The Age-Gap Problem In Indian Movies | Tiku Weds Sheru Anger | Not Just Bollywood?

[@payalgupta7776]

It's a much large problem. Why is Deepika paired opposite Saif but Deepika's husband is paired with Saif's daughter. Likewise Katrina is paired with Saif but Katrina's husband is paired with Saif's daughter. Aishwarya is paired with Anil Kapoor but Aishwarya's husband is paired with Anil's daughter. This will continue to occur till we continue to lap it up. It's good that there are discussions around it now and some actually feel it's intolerable.

[@namrathasuvarna597]

That's an absolutely amazing take!

[@tomie1308]

never thought about it this way

[@Annnussshhka]

❤

[@MyDestiny11]

OMG!! ITS SO TRUE

[@fark69]

Why is it a problem and intolerable? I genuinely don't understand why? It's far more common for an older man to be with a younger woman than the other way around. And women want that! They want a mature man and men tend to not want a mature woman!

[@marina1607]

Fact: The age gap between Disha Patani and Salman Khan is even more than the age gap between real daughter-father duo Sara and Saif 😂

[@Anonymous-bf5fk]

Another fact: Manushi Chhillar and Akshay Kumar age gap is even more than Manushi Chhillar's current age.

[@krishniarumugam]

​@@Anonymous-bf5fkyikes!!!

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

Saif also had his babies young, just saying. Still does not justify it lol

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsMahesh Babu's mere presence is, like, the ultimate justification for such things 😘

[@hemantsuthar5885]

@@joymohanshiva Mahesh is a flat face south has better actors than him.

[@IftiAlam1999]

I feel like actors like Salman, SRK, Aamir, Akshay, Ajay Devgan, etc will actually have a much better screen presence when they have actresses close to their ages starring opposite them. Their pairs back in the 90s are what made them iconic. I would love to see Madhuri and Salman share the big screen again. Just them being on the same screen would generate cheers I feel.

[@WatermelonSugar1209]

100% Ajay and tabu for example look so good

[@iyoushhh]

Also Aishwarya & SRK in one last feel good romantic film...

[@byethere]

Would love to see SRK and Madhuri together.

[@joymohanshiva]

Oh. My. Gosh! Can you believe it? Like, seriously! I just thought of the most amazing idea, hon! Madhuri, you know, that stunning actress, she should totally go for roles in Telugu movies! Like, oh-em-gee, can you imagine her playing Balakrishna's mother? She has, like, all the potential to pull it off and be, like, a super awesome fit for the role! Eeek, I can't even handle the excitement! It would be sooo fab! 🌟💖

[@tejug1161]

True! Anil Kapoor with Shefali Shah was a nice pair in Dil Dhadakne Do.

[@RSG_TheMonster]

The Housefull franchise has to be the worst offender of the lot. As the movies progress, the male leads get older, while the female leads get younger!!!

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

The greys came in but not the fate with women lol

[@samsingh9550]

Not just housefull, but almost every big film today... Today all the big actors are above 50 and all the big actresses are 25-38

[@Itz_Probirroy]

​@@samsingh9550but in case of veera simha reddy it's is on another level. 62yrs old hero with heroine with 38yrs old heroine but mother's age is way less than that of heroine😂😂

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsOh my gosh, let me tell you, Mahesh Babu's movies are like totally amazing! Seriously, have you seen him? He is like, soooo much younger than the heroine! I, as a girl, am like, super duper thrilled for Guntur Karam! I mean, he is going to dance with Sreeleela, like, how cool is that? Like, I can't even! Excitement overload! 💃🎉

[@aradhyamishra5590]

Well look at the pervert who is behind the housefull series and you will get the reasoning

[@yeyyprajwal]

The fact that Sridevi had to act with heroes like NTR ANR and some more telugu tamil actors who are more 40 years older than her at that point, she went on to act with Krishna, Soban babu, Jetendra, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod kahnna, Amitabh who are 20-30 years older than her, to Chiranjeevi, Kamal Hassan, Rajni, Anil, Sunny, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Jacky, Rishi who are 10 years older than her to Shah rukh, Akshay, Salman, Arvind swamy, who are 2 3 years younger than her.....Man what a career, what a longevity and what a star power!

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

Its insane! She's literally done everything and was relevant in each decade!

[@yashh0909]

She is the best Indian actress EVER. There will be no one like her.

[@moviebuff5915]

Sridevi is in fact the first and the original pan india superstar. She was unanimously number one heroine in which ever industry she worked. Best thing about her is she looks gorgeous, has a perfect physique, acts effortlessly, dances gracefully, dubs in her own voice. She is not just loved but owned by people all over India. In that way she is irreplaceable till date. One and only superstar!

[@kmvnkt]

She played NTR’s granddaughter in her first movie with him (Badipanthulu).. that’s crazy!!!

[@atlerfix4240]

@@kmvnkt. X

[@sesha-d5b]

The reason why Amitabh is probably the most socially respected OG superstar in the country is because he knew what to do when. He accepted his age and beautifully transitioned from a star to a stellar actor.

[@veenak1938]

Rakhee played his lover, bhabhi & mother too

[@kiranjspal]

Star to a LEGEND more like!

[@NarutoUzumaki-yb2ji]

Not really,amitabh had repeated flops before he did mohabattien which was his turning point ,but actors like rajnikanth and chiranjeevi still have their stardom and the fans don't want see them in father like characters. Take kabali for example

[@Vor567tez]

@@NarutoUzumaki-yb2ji Well atleast it shows Bollywood audience has some sense.

[@NarutoUzumaki-yb2ji]

@@Vor567tez true the hero-worship in the southern film industry is just bizarre to say the least

[@Anonymous-bf5fk]

There are times when the huge age-gap isn't too visible, for example: SRK-Deepika Salman-Katrina Anushka Sharma-Any of the 3 Khans But other times is it very apparent. Salman-Disha Akshay-Kiara Akshay-Manushi

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

YES YES YES! It's also the way they portray the romance! There is a sincerity and softness in the dynamic in RAB NE BANA DI JODI, even OM SHANTI OM. I think it gets especially uncomfortable when it gets lews and they gawk and grab the women

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

@@TriedRefusedProductions This is the problem with you. You find all the excuses when it comes to SRK.

[@samsingh9550]

Dude it was visible back then too... It's just people accepted that

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

@@Fe-ironman I'm fine with both, coz I see movie as a movie and don't draw parallels with real life age.

[@ahmedfouzan2018]

Also Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde also have a 25 year gap which feels uncomfortable.

[@roxyvo]

We haven’t mentioned SRK and Deepika…Pathan must have been a hit but that doesn’t mean we turn a blind eye to their age gap😁

[@anwho_1]

6:16 should've watched the video first

[@iampigoinkoink5185]

@kochikame363 kyun tb srk to dada bn gye h ..kya bolta h ..

[@bunny_kapoor]

@kochikame363 depressed budhiya 😂😂

[@fark69]

Why not turn a blind eye to the age gap? The actors are so good a normal viewer doesn't even worry about it. Also they are two spies at a high level working in the same area. It's not like Tinder where you have hundreds of people to choose from. No matter their ages, them ending up as love interests makes sense given their shared place at a high level in a lonely job

[@shankarnarayan8668]

Selmon bhoi litterly dated Katrina in real life who had almost similar age gap.

[@yuvrajganguly]

I think De De Pyaar De deals with this topic in quite a mature light; but I think Cheeni Kum handled such a relationship among the very best in Bollywood, with the sincerity it deserved.

