Filmmakers in Bollywood showcased several types of romances onscreen. They also highlighted the pure love between two people despite their huge age gap. As a famous proverb says ‘Love has no boundaries’, there are some movies that literary prove the meaning of the statement. Breaking the stereotypical notions of love, check out the list of the Bollywood movies that showed age-gap romances.
De De Pyaar De
A middle-aged divorced single man fell in love with a girl of his daughter’s age. Initially, his daughter and family were unable to accept the relationship but things changed later in the movie. Directed by Akiv Ali, the film featured Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh, Tabu, Jimmy Shergill, Alok Nath, Jaaved Jaaferi and Madhumalti Kapoor in key roles. The romance comedy drama is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar.
Cheeni Kum
A 64-year-old London-based renowned chef fell in love with a female customer of half of his age. However, their relationship faced several challenges as her father disapproved of their relationship. She later found out that her father was six years younger than her boyfriend. Directed by R Balki, the movie has a powerful ensemble of actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Zohra Sehgal, Swini Khara and Vinay Jain in prominent roles. The romantic comedy-drama is streaming on Zee5.
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Dil Chahta Hai
The iconic movie revolved around three friends and one of them (Sid) fell in love with an older woman. She used to decode the nature of Sid from his painting. However, their relationship did not last long as the woman died due to liver cirrhosis which left him distraught. Farhan Akhtar’s directorial starred Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Sonali Kulkarni, Ayub Khan and Suchitra Pillai in prominent roles. The movie is streaming on Netflix and Prime Video.
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Nishabd
A man in his sixties fell in love with his daughter’s friend but as they became more closer to each other it started affecting his family. His wife and daughter got upset with their relationship and soon things started becoming sour. Ram Gopal Varma’s directorial starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jiah Khan, Revathi Menon, Nassar, Shraddha Arya and Aftab Shivdasani are in significant roles. The romantic drama is streaming on Prime Video.
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Haraamkhor
The movie showed a not-so-ideal relationship between a student who fell in love with her already-married teacher. Their romantic relationship took an ugly turn when their affair came to light in a small village. Shlok Sharma’s directorial featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi, Trimala Adhikari, Mohammad Samad, Harish Khanna and Shreya Shah in pivotal roles. The movie is streaming on Netflix.