Bollywood flick Aa Dekhen Zara starring Neil Mukesh and Bipasha Basu was released a couple of weeks back. And guess what, watching the stars on the screen together people can’t be without batting their eyelids. You might be wondering what the reason is? Well, Bipasha Basu, as a matter of fact, is 3 years older than her male counterpart Neil Mukesh. Now that was news to me! It’s just a matter of 3 years and I really don’t understand why people are making a big fuss about it. It only surprised me when some one pointed out that Bips was older than the hero. (But apparently they don’t look so, do they?) Otherwise, of course not many would have noticed that. And when the actor doesn’t have a problem sharing the screen space with a female counterpart who is slightly older, why should others really bother? And no matter how the film has fared in the box office, the talk of the town is undoubtedly about this age gap. I don’t know that much about Bollywood, but tell you what, just fly down to south and take a look at what is happening in Kollywood and Tollywood. Actors who are nearing their 50s and 60s and who are supposed to play the role of a father are paired with lasses who are just in their early 20s. Now how is that for an age gap? Not just a few years but decades!
Older heroines romancing young male leads is queer but the reversal is accepted without batting an eyelid. How weird?! That is after all in reel life. Now what about men who marry women in real life who are actually younger, age-wise? Do people bat an eyelid or do they dismiss it as something usual? Seriously, I haven’t a clue.