[@krishniarumugam]

I forgot about Cheeni Kum. Lovely movie... Believable in every way. Credit to the filmmaker who understands commercial character movies

[@anusha9518]

Cheeni kum was a great movie 🔥❤

[@minervarose7664]

Cheeni Kum was amazing! Loved De De Pyar De also, because the actors were actually playing their real ages. I don't see anything particularly wrong in an older man having a relationship with a younger woman. Or, an older woman with a younger man for that matter! What makes it an issue is when an actor who IS and clearly LOOKS like he is in his 50s, is playing a character who is supposed to be 30! And therefore paired against a 25 year old actress, who is playing a character of her own age.

[@alonealien1474]

@@minervarose7664 Exactly!

[@fark69]

​@@minervarose7664100% agree although many times these older male actors can pull of a younger look better than female actresses. That's just the nature of male and female aging / cosmetic surgeries

[@aditipandey5899]

It's a audience fault too..... because they don't wanna see older heroines playing roles which are mostly played by Khans, Kumars, devgans etc. Women do deserve the same sort of stardom at the age 40s, 50s & 60s like their male counterparts. This mindset should be improved by both the sides ..... Industry & Audience ....

[@AtulKumar-le3mu]

Even Samantha cannot pull audience at 35 u are expecting actress who is 50 to give Hit 😂

[@numchuks1153]

I do agree the audience are partially to be blamed for this, but I personally would do anything to see madhuri, karishma, sushmita etc… back in screen. I wish that they could make a comeback, it’s unfrair to them they had to retire so early while their male counterparts are able to continue their career. No blame to the men tho, just wish that they would chose to work with these actresses. The khans and AK definitely have enough power to demand that.

[@Anonymous-bf5fk]

De De Pyaar De is the only movie I can think of, in which the huge age-gap was necessary.

[@fatimaagha4679]

Agreed 👍

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

At least it was addressed! Such a refreshing change!

[@yuvrajganguly]

@@TriedRefusedProductions I think Cheeni kum was even better in handling such a relationship.

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsOh ma gosh, let me spill the tea, babes! The absolute best part about Mahesh Babu's movies is that they, like, don't even have to bother about addressing such things, you know? 🤷‍♀️💘

[@Noone-f8d6l]

​​@@joymohanshivatfu about Mahesh Babu omg. You're in literally every other reply chain raving about him when no one even mentioned him. This level of obsession with any celebrity is unhealthy

[@shahbanomalik7802]

I still understand some motives behind casting Deepika or Anushka or Kareena beside the Khans. Even though they are younger, they are still hugely popular and bring a large number of audience to cinema. Also they are in their late 30s and early 40s so thats kind of okay against heroes who are 57 years old. At lease they are not baby faced 21 year olds who look like hero's daughter rather than roamntic lead. But I will never understand casting a new actress like Sai Manjrekar against Salman or Manushi against Akhshay Kumar. They are newbies. No one knows much about them and they don''t have fans which would bring audience to cinema. Then whats the point beside just adding glamour to your movie. That glamour is alright if we have to just see them on screens dancing or acting but when you add almost 60 year old actors dancing alongside them and romancing the girls who are of their daughter's age is just creepy. I appreciate the actors who are now not taking part in such movies where they have to romance such girls. Saif, specially since Sara debut, have totally changed his movie choices and not try to extend his youth by pairing up with 20 somethings. SRK is still better as his last movies were with Deepika, Anushka or Katrina. But Salman and Akshay Kumar really needs to open their eyes and look into mirror. And their fans also need a reality check to keep watching these movies

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

The most refreshing pairing for me was in Jawani Jaaneman: where his ex wife was Tabu and his gf was Kubbra Sait. These pairings work so well

[@quizudita]

Yeah, in movie "Cutthpuli" There is real dialogue where Rakul (Class teacher of a girl, who is niece to Akshay's Character) "Aapko dekhkr nhi lgta.. aapki koi teenage daughter bhi ho skti h..." And I was like, He has a 20+ son and a teenage daughter IRL...

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@reddragon5483]

@@quizuditaTranslate please

[@pruthajoshi1694]

Completely agree. Bollywood should bring back actresses like Juhi, preety, Madhuri, Kajol, Rani opposite srk, amir, rhithik, Akshay, salmaan, amir (provided- good quality stories). Today's audience will prefer watching their films rather than these absurd pairings. Plus these actors- actresses are way better at delivering movies than some of today's new "talent" 😅

[@shubhangbahadur7112]

SRK paired with Kajol recently in Dilwale in 2015 and honestly it was jarring to see them as a romantic couple now, coz it immediately reminds us that SRK is old man now, but we out of our nostalgia never want to let go of the romantic arms-expanding SRK! That’s the core issue. If SRK plays his age, majority of general audience won’t like it.

[@mpmayankpatel9031]

In Pathan he played his age and i think few crore people liked it. I don't think he will do romantic movies now. Action and content based movies only.

[@smita568]

That's not what i felt tho. His romance with kajol was raw and real. It brought so much life to the movie, like a certain gravitas to the plot that secured my attention. If it weren't for the ridiculous patch up plans of varun dhawan, i would very much like to see kajol and srk's characters find their way back to each other on their own, like it's their love story alone. They have the chemistry for it to work. Now we are both allowed to have opinions on the same so i won't expect you to just accept mine. Just that, what do you think of this- I'd much rather prefer an older actress in place of deepika in pathaan. Srk looks older in that movie too and it can sit right by the plot for him to be a hunky and charming 50 yr old, now being paired with a woman isi agent age from pakistan, just older. I would very much like that. I could narrow it down to sushmita sen, raveena tandon and shilpa shetty, anyone who can deliver the punches and bring the glamour to fit the role. I mean if an actor can do it at 50, so can an actress. We're just not used to seeing it.

[@shubhangbahadur7112]

@@mpmayankpatel9031 In Pathan he wasn't his age (57), he was a prematurely retired soldier due to injury, so he was 40-45.

[@mbanerjee5889]

I would love to see the Khans/Akshay play their age.

[@dysplasiaanaplasia4128]

But that’s just absurd. We hv to understand if we think this way then we re just lost. I mean is this art or just fulfilling some weird fantasy about age and life? Are we in denial of the fact that people age nd it’s natural. How can someone look young always? This mentality is sick nd also affecting art nd any creative industry to fully flourish. I mean is it really hard to write movies where middle aged men and women can be shown ? It should not be. Why aren’t people bored with so mich superficial thoughts already????

[@vighnarajnarvekar8909]

This is not at all Bollywood specific...almost every Indian regional film industry has been carrying on this tradition !!

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

see the video :)

[@vighnarajnarvekar8909]

@@TriedRefusedProductions definitely...it indirectly voiced my opinion about the age gap topic

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@fark69]

@@TriedRefusedProductions it's not even India specific, or even this time period specific. Age gap between men and women has existed since the earliest humans and will exist far into the future due to biology and evolution

[@vighnarajnarvekar8909]

@@fark69 So you mean a 15-20 year plus age gap is very natural, come on man !!

[@sarumatsu3698]

I can't digest the fact that Chiranjeevi has movies with Kajal Aggarwal and Shruti Hassan when his OWN SON Ram Charan has movies with them as romance partners.. 🤢 And even Ram is older than Shruti (and of same age as Kajal).. How do people not see how strange this is? I was 15 years old when I realized how bizarre it is and it's the biggest reason I grativate towards Hollywood over Bollywood. At least the male leads are sometimes married or already have young children while dealing with whatever in the movie.. It's so much more age appropriate and realistic while most Bollywood movies cater to a adrenaline-junkie-misogynistic audience.. SRK playing a father role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai & KKKG was amazing. Why can't we see more of those roles whether it be comedy, drama or action? Is it so unacceptable for the production houses?

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

I DON'T GET IT HOW this does not alarm anyone!

