From Farah Khan–Shirish Kunder to Shikhar Dhawan–Sophie Shine: 5 Indian celebrity couples that prove age is just a number

It is often said that love is blind, and righty so! Love rarely follows a rulebook — and age has often been one of society’s loudest rulebooks. Yet time and again, many celebrity couples have challenged these conventional expectations by choosing compatibility over age if calendars. So, here we list some Indian celebrities who are in age-gap relationships that show that age is just a number when cupid strikes:

Did you know that filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan is nine years older than her husband Shirish Kunder? Shirish met Farah when they were working on her film 'Main Hoon Na'. Their professional collaboration soon turned into lifelong partnership in 2004. They are now parents to three kids and their relationship continues to grow stronger over years.

Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan recently got married to his longtime Irish girlfriend, Sophie Shine. Apart from cultural differences, the couple also have an age-gap of five years. Shikhar is five years elder to Sophie. Earlier, Shikhar was married to Aesha Mukerji, who was 10 years older than him.

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali Tendulkar have a six-year age gap, with Anjali being older. They met in the early 1990s and got married in 1995, and are one of India’s most admired couples.

Anjali, who was a doctor, stepped back from her career to support Sachin’s cricketing journey back then. Over the decades, their marriage has symbolised stability, mutual respect, and quiet strength. Their story demonstrates that emotional maturity, support, and shared goals play a far bigger role in long-term commitment than age ever could.

MS Dhoni is about seven years older than his wife, Sakshi Dhoni. The couple married in 2010 after reconnecting through mutual circles. Despite Dhoni’s massive fame and the pressures of international cricket, their relationship has remained grounded and relatively private.

Their age difference has never been much of a topic of discussion because their partnership appeared to be balanced and affectionate.

Veteran actor Kabir Bedi married British-born producer and researcher Parveen Dusanj in 2016 after nearly a decade of being together. At that time, Kabir was 70 while Parveen was 41. And so, they have a 29-year age difference that was much talked about back then.

However, the couple emphasised companionship, intellectual connection, and shared life goals over public opinion. Their relationship highlights a key truth about mature love: when two individuals align in values and vision, age becomes secondary. Their love challenges rigid social expectations about when and with whom love is “appropriate.”

Photo: Yogen Shah

Whether the woman is older, the man is older, or the gap is significant, these celebrity relationships reflect one evolving idea — love thrives on compatibility, respect