Urmila Matondkar Divorce: Bollywood Celebs Who Married To Younger Men And Later Separated

Urmila Matondkar Divorce:  In a shocking turn of events, actor and politician Urmila Matondkar has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Mohsin Akhtar Mir, a former model, actor, and now entrepreneur. 

The news met with astonishment and scrutiny like the couple’s private wedding ceremony that made them a target of trolls. Urmila and Mohsin had a hush-hush interfaith wedding, and their stark age gap further made it difficult for people to digest it. So now when the actress singularly filed for divorce, people were quick to be critical of their age difference, citing it as a possible reason for separation. 

 

 

 

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Bollywood Celebs facing scrutiny for age-gap

Urmila is not the first actor to be under harsh criticism for exercising her choice of marrying a man eight years younger than her, and she surely would not be the last. Successful marriages, content couples like Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas and Hema Malini and Dharmendra have been under the radar of the trolls wishing bad upon them. While the age gap may be a possible reason for people to separate, the trolls take it to another scale. Explore how many Bollywood couples with a huge age gap later decided to call it quits.    

Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya

A fairly new separation in the entertainment and sports industry, Natasa and Hardik Pandya’s separation garnered much limelight from speculations to actual separation in July 2024. The two have a son Agastya, being co-parented now in India and Serbia with each parent. The Indian cricketer was 2 years younger than wife Natasa. 

 

 

 

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Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan

The fast-paced and sudden marriage of Amrita and Saif boosted the rumor mills at the time. And so did their separation after 13 years in 2004. The two mutually decided to part ways, and later also reflected on their decision openly. They said “incompatibility” was the main reason for them to finally walk away and live happily ever after with better people or solo.

Sara Ali Khan on parents Saif Ali Khan-Amrita Singh’s divorce: ‘It was the best decision to make at the time’ https://t.co/JNGRznK6X6 pic.twitter.com/BUEKGVFb4z

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Chitrangdha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa 

Housefull 5 actor Chitrangdha Singh was married to the love of her life Jyoti Randhawa from 2001 to 2014. The two had an age difference of four years, but their marriage came to a tragic end because of the difference in ambition, career, and geographical difference between the two-faced. The two have a son Zorawar, whose primary custody after the mutual divorce is with the actress. 

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Age might have played a role for these couples to make a union or break it. However, their cordial relationship and mutual respect towards each other is a lessor for all relationships.