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsBabu, don't even stress! When you watch Mahesh Babu's movies, you won't be the least bit alarmed. Like, he looks, like, forever young and totally heart-melting! Heart eyes for days, babe! ♥️😍💖

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@050138]

​@kochikame363the most beautifully choreographed song 😍 every foreigner who watched that was awestruck with the choreo

[@TranJoy]

Even Hollywood films have huge age gap between the male and female protagonists. Age is just a number. Love can happen at any age. Even 60 year old men have married 30 year old women. Falling in love with a person of huge age gap is not a problem but not addressing/acknowledging the age gap in the film is the actual problem.

[@vijeth607]

real problem here is the hero worship, the actors like chiranjeevi, pavan kalyan, ravi teja are hesitant even today to play their age so they sign up actress who are below 25. there is bare minimum respect when it comes to script or character here.

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

What is the age of Pawan Kalyan? Which movie did he cast an actress less than 25 ?

[@myboinan]

@@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd teehee

[@i.escorpiius3570]

At times, I wonder if Amitabh would have continued with the hero roles, had he never gone bankrupt and undergo through that slump. His transition and comeback and subsequent great characters he played, could have not taken place until years later.

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

Yes, your own favourite SRK acted with 19 year old Anushka Sharma in Rab Ne Banadi Jodi

[@BollywoodBonanzaB]

*gag* It wasn't even a great movie, no character growth for him but the girl was forced to change for him and accept him. Calamity of a film all round!

[@anvitamohan7939]

​@@BollywoodBonanzaBhuh? Bro changed his entire personality to win her love and was willing to pretend to be someone else forever to make her happy 😊

[@anvitamohan7939]

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is addressed in the video

[@johnparbhu5128]

For all the haters, that's no problem!! It's India's KING OF THE UNIVERSE!!

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

@@anvitamohan7939 Yes, it was so logical movie that she didn't recognize her husband's make over. Magically, he is a different person

[@user-zi2hc3yb9l]

I have only one word for movies like these "AWKWARD"..how can the actors be so comfortable playing love interest to girls who can literally be their own daughter is just beyond me

[@Vor567tez]

No. It's CREEPY.

[@Its_BM]

Closet Pervert mindset of Indian uncles

[@fark69]

​@@Vor567tezWhy is it creepy? Genuinely don't understand. All involved are adults

[@fark69]

Why is it awkward? If you talk to men and women you'll notice women like older men and men like younger women.

[@Vor567tez]

@@fark69 Yes, they r adults that's why they need to act responsibly. If a 70yr old man still think he is 20yr old and can romances with a more that half of his age girl. He has some serious ego problem. Imagine your dad marrying a girl same age as ur daughter. That's creepy and weird. If they can go for younger and younger girls they will easily take advantage of teen girls, minors and more so in India bcs Indians believe a girl's marriage is everything for her.

[@yuvrajganguly]

I think the Bengali industry is quite better in regarding this matter recently..... I mean, there is an age gap but it's far smaller; and senior stars like Prasenjit Chatterjee mostly is paired against other actresses of his age range like Rituparna Sengupta or Aparajita Adhya.

[@Itz_Probirroy]

But jeet movies are also like that. Romancing with much younger heroines with his every next film🚩

[@yuvrajganguly]

@@Itz_Probirroy I just checked his recent filmography; and it's actually not totally true... Most of his films are against actresses like Mimi, Subhasree, Nusrat, Koel, etc.; who while still have an age gap is not in general bigger than 10 years. Though I don't know about his next feature film; till now, as I checked his filmography from 2010 onwards, it's the case.

[@Itz_Probirroy]

@@yuvrajganguly recently he did work opp nusrat faria who's around 23yrs, opp lahoma in raavan movie and now susmita in recently released chengiz movie.. all these are between him and them in more than 10yrs age gap.

[@yuvrajganguly]

@@Itz_Probirroy Yep, I just checked and it's true... I somehow missed his most recent movies; which makes me question even more that why he's working with younger actresses again. Though, in all honesty, I haven't watched a single film of his since Royal Bengal Tiger except Asur; so I was talking with Prasenjit, Abir, Parombroto, Jisu, etc., in mind; probably even Deb to an extent.

[@ademonizedwretchguy003]

True ❤

[@ruchiadi]

I just want to point it out that the problem with Avneet and Nawaj is that most of the Indian audience have seen Avneet grow up in front of their eyes on screen. We've been seeing her since she was a little kid and we feel protective of her and it's just wierd for people to see her in this situation. I'm not saying it's right or wrong but I get where this opinion is coming from. While it's not the case for other age gap female celebs that's why the audience just mock them and not feel protective of them.

[@SHAHRUKHKHAN-mi5pz]

😅😢Who's Avneet?

[@shamlaAK]

I didn’t know her before this movie. I think anyone can see the difference of age and feel uncomfortable, no need to feel protective due to familiarity since her childhood for that.

[@Its_BM]

Her insta fam beg to differ 😅

[@alonealien1474]

Honestly, I didn't even recognize her as the kid from TV all those years ago when I first saw her pictures. That was kind of jarring for me.

[@shamlaAK]

@kochikame363 i don’t watch hindi channels much. So I didn’t know.

[@kannan991]

Bachchan had no other go. He tried hard in the 90s to play the young roles but all the films bombed at the box office. Now with all the possibilities of cosmetics and CGI, superstars has that option to play young in their 60s, an opportunity that old heroes didn't had

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

I feel like the CGI and de-ageing will also reach a saturation point. This will get tiring at one point

[@tejug1161]

Akshay said in an interview that people are jealous of him that's why we talk about it. He said there is nothing wrong. One of his dance move with Samantha in kwk was horrific! It was like sexual molestation!

[@driquint37]

It was awkward carrying sam,it was not an act of gentlemen

[@MultiBigbird01]

Yeah makes him sound like a perve who enjoys the opportunity movies give him to get close with young women so classes anybody who criticises him for it as jealous.

[@iampigoinkoink5185]

He has always been like that ... He is good actor no doubt but he has always been problematic when it comes to women ..

[@050138]

Did Samantha call and tell you she was molested by Akshay? 🤷 Don't project what 'you feel' onto other people

[@tejug1161]

@@050138 Yes, she told me. 😐 #idiot

[@Keanureeves853]

Nawazuddin Siddiqui between 2010 - 2017 was peak Was doing good supporting roles in big successful movies like kick bajrangi bhaijann talash Was leading small budget like gow , manjhi , Raman raghav badlapur Sadly after 2018 he hasn't able to do anything memorable just sacred games season 1 was good Also even now his personal life was in news for wrong reasons only

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

I think also, he has stated that he will refuse to do supporting roles anymore and I think this acts as a huge deterrent for growth!

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@vinnienanda]

Nawaz did Serious Men and Raat Akeli Hai though and many other Inde films which are good post 2018

[@MultiBigbird01]

@@TriedRefusedProductions I don't think there is even anything wrong in supporting roles. Supporting roles can often be very strong and add importance to the story as much as the lead character, the issue is more the quality of that supporting role that needs to be kept in mind when he chooses one.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

9:54 The ‘90s roster of female actors are some of the most underrated and under-utilised in cinema.

[@mohithooda5516]

We really need a video on recent script choices and downfall of Nawaz. Man is just saying YES to any random thing coming his way.

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

🙈

[@KICK839]

Cash grabs everywhere..... That's why manoj and irfan is miles ahead.....Pankaj too

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@seemonjena659]

Not to mention his awkward interviews- he has said in an interview that mental health is immaterial! Only people living in urban areas experience depression. Nawazuddin Siddique seriously needs to sit down and reassess his words and movie choices!!!

[@yhtawsa]

Thanks for bringing this topic to the table. In Kerala, we've been calling this out over the years. Even the so called "progressive" actors like Prithviraj Raj starred as a young guy in a role where his mother-in-law is Kaniha😂 who's actually his same age in real life (movie - Bro Daddy). The very recent movie Pranaya Vilasam showed this bizzare casting choice. 31 year old Miya is shown as 29 year old Arjun Asokan's dad's college love😂

[@dr.umakrishnaprasad]

Surabhi Lakshmi played DQ’s aunt in Kuruppu movie when in reality both Surabhi and DQ are of same age

[@anusha9518]

And there are many more 🙏

[@itn0687]

Lena played prithivi's mother even though they both are of same age.

