2009): Yash Raj Film’s “Dil Bole Hadippa” featured Rani Mukherji with Shahid Kapoor who is 3 times younger than her but their chemistry in the movie managed to earn Rs. 7 crore at the Bollywood box office.
Gunday (2014): In “Gundey” the superstar Priyanka Chopra featured with 2 newcomers Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor which bring goose bumps for the fans of the PC in order to show her sizzling chemistry with the young actors.