Journalism of Courage
Gauahar Khan is all set to tie to knot with beau Zaid Darbar on December 25, 2020. While there have been rumours about a 12-year-old age difference between the 37-year-old star and Zaid, Gauahar recently clarified in an interview that he was "a few year younger but 12 is not the number." She went on to add that despite being younger, Zaid was "way more mature...and he has brought the sense of balance in my life."
Gauahar-Zaid are not the only celeb couple to have challenged stereotypes. Here are some other celeb couples with a big age gap. (Source: gauaharkhan/Instagram)
Saif Ali Khan first met Kareena Kapoor as a young girl -- about 10 years younger to him --on sister Karisma's set but the couple fell in love around 2008 while shooting for the film Tashan. After five years of dating, the couple finally tied the knot in 2012. They are now expecting their second child. (Source: kareenakapoorkhan/Instagram)
He had added that he has never seen Malaika complaining. “She has just believed in keeping her head down with dignity and letting her work do the talking and leading a life that allows her to be happy. I learn from her every day!” Arjun had told HT. (Photo: Arjun Kapoor/ Instagram)
Sushmita Sen and Rohman Shawl broke up in December last year. (Source: rohmanshawl/Instagram)
Early pictures of Milind Soman and Ankita on social media. prior to their wedding, had given rise to a lot of speculation about the latter's real age given their massive age gap. In a recent Instagram post, Ankita talked about how people decided she "was 16 (or 18 at times, depending on their mood) and brewed all kinds of crazy stories around me and my then boyfriend/now husband." The couple tied the knot in 2018; Milind was 52 while Ankita was 26. (Source: milindrunning/Instagram)
Much had been said about Priyanka Chopra marrying 10-years-younger Nick Jonas. It was in 2018 that the couple made their relationship official after Nick shared the actor's picture on social media, finally proposed to her on her 36th birthday. The couple recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary. (Source: priyankachopra/Instagram)
Neha Kakkar, 32, recently got married to 26-year-old Rohanpreet Singh. "Rohu is the sort of person that whoever sees or listens to him would become his ‘deewana’. And, that’s what I am. I am his ‘deewani’ and I had to marry him," Neha told Salman Khan when she appeared on Bigg Boss 14 to promote her new song. (Source: nehakakkar/Instagram)