[@rautnupur]

Omg no way! I watched that movie and really enjoyed it! It was directed by him right? I must say though he does look younger than he is, maybe because he works out or whatever. But I did think his "mum" looked young.. But I thought it was because they had him when they were in college (in the movie). But didn't realize they are so close on age!

[@dr.umakrishnaprasad]

@@rautnupur his mother is bit aged (though she don’t look so) he mentioned about his mother in law. The actress who played kalyani’s mom. She is close to prithvi’s age.

[@ankitm7030]

Main reason for age gap in films is due to 1.Almost all ticket "buying" audience is Male 2. Male superstars themselves want to do work with younger actresses.....

[@pravinmakde8931]

Sana shinde from marathi industry debuted as leading lady with maharashtra shaheer with Ankush Choudhari, her director father's friend... she openly call him as Ankush kaka (uncle in Marathi)in many promotional events and intervies.. and no one objected it, I just loved it ❤

[@neronarancia1090]

This is one of the reasons why I want those superstars or legend actors such as Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to do more supporting roles where they aren't a male leads. Those stars needs a variety of roles outside of romancing and if they can do, i felt we can see them in cooler or refreshing roles such as in Antim

[@atulgupta7104]

I f something is not broken why fix it

[@swapniladak2912]

But in case of Bobby the casting was on point as in the lead pair both were teenagers Dimple Kapadia was 16 and Rishi Kapoor was 19

[@Maya-nn1hl]

No, Rishi is 5 years older than Dimple so he was in his twenties.

[@swapniladak2912]

@@Maya-nn1hl yeah i was wrong but was not exactly 5 but 4½

[@newgen1002]

Rajini changed a lot in last 5 yrs. In Darbar, there is literally a scene where this problem is discussed against his character.

[@thecutteralicia]

The age gap stood out more in the movie Lingaa. Sonakshi Sinha was too young to play his love interest. It looked very weird.

[@syedaiman5705]

Too bad he rejected the masterpiece that was " The last farmer " . Unlike Amitabh bachchan, he doesn't want to play roles that are grounded and normal for his age .

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

I hope that's the norm now man! Because even Annatthe was uncomfortable with Rajni & Nayanthara

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

@@TriedRefusedProductions Because you didn't grew up watching South heroes you feel it to be odd, but SRK the oldie can romance young actresses and you still find it to be good coz you grew up watching him

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsOh, honey, let me tell you a secret! In Mahesh Babu's movies, you won't even catch the tiniest hint of discomfort because he looks, like, sooo much younger than the heroines! It's all about that ageless charm! Like, major heart eyes! 😍💫

[@vamshireddy3247]

Nayanathara has good stardom but still acting with Balayya, Rajinikantha etc , In those films she has hardly 10 minutes screen time. Anushka Shetty is not doing films regularly in recent times , during bhagamatie promotions she said that scripts should exite her otherwise she won't act in regular films.

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

Yeah, you should protest that she should get more screen time. are you planning to open a production company where all the movies are based on women?

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

Good call by her then rather than just doing whatever comes your way

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsOMG, like seriously, all these concerns will just disappear in a heartbeat when she's offered the chance to play Mahesh Babu's mother! It's like a dream come true for her! 💫💖😍

[@vamshireddy3247]

​@@joymohanshivawhat??????

[@Kiran-eQVsuKMVLQz7eNbd]

@@TriedRefusedProductions And that's how she disappeared from the minds of people from the Lady Superstar tag

[@lovenagonsalves107]

It has become a norm in Bollywood. Sad...but truth. A man can act as a hero until he is 70. But a woman has to retire at an early age. Hypocrisy ki hadh hoti hain

[@petrichor_and_fire]

women get 35+ and are bid farwell to, sadly

[@samsingh9550]

Well if audience is making Pathan a 1000cr movie, KKBKKJ, despite being such a bad film, a 100cr movie and Sooryavanshi a 190 cr movie( although after that all his movies were really really bad) why would they not keep working... On the other hand, films like Mardani are hardly working... And it's not just in bollywood but in every film industry, incl hollywood

[@LuckyLucky-yy7qz]

@@samsingh9550 leave pathan out of it Srk comes as an exception Rest of it was right 👍

[@samsingh9550]

@@LuckyLucky-yy7qz is he not 55+??? Just because he is ur favorite actor, don't get possessive buddy😂

[@sparingharbor2600]

I think we can’t blame the older male actors for it solely as film makers cast on what they perceive will get more seats filled. If the male actors who garner huge box office numbers protested against the choice of actresses due to age that would also be seen as bad too. Taking away opportunities from young actresses to succeed. It most likely has to do a lot with who will sell more tickets.. as the actor and the actress that drives filmmakers to cast younger actresses. Who basically have different qualities that sells a movie… often it’s not the most talented and knowledgeable and nuanced actor or actress that drives ticket sales… is that unfair.. or is it how it is.. does it take a skill or charisma or personality or looks above acting skills to sell tickets. So far box office has been saying larger than life actors and pretty actresses drives sales so we see more of it. Like at a time movies about nris living lavish lives abroad sold tickets.. which has changed now to stories of Indians from India… the age gap might change too… but critics and reviewers and outside entities pushing for things that’s different from what masses want lead to Bollywood not being able to compete with south cinema… movies that did great like kgf rrr were able to put people on seats while Bollywood couldn’t.

[@monishmithun8997]

I think tamil cinema is improving a lot because superstars like rajinikanth and kamal haasan has started to act in films which has roles according to their age and without heroine and tier 1 actors like vijay and ajith have started to act with heroines who are almost equal to their age and in movies which has story according to their age.

[@nikhilbharatan]

Rajinikanth's Annatthe had this uncomfortable age gap between the leads.Ajith's Veeram had the huge age gap and even a movie like Aasal also had the uncomfortable age gap between the leads.Suriya's Singam franchise also was going on well till the 2nd part, the 3rd part, however, Anushka looked more aged than Suriya 😌😌 Sivaji The Boss, although a good movie, had a huge age gap.Vijay with Keerthi Suresh in movies like Bairavaa and Sarkar was maybe I couldn't handle much😌😌.Even Mahesh Babu with the same heroine in SVP was 😌😌 Ajith with Vinoth directorial (although in Vinoth overdrive) is still okay than Siva directorial (Vivegam, Vedalam, Viswasam also).

[@sk_270-z]

Tamil movies have the worst pairing apart from Surya.

[@martinsam8787]

​@@sk_270-ztelugu is baap of cringe pairs

[@sk_270-z]

@@martinsam8787 true but don't deny tamil

[@nikhilbharatan]

@@sk_270-z I know Tamil, watch Tamil movies also and I understand that only among the young ones, Suriya and Karthi, Dhanush and Siva Karthikeyan exist. I've hopes on Vijay that he will play his age in Leo and T68.Varisu was okay-ish pairing between the leads.But the movie will irritate (especially the pairing and the melodrama).

[@nikhilbharatan]

@@sk_270-z Ajith with Vinoth directorial is improvised in terms of pairing rather than Siva directorial.I understand that Ajith for few years has been in Siva and Vinoth directorial overdrive.Also, I'm worried whether Ajith is interested in movies itself overall.His bike tours aren't ending quickly.

[@Poketrainer92]

10 years ago when I started watching Telugu, Tamil films this was the first issue that I kept asking myself, "Yeh ho kya raha hai bhai?" Not only that but the obsession to have a fair white lady in lead role as eye candy as well. Also, just found out Shefali is 5 years younger than Aki haha

[@ketuue5333]

Very true. The age gap between hero n heroine is uncomfortable to watch. Let the younger heroes be cast against younger heroines. But the older generation of male actors won’t back out even at 60+!

[@kiwiwooq]

​@@aravindr740you are soooooo triggered that you are defending these creeps just coz they are men?? This is so funny😂 gaslight as much you want and call it a "preference" too, us women know why y'all prefer young naive girls. Easier to manipulate, control and the obvious perverted behavior. Yikes🤢

[@anikaibnat8311]

@@aravindr740 You've made a valid point

[@56upamghosh17]

The other way to look at this is that Male Actors get supporters by the projects they have done and thus the older they are (obviously they have to be very good) will get more famous whereas female actors get famous not only because of their projects but also their beauty, so after they age, gain weight their fan base decreases. This, is how audience is and it can only change when we stop associating beauty as a measure to value someone in this field.

[@deepthimnayakar9976]

As per my observation, due to the regressive nature in Indian Film Industry that heroines have limited shelf life, there is a constant pressure for the actresses to take up roles to stay relevant and on top of their game despite being aware and uncomfortable. Actresses like Hansika, Tamannah, Shruthi Hasan, Kajal Aggarwal who have done a round trip across all South Indian industries with almost all the top heroes are perfect examples that they want to stay relevant despite having limited roles as glam dolls in big budget movies. However, there are some actresses who have broken this norm and excelled in their fields.

[@fark69]

This is not regressive. It's just simply that being an action hero not every guy can do but it's very easy to find (and there's a large supply of) good-looking, young women who will happily take up a romantic role next to action hero for a chance to be famous.

[@kiwiwooq]

@@fark69 but the roles are offered by male directors? They are the one who wrote movies that require “good looking young woman”. It’s nothing but please male audience and male validation 😂

[@fark69]

@@kiwiwooq Movies written by female directors and writers (see Zoya Akhtar) also require good looking young women. In general, men and women value female beauty and male activity. This has nothing to do with "male validation" or "male" at all. It's just biology

[@nadenhwa]

Despite all of srks major romantic movies, the romantic scene that most people in the recent years talk about his with Ash in ADHM.

[@anonymouspenguin9118]

I also find it weird and funny how gen-z is often trolled nowadays for looking and dressing older for their age when we had some of our grandmothers and mothers straight up being sexualized or being married at 13-16 sometimes. Or even loving actresses' performances in mature roles at the age of 13-16.

[@newbeeify]

That's totally different. Back then women were often forced to marry that young. Genz dressing is however is their own choice

[@Sacrificallamba]

@@newbeeifya choice that has been re enforced by media and society. It’s a choice but it’s taught to them

[@newbeeify]

@@Sacrificallamba it's still different from being actually forced to marry at 13. Are you all that dense?

[@fark69]

You are all wrong here. Grandmothers and mother's married at 13-16 because there was no free public school and no jobs they could get. So they are sitting at home, finished puberty, nothing to do but house work, and hormones raging, it's very natural and obvious to a society that that's an age to marry. We live in a different world now.

[@anonymouspenguin9118]

@@newbeeify it was normalized. I know so many relatives who married at 13 because that's what you're supposed to do. It was normal to see girls aged 13+ as women who would marry and have kids.

[@vamshireddy3247]

8:15 Sridevi Acted as Grand Daughter and Daughter with NTR Later in 80s became sensational pair 😅

[@gomas2255]

If Mohanlal and Mammootty acted with actresses of their children's age, then the Malayalees would make that movie a failure. Eg : white - mammoty with Huma qureshi Lailo o lailo - mohanlal with amala paul Mostly Big M's are not paired like in other industries

[@dr.ashwaniv4922]

when I saw this movie yesterday, i was eagerly waiting for your review talking about this insane age gap issue and storyline

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

I would have still let it go if they addressed the age gap man but they really tried to pose at something organic & it just did not fly!

[@joymohanshiva]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsOh honey, I double-dog dare you to find even a hint of those things in Mahesh Babu's movies. Like, seriously, you won't stand a chance, babe! It's all about that flawless perfection and dreamy vibes! 💁‍♀️✨😉

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@sushantdhume88]

Amitabh didn't do it out of choice but more out of circumstance. Same with Anil Kapoor who needed a lot of convincing to sport white hair in Dil Dhadakne Do and the actresses who denied Shefali Shah's part as they didn't want to play mother to Ranveer and Priyanka.

[@TriedRefusedProductions]

The welcome change from choice or circumstances is still welcome! But if you get stuck in a flux like Govinda who still wants to be the desirable hero: the offers just won't pour in

[@sushantdhume88]

@@TriedRefusedProductions I was going to mention Govinda who's almost in denial as most of the stars are I feel. Simply put it's ego above all. My point with the circumstance was till the audience keeps supporting this there's not going to be any change from within the industry. It maybe says something about the audience's psyche who might be living a fantasy vicariously through this.

[@aswinkanilkumar8410]

​@@TriedRefusedProductionsplease do watch kammara sambhavam 2018 if you haven't watch yet

[@ojasdipan8906]

They didn't maintain their body. Khans kumar devgan even ranveer ranbir maintain their body. Body is important.

[@ojasdipan8906]

They look fit. Look at srk in pathan. His abs. Amitabh never had that.

[@Sonal_M_Suvarna]

Even Urvashi Rautela debut movie "Singh Saab the Great" directed by Anil Sharma she's opposite Sunny Deol who was 57 and Urvashi was 19

[@sergemerto256]

Funny thing is the hypocrisy here. Kangana calls out the same when other people do it from bollywood, but when she herself made her first film, this is what she shows😂

[@janvikhattar5911]

Exactly!!! I was shocked to find out that kangana Ranaut is the producer of this film. HYPOCRISY!!!

[@janvikhattar5911]

Also, she was the one who ridiculed Ranbir and Alia(10 years age gap) for their relationship, calling Ranbir a buddha and Alia a bacchi🙄.....

[@sergemerto256]

@@janvikhattar5911 did she? Sounds like her. She is very jealous of both of them. It's obvious at this point. I think the reason being that she cannot troll them for their acting, so she targets them personally

[@AtulKumar-le3mu]

​@@sergemerto256Kangana is just irrelevant now She is just becoming Megan Fox of India

[@janvikhattar5911]

@@sergemerto256 Completely agree!!!!

[@100myasharma5]

Nawaz has totally shifted 180° he is non serious about his character...i watched jogira Sara ra ra with my mother and i swear we were waiting for Neha's presence on screen rather than nawaz he was too dull in that too!!

[@farazattar3723]

No one talked about Nagarjuna Sir (63) romancing Jannat 1 girl Sonal Chauhan (35) in Telugu film Ghost which released last year. And Sunny Deol(1957 born) romancing Urvashi Rautela(1994 born) in Singh Sahb The Great 2013 movie. 😐😐😐😶😶😶

[@helllaugh5090]

srk -57 deepika - 37 damn the age gap

[@rvrocks1]

I wondered this when I was watching Suryavanshi in the cinema hall that if the tip tip barsa pani song being recreated on Akshay-Raveena duo instead of adding katrina in the mix, it would have been magical and valid at the same time. Though, no doubt katrina aced the dance number, still the role also suited the timeline of the movie if Raveena Tandon had been the female opposite as she would have been the apt casting.

[@user-oc2nq5cd2z]

Not slightly uncomfortable but very. I have always found it creepy and disgusting the way these female actors when they were kids were made to romance actors, their grandfather's age. It still continues, but if you have a female actor who is a few years older than the male actor, then it's a problem.

[@fark69]

Why is it disgusting? They would be considered kids now, but back then in a time when there was no guaranteed schooling, no jobs for women, how can you consider a 16-17 year old woman who finished school 6-7 years ago and has been living a domestic wife type life for 5 years to be a kid?

