Mona Singh-Aamir Khan, Shefali Shah-Akshay Kumar and more; actresses who played the role of mothers to actors who were older than them in real life

 

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Mona Singh-Aamir Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Laal Singh Chaddha has been in the news for a lot of wrong reasons. Netizens have also been questioning the casting of Mona Singh as Aamir’s mother in the film. Mona is 40 years old and Aamir is 57 in real life, so people on social media are wondering when this ageism will end in Bollywood. Recently, while talking to Pinkvilla, Aamir opened up about Mona playing his mother in the film and said, “Age specefic kya hota hai actor ke liye? Actor ka toh yeh kamaal hota hai ke woh kuch bi age ka ho aur kuch bi age lage.”

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Shefali Shah-Akshay Kumar (Waqt)

Akshay Kumar is six years old than Shefali Shah, but in the film Waqt, the actress played the role of his mother. She had also spoken about getting typecast in mothers’ roles as she played aged characters very early in her career.

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Sonali Kulkarni-Salman Khan (Bharat)

Sonali Kulkarni played Salman Khan’s mother in Bharat. The actress was when she played a mother to 54-year-old Salman.

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Sheeba Chaddha-Shah Rukh Khan (Zero)

Sheeba Chaddha played the role of Shah Rukh Khan’s mother in Zero. The actress is 5-6 years younger than the superstar in real life. 

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Richa Chadha-Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2)

When Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 released in 2012, Richa Chadha was 26 years old, and she played the role of a mother in it. She was seen as Nawazuddin’s mother in the movie, and the actor was 38 years old at that time.

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