8 Bollywood Ladies Who Married Late And Proved Age Is Just A Number
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A woman’s wonder years are mostly spent in the fear that she’ll never find a suitable partner for herself. The aunties in your life don’t make it any easier! Neither do mums and grandmothers when they conspire with these aunties and drill the same notion into your head over and over again – “Women over 30 never get good partners. You’ll stay single all your life if you don’t marry young!”
To hell with that! Who says you need to be young to get married? If you’re not ready, you need not be a 20-something with sindoor on your forehead and chudas in your hands! Marrying late is absolutely OK and doesn’t dwindle your chances of finding a good groom for yourself. Just take a look at all these leading ladies of Bollywood who married late enough to prove that age is nothing more than a number-
1. Suhasini Mulay, Married At 60
From Prem Ratan Dhan Payo to Jodhaa Akbar and Dil Chahta Hai, Suhasini Mulay has played the loveable mother in many movies! However, she never found love in real life until she turned 60. At the age when most women settle for being a grandma, Mulay tied the knot for the first time with a doctor, Atul Gurtu. Atul and Suhasini met on Facebook.
2. Preity Zinta, Married At 41
After a tumultuous relationship with industry scion, Ness Wadia, and a Bollywood career that suffered a premature death, the dimpled beauty married firangi Gene Goodenough at 41! Gene proved to be more than ‘good enough’ (pun intended) for our bubbly girl and the two had a lovely wedding in LA. Despite failed relationships, Preity still managed to find real love in her life.
3. Urmila Matondkar, Married At 42
She might have faded from the limelight way sooner than anyone would have anticipated (Chamma Chamma was a cult hit after all). But her real life has been nothing less than a dreamy on-screen romance! She found the love of her life in a model, Mir Mohsin Akhtar and walked down the aisle at the age of 42 at a private ceremony.
4. Farah Khan, Married At 39
Farah Khan entered the industry at a very young age. However, the cupid never struck her with his arrow until she had already made quite a name for herself! 14 years ago, she finally said Qubool hai to a man 8 years younger to hai, Shirish Kunder. Although Farah raised quite a few eyebrows at that time, she’s now a proud mother of 3 and is evidently happy in her married life!
5. Lisa Ray, Married At 40
Who wouldn’t want to marry the stunning Lisa Ray! Women like these are supposed to be off the marriage mart way sooner right? Wrong! Lisa Ray proved that even beautiful women can sometimes have a tough time finding love, but not all hope is lost for them. She said, “I do” to Jason Dehni, an ex-management consultant at the age of 40 and there’s no looking back for her since! It takes time to find the perfect man, after all.
6. Aishwarya Rai, Married At 34
At the time when Aishwarya got married, women tying the knot in their 30s was not something that was commonly accepted by the society. However, Aishwarya broke the stereotypes (and hearts) by not only marrying at 34 but by also getting hitched to someone 2 years her junior! Hubby, Abhishek Bachchan was 32 when the two got married. Despite the media scrutinizing their marriage with every breath they take, the two continue to be one of the strongest couples in Bollywood!
7. Shilpa Shetty, Married At 34
Giving Aishwarya Rai some company in the category of women who got married in their 30s is the ‘Goddess of Yoga’, Shilpa Shetty! Married to businessman Raj Kundra at 34, Shilpa now enjoys what most will term as the ‘perfect married life.’ The couple are often seen having a fun-filled time either with each other or as a family with their son in tow!
8. Rani Mukherjee, Married At 36
After being incessantly linked to Abhishek Bachchan, Rani wowed the world by revealing that her true love is actually the filmmaker, Aditya Chopra! The two took their saat phere in a secret Italian wedding when the actress was 36. Now, the pair have a baby daughter.
Moral of the story? Don’t worry if you’re on the other side of the 30s and still single! People might pressure you to get married but if you’re happy where you are, you don’t have to worry. Love will come when it has to! So, just chill and enjoy your single life and show all the aunties this article whenever they tell you that you should get married young!