[@pint5266]

@@fark69 13 to 17 yr girls are like kids in comparison to 50 plus heros romancing them shamelessly onscreen to appear young😡😡

[@undergraduate6050]

The age gap between leads is also something that is seen in Indian serials too.

[@MultiBigbird01]

It's actually not that much of a gap between lead actors on tv serials actually. The age gaps are most of the times less than 15 years which isn't even creepy, but the constant age gap of more than 20-25 years between leads in almost every Bollywood movie is disturbing.

[@MaraMadiProductions]

@@MultiBigbird01atleast in Bollywood the lead actors are both adults despite the age gap but in these serials the females leads are usually teenagers cast opposite 30 plus men😢 eg: reem sheikh, ashnoor kaur, Jannat, gracy goswami

[@Raja.2001]

In Jailer, Rajini sir is paired with Ramya Krishnan. Also, in Darbar, his age gap issue with Nayanthara was made the reason for their separation. I'm glad that Rajini has realised the issue and is trying to change

[@chaos_wanda]

The movie dilwale that came out in 2015 had srk and Kajol together and the focus was on two different pairings of similar ages that was good

[@MinisterOfAffairs]

Everything boils down to the acceptance by the audience. Anything goes as long as moviegoers ignore (not oblivious) the age gap. The wider Indian brain is hardwired for this and its ingrained in it's psyche (more so in the south). Have the audience reject such pairings and you will see change occurring. I requires a generational mind shift. Ain't happening soon.

[@050138]

Truer words have never been spoken.... Also, it's not such an important issue that I will lose my sleep over

[@tomjerry4117]

I just saw some thumbnails of this movie and thought maybe they are playing a father-daughter duo or some dynamic like that, and forgot to look into it further I'm genuinely shocked right now because I had more expectations in Nawazuddin Siddiqui's choices

[@Sinthiastar]

IM SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS VIDEO!! I really like that you also pointed out the point of actress capability skill and talent in addition to the age - and how this can actually make some movies better , which the industry really needs! I really want to see all the 90s actresses again with their similar age counterparts again in roles that make sense for their age group for men and women, the storylines to be explored are endless and way more options for a creative and thoughtful screenplay.

[@pranjalisahu3752]

This is the problem that i fear will never resolve unless the big league male stars do something about it, like the one thing i liked about dilwale was an age appropriate pairing of stars with sharukh-kajol and kriti-Varun

[@pranjalisahu3752]

@kochikame363 oh that is a whole other topic to discuss, casting actresses for adding glamour and giving unnessesary love angle and stupid misplaced songs and item numbers. But the issue here is even if there is a need of love angle they don't cast an actress with appropriate age difference

[@driquint37]

Mahesh Babu -sreeleela, Pawan Kalyan -sreeleela,nbk-pragya jaiswal,ravi teja-sreeleela,chiranjeevi-tammana, rajnikanth -nayanthara 😕👀 list is endless as far as south cinema is concerned 🤯🙏 It has been happening since decades

[@snownotwhite]

Good that you spoke about this issue. I've felt uncomfortable about this since I was a kid. I've consciously avoided watching such movies no matter how big of a box office hit the film might be. I never understood how this (female actors cast in adult female roles as early as 13) is not child s*x**l abuse and why most Indians (male actors, their young female co-stars, and their fans) find this as something to be proud about. This also shows the psychological side of such female actors and female fans with daddy issues, which is much more screwed up.

[@fark69]

You have to remember that 30 years or even 20 years ago was much different time in India when public school was not available for most people and jobs for women were very less. What options were there for most women post puberty? Stay at home and have family pay for you but you can't work and can't afford school / college? It was for this reason common and even necessary many of them became adults much faster than women nowadays. Do not find it gross and uncomfortable, try to understand that time and that place, not always place everything in your situation

[@krishniarumugam]

Fault lies in the actors and the audience not facing their heroes are aging and need to be appropriately cast in movies. We are to account as well especially this is what perpetuates this rubbish. On a lighter note I enjoyed Manmadhu 2 where the age gap in a rom com was central to the story 😊

[@fark69]

How will you get audience to feel guilty for wanting to embrace imagination and suspend disbelief to see a guy they grew up rooting for still being strong and kicking butt and getting a good-looking girl and doing crazy stunts? Audience wants to have fun in India, they don't want to watch a boring movie where people lecture them about social issues when their life is itself one massive social issue already

[@GamerOne_me]

Sridevi acted with ANR and his son Nagarjuna as a heroine Same Sridevi acted as ANR daughter when she was I think 9 years old 😂😂😂 My father used to say There actress has no shame playing daughter, lover and his son lover At that time I didn't understand what he saying I was a kid But it's not only actress fault It director and actor fault to caste then as lead

[@sameerkashyap1750]

I don't think it's just the absolute numbers that is the point, but the relative gap. Like SRK and Deepika in Om Shanti Om are a little icky. But the difference feels much less in Pathaan. Same with Salman-Katrina in Bharat compared to their earlier movies.

[@PriyankaGupta-sx8fi]

I think no one can beat rajnikant in respect of age gap between hero n heroine..

[@truth6074]

And his box office success with that movies 😆 Stop being butthurt over the actors age in movies they are literally just 'acting'. And no one will watch a movie with old female as main character.

[@martinsam8787]

Mamotty wins

[@adsadjashdb]

@@truth6074 FYI....Rajni films are 90% loss makers after Enthiran.... Linga, kaala, darbar, annaathe...Even 2.0 was not a clean hit due to huge budget...In South all-over the movie was flop..It made collection because hindi version succeeded with the advantage of multi starrer hype with Akshay Kumar...Only decently succeeded movies were kabali, petta...In both he played senior roles

[@Raja.2001]

@@adsadjashdb Wait. Go check the box office records before blabbering. Also, wtf that 2.0 success coz of Akshay? Seriously? That guy is struggling to get a decent collection and you say that 2.0 invested 500crs on him? Except Linga, Kaala, Kochadaiyaan, all other movies of Rajini are superhit

[@minervarose7664]

@@truth6074 cos you guys are dumb 😂 seriously don't see the appeal of Rajinikanth...same kinda role in every movie, doesn't look good, plus he's been a middle-aged dude playing 20 y.o roles ever since i can remember. I would rather watch a movie starring Shabana Azmi than Rajinikanth, just saying

[@thegamewolf4445]

Thank you covering this topic , tbh i feel like the heros no matter their age must act accordingly to their age like Amitabh ji , i wish that happens in upcoming movies , or they could pair with heroine that are af their same batch as mentioned in vid. Love ur vids ❤ , keep up the good work 👏❤

[@fark69]

You all are so boring and anti-fun. In a movie actors need to act their age?? It's for fun and for entertainment! We want them to act not their age and to do action stunts they can't do in real life and end up with a girl way out of their league (or a guy who is stronger than all other guys). That's what makes movies fun!

[@jayram-l6w]

This happens because, no matter how old our male actors are, they still portray themselves as 25-year-olds

[@RJpopper]

Avneet Kaur? She was a child artist not even 10 years ago and now she's paired against such old men?? That is honestly disgusting. As a woman it feels disgusting to see Anveet Kaur who's only 21 play a role where she's made to wear certain outfits which although appropriate for her age, still feel uncomfortable to look at. The fact that she and Nawaz probably had to promote the movie in several places and had to be looked at as a couple and not a father and daughter duo is creeping me out. Be it Salman or Akshay or Nawaz, it's honestly time for actors to either start acting their age(father roles) or have leads closer to them in age. This also points out to another issue of women's short age in bollywood, where if you're a woman the your movie career as a lead is very short and once you're 35 or married, you'll never get lead films and even if you get they'll mostly be based on certain themes. Whereas a man's career can go on for 3 decades too. From romancing Sridevi, to Karishma to Sonam to Disha, it's sad how Salman has managed to play the lead actor. This funnily enough reminds me of the only desi video where Ankit states that Actor aur rishtedaar same rahenge par actress nahi.

