‘Toh kya hai?’: Akshay Kumar on romancing Wamiqa Gabbi in Bhooth Bangla despite their 26-year age-difference | Bollywood News
Age-gap romances have long been a part of Hindi cinema, but in recent years conversation around it started growing and it resurfaces every time with a new on-screen pairing. The debate is back in focus with Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film Bhooth Bangla, where the 58-year-old actor is paired opposite 32-year-old Wamiqa Gabbi. Addressing the debate, Akshay questions why such pairings are even considered controversial. In a conversation with News18, he said, “Toh kya hai? Humne pehle dekha nahi hai kya kabhi? (So what? Haven’t we seen this before?) It happens in Hollywood as well. Sometimes, it’s the requirement of the script. (In real life too), so many people get married to partners older or younger than them.” Priyadarshan on age-gap between actors Director Priyadarshan said the focus should be on how actors embody their characters rather than their real-life ages. “There’s something that people like MGR and NTR used to say… that there’s a big difference between chronological age and screen age. An actor’s screen age may not be his real age. but people accept …
