Mumbai. There was a lot of criticism in the film industry regarding the romance between a senior actor and a younger actress. Many actors including Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan have romanced on the big screen with girls younger than or half their age. For this he was also trolled a lot. Now Ranveer Singh will also be seen romancing on the big screen with an actress 20 years younger than him. Aditya Dhar of ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ will direct this film. This will be a multi-starrer film starring Sanjay Dutt, R. There are actors like Madhavan, Akshay Khanna and Arjun Rampal.
A report in Peeping Moon has claimed that 19-year-old Sara Arjun has been cast as Ranveer Singh’s girlfriend in the film. Sara’s role in this male dominated story will not be very long. Sara has till now worked as a child artist in Tamil and Hindi films. But she will work as a lead actress in this film.
Aditya Dhar is a best director. The film has a good star cast, but the age gap between Arjun and Ranveer Singh is troubling people. Ranveer is 39 and Sara is 19. One user wrote, “She was 5 years old when ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ was released.” Another wrote, “Oh a 39 year old boy is romancing a teenager!?? How did they think this was okay?” One comment read, “Oh my god!! In my eyes she is still a child.”
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s childhood role
Let us tell you, Sara Arjun played the role of the young version of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s character Nandini in both the parts of ‘Ponniyan Selvan’. She was the childhood sweetheart. Both parts of Ponniyan Selvan were made for Rs 500 crores. When both these films were made, Sara was less than 16 years of age. The first part of the film was released in 2022 and the second part in 2023.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan received awards for ‘Ponniyan Selvan’
The collection of ‘Ponniyan Selvan’ Part One was Rs 500 crore, while the makers earned Rs 345 crore from Part 2. In this way, the film made for Rs 500 crore had earned Rs 845 crore. The film proved to be a blockbuster. For this film, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also received IIFA Utsavam 2024 and SIIMA Award in the Best Actress category.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 5, 2024, 13:39 IST