[@bhavya5692]

Honestly same. She does what she can to earn her bread but the thing is this movie and the outfits they made her wear marketed her as someone who is nothing but a sex object, she is so much more than that and has a knack for acting, she deserves the roles these nepo babies are getting not cheaped out roles where her only value is her sex appeal.

[@AnushkaPandey56]

So you wont state here srk name and only salman name??? Srk is even older than salman

[@RJpopper]

@@AnushkaPandey56 This was not an intentional thing and in my inclusion I mean all actors who act with actress way younger in age..be it Shahrukh or Rajnikant. They've both acted with women who are way younger than them and it's still disgusting.

[@AnushkaPandey56]

@@RJpopper ok i get it ...they shouldnt act or get cast opposite way younger their age...but you cannot say salman or srk should do fathers role cause we still want to see them as the main heros of flim...and i have nothing against avneet but she in real life or in insta were the type of clothes she wore in movie..so you cannot say that she have been told to wear that type of clothes for whatever reason...

[@RJpopper]

@@AnushkaPandey56 Dude you're literally not getting what am trying to convey at all.

[@trushalpatil1707]

Next time if you get a chance to interview Sanjay Dutt, Milind Soman, Saif Ali Khan, Saba Azad, Kareena KK, etc. where real life bollywood couples have the exact issue as u r adressing plz do ask them the reason like how do they manage to romance and still trend to be perfect couple, u might the answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gomas2255]

Chiranjeevi romancing actresses with age gap of 30 and 35 years which is totally unbearable. Keerthy Suresh is the pair of Bola Shankar they have age gap of 37 😬 chiranjeevi should stop acting or good to do roles like Big B doing 🙌🏻💯

[@gomas2255]

7:50 😂

[@prathapreddy4079]

Keerthy is playing his sister TAMANNAH is his pair

[@gomas2255]

@@prathapreddy4079 ok then Tamanna in gf role 😹

[@ezerei2911]

Balakrishna & Chiranjeevj are notorious for this dynamic in their movies 😐

[@JahnaviAradhyula]

Bro, there's a movie in Telugu, where Sridevi played the character of a grand daughter to Sr NTR (Badi Pantulu is the movie name), and cut to few years into the future, she was the lead heroine next to him. I think heroines should unite together and just reject offers of this sort. They can very well pick heroines of their time and age and pick stories that fit their age and maturity! Society needs so much to be told, and I'm sure today's generation is wise enough to accept any work of art. All we need is some truth, honesty and some entertainment that's all! I hope makers keep this in mind and stop falling behind mere commercial crap!

[@fark69]

Heroines uniting together and rejecting this will lead to lots of opportunities for new actresses. Don't forget this is India where there are thousands of young girls dying to be in Bollywood movies, and they won't give up that dream so Kajol can keep getting roles as romantic interest rather than a mother.

[@akshay28]

I strongly believe that Nawaz should go back to OTT to revive his rapidly deteriorating career. For example, He will do a fab job in a Raj & DK web series or maybe another OTT outing with Anurag Kashyap after the iconic Sacred Games...

[@sujathaiyer07]

Back then, people accepted that girls who enter movie industries choose this and perceive that they know what they are going to be subjected to and it's going to be bad. They had no reputation. It was not "the movie industry should become better" instead "you want to pursue movie industry, then be prepared for the repercussions ". If you have seen the series "Queen" which is based on some life events of legend Jayalalitha actress, you see how she was even denied education at prestigious college , because she was an actress. Even though she was totally eligible and very qualified. She was also subjected to many controversies about her and MGR. People talk about it still 😭. If u see she was 17 and MGR was 48 in their first movie together.... Nobody thought that MGR needs to be questioned or any other older actor who acted with her, but her! There have also been instances in Tamil cinema, where i have seen the male protagonist romancing a female protagonist with whom they have acted in the past as a father and daughter.. 😭 literally the actress was a baby and then woahhhh she's acting as a romantic interest after few years 🥴

[@rgodase]

Ajay Devgan is little mature now and not pairing up with too young actresses.

[@abhiramnaidureddi972]

The age gap issue there in the every industry in india. I think it's going to change only when we stop worshipping these actors and criticise their work when it is needed

[@ikiraw21]

It’s awful that male stars look tired, hair dyed and jut woke up from their afternoon nap and dancing with their grand daughters as their leads.

[@sanskrati5998]

1) No matter what the age of male actors they'll always be the hero material but as female actresses age they are not considered heroine material and are pushed to take more mature roles whereas younger actresses are taken to romance these big shot heroes. 2) Also most actresses as they mature realizes that they don't want to confine themselves as the love interests of our hero and wants to do more mature roles and that's why younger actresses who are aspiring to be recognized accepts these roles.

[@raulryan9849]

I think the fimmakers should address the age gaps like it is done in movies like "Rab Ne Bana De Jodi". But those situations can work well in family oriented films, not in mass commercial cinemas which is a sad thing.👍🏼👍🏼

[@kabishek1984]

Mahesh Babu and Keerthi Suresh ....25 years age gap😂😂 Father and daughter

[@flyingmonke]

Babu can be forgiven because he doesn't look a day over 30

[@gubdhalavenugopal6979]

17 not 25

[@shivateja9417]

SRK and deepika padukone ........20 years age gap 😂😂 Father and daughter

[@kabishek1984]

@@flyingmonke no.. he is 48 years.. he looks old.

[@cozwhynot2day]

@@flyingmonkeIt is about the principle

[@carmengomez3748]

I'm convinced actors in their 60 can still play action heros in a convincing way as long as the screenplay is good. Liam Neeson started to play action movies in his late 50s with the film "Taken". The hero had to save his daugther and it was a big succes!! But it's ridiculous to have a 60 year old falling in love like a teenager.

[@dikshith7538]

Sridevi played granddaughter to Sr NTR in Badi Panthulu (1972) and 5 years later she was selected as lead heroine in Vetagadu (1979). Sr NTR didn't want to do a movie with her as a boyfriend but the producer K. Sivarama Raju convinced him. can't blame only heroes.

[@janu10048]

I don't know why anyone would have thought was a good idea.

[@prathapreddy4079]

​@@janu10048credit goes to K Raghavendra Rao 😂

[@pint5266]

Raghavendra rao convinced senior NTR and NTR was like even I am sixteen,its not a problem if the heroine is 14😡..Though he was 57 years old,he told the director i am young and 16 and to go ahead casting 14 year old sreedevi mam opposite him.

[@KittyOfChess]

Can we please start giving SRK dad roles? Like, not old dad but like middle aged dad with a teenaged kid. There are so many stories we could tell that aren’t romances. He’ll, it could be a romance, like a widower finding love again after many years, similar to KKHH.

[@slayer_142]

he play 25 year old characters his son is 26 😂

[@agxec2932]

Age gap between the leads isn't always the problem. It's the story script which is often the problem. If the script itself is shitty, the actors can't always save the film inspite of their "creepy" age gaps. Let's see a film with Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor in the leads.

[@jessaabraham]

It’s the people. They are okay or love this. I was surprised when I talked to people they say women in movies are for the titillation and nothing more. The movies rarely have a role for ladies than some sexy song and to support the heroes. It is the place o say. People need to change. Salivating over 13 year olds dressing up as 30 should be illegal.

[@Vor567tez]

Thank you for bringing it again. This issue needs to be talked until it gets fixed. I was shocked when I found out Hamsika Iyer(the ShakaLaka Boom Boom actress)and Divya Bharti were romancing not innocently but full on objective way on screen at only age of 15-16 or even less. But got heart attack seeing how Sri Devi was only 13.🤒 Our industry grossly take advantage of minor girls who look adults. I also didn't expect Kangna to this same mistake. Expected better from her. But i don't think movies that justifies big age gap needs to be applauded either otherwise director will give one line to actress "I like older men" and be done with it instead of fixing it. Sneaky. Honestly ,it's frustrating to see heroes still at the age of 70s getting roles but actress don't and more creepy when aged actor romance with half of their age. The sexism is mind boggling.

[@050138]

You can talk all you want, but I don't see it getting fixed any time sooner.... Things have changed now compared to earlier decades, atleast girls are coming after they finish their teens

[@Vor567tez]

@@050138 It's getting better bcs people r talking. So we hv to keep pointing it out. Nothing changes until we demand it.

[@050138]

@@Vor567tez it won't happen completely because of some natural differences and facts like women generally mature much faster than men.... And also women are the most fertile in their 20s and 30s etc etc.... Also box office pull and market considerations.... Perfect gender equality is good as a textbook definition but hard to achieve in reality due to lots of factors involved, some due to natural and hormonal causes as well....

[@minervarose7664]

​​@@050138his makes no sense. In real life, a 55 y.o man is much more likely to be married to a 50-55 y.o woman than a 24 y.o. When a 55 y.o actor is paired opposite a 24 y.o actress, are they expecting us to believe the character of the actress is 50?! NO. They are expecting us to believe the character of the actor is 30!! Which is dumb, no actor in their 50s looks 30. Plus, there are enough 30 y.o talented actors who could be cast. Alternatively, cast a 55 y.o actor to PLAY the part of a 50-55 y.o character! And pair him opposite a similar age actresss, i guarantee no one is going to think she is 70...

[@kiwiwooq]

​@@050138all of these actors look very much mature. But Indian cinema has already normalized screening older actors in younger roles. You talking about "women maturing faster due to hormones" is just a plain lie😂 People just want to see younger women on the screen.

[@deekshajaniani5358]

These differences are too uncomfortable to watch. And it's a fact that the chemistry is another level when two actors are in a similar age group. I don't think SRK has looked that good with younger actors. His chemistry with Kajol and Juhi chawla was another realm of romance. Similar case for Salman. I still get goosebumps watching him and Aishwarya in hum dil de chuke sanam. My favourite pairing. But cinema somewhere reflects the reality of the society. As I am in the arranged marriage market, I can tell you that guyz won't even accept proposals of women just a few months older to them. If she is 7-8 years younger, its all cool. That's the thinking. That's what you see in popular cinema. She can be a teenager but not an aunty!

[@050138]

Yeah I'm also in the marriage market but looking myself in matrimonial sites.... I see that as well I'm a guy by the way.... I'm not comfortable with more than 4 yrs of gap and I can marry up to 1 yr older than me, but people are saying I can marry even 7-8 yrs young.... As women mature much faster compared to a guy.... And and if they are in later 20s they are at their fertile best.... but the problem is I am 35 so if I marry an older woman like more than 2 yrs older...., I feel the chance of conceiving kids may be a bit difficult.... Which is a reasonable concern as well these days with unhealthy sedentary lifestyles and too much stress.... The perfect equality of genders is a myth.... Though things are improving, there will never be a time when completely equality can be achieved because of some natural differences

[@fark69]

You being in arranged marriage market will also realize that girls do not accept any man younger than them either! Like you said this is natural. I don't agree that on-screen chemistry is best when actor and actress are same age. It's foolish to think age impacts how good an actor someone is

[@shankar554]

Lets get one thing straight, u will never see an Indian actress as a leading lady in commercial venture after she crosses 35. Facts are facts. Let's not sugar coat it.

[@reshmanacharya]

This issue is more predominantly present in Hindi TV industry. Every other pair have around 15 to 20 years age gap.

[@ANegi-dg8qb]

Kangna wanted to make a movie with stars, but nobody wants to work with her and it's out of her budget to bring big heroines, avneet was in budget with many followers, and Nawaz wants to a mainstream hero.

[@vinnienanda]

True dat!!!

[@seemonjena659]

Actually it's less budgetary problem and more because no one in the whole wife industry wants to work with her considering the fact that she has literally criticised everyone and everything at some point in her career!! I bet even she had the budget still no one would have agreed to star in a movie produced by her.

[@050138]

​​@@seemonjena659? she might be talented but she is an annoying b_____ 😅

[@TarunBoyina.]

A film called "Por Thozhil " is a masterclass movie in the thriller genre after watching the movie you'll be blown away.

[@sanika985]

Being brought up by cinema loving parents I was always told about all the behind the scene stories of the 70s 80s and 90s which peaked my own interest in Bollywood since a young age. I was very happily told about how Dimple Kapadia fell in love with Rajesh Khanna and he married her right after their film ended. And how Saira Banu grew up being a fan of Dilip Kumar and eventually her dream came true when he actually married her. What I understood after growing up is how much of this shit was romanticised by the media and fed to the people and they not just accepted rather celebrated these older men marrying small young girls who were literally in their teenages. So fucking problematic ugghh

[@fark69]

Why is it problematic? In back then India, teenagers got married often because it wasn't as easy for everyone to go for higher studies and for women to do jobs and all. What are they supposed to do? Not grow up because you think it's icky 30-50 years in the future?

[@Anurag071188]

Actually, Avneet looks like 14-15 years old & everybody saw her growing up on screen. That's why it looks so creepy.

[@Dohvakiiin]

Ik women prefer to date slightly older men like 2-3 years older. But this is getting ridiculously out of hand. 10-20 years is down right absurd.

[@kiwiwooq]

​@@aravindr740 same with older actors. Nobody's forcing them to act with a girl who literally looks like she could be their daughter or grand daughter. Clearly a lot of them are enjoying 🤢🤮 They deserve the backlash. They can act with whoever they want but as audience we won't go gaga over this trash

[@Dohvakiiin]

@@aravindr740 That take is exactly why this will remain the norm. The only way to alter this trend is to have the public vote with their wallet. Then, young actresses will have an actual incentive to pursue roles with actors the same age as them.

[@vamshireddy3247]

Male Stars acting with very young heroines while Anushka Shetty romancing with Naveen Polishetty, Unni Mukundan who're almost 8 years younger than her...... She's Lady Super Star hence proved😂😂😂

[@nikhilbharatan]

Even in Singam 3 with Suriya, she was older than Suriya.

[@vamshireddy3247]

​@@nikhilbharatanSingham issue isn't age it's height but they were cute

[@nikhilbharatan]

@@vamshireddy3247 Ok.Height issue also.But Suriya looked a bit young than her IMO 😌

[@vamshireddy3247]

​@@nikhilbharatanIn S3 right

[@nikhilbharatan]

@@vamshireddy3247 Yes.Singam 1 and 2 were enough for Suriya , rather than making a third part.A movie like 24 stabilised his career.

[@sejalkumarofficial]

much needed video!

[@ChanduShirwal]

I am from South india, thanks for this vidio, the Incompleteble casting between actors and actresses exist more in Tollywood, and other South too, the worst in telugu, tamil if actor is bigger and actresses are girls here. Tollywood became nepotism products than bollywood, according to me bollywood is bettre but struggling to attract audiences. And most of 90% telugu and tamil actresses are from North indian but not in kannada and malayalam. ❤❤

[@AL-jg4pr]

I think Telegu industry's nepotism looks even worse because they have a bunch of Kapoor dynasty equivalents and not just one. Not to mention the mix of Politics and film industry. Hindi Cinema might have gone down the same road if Amitabh Bacchan had carved out a political career like he wanted to.

[@ashishthefoodmaniac9239]

Sad to see Legends like Anurag Kashyap and Nawajuddin loosing their cinematic charm due to the commercialisation of their portfolio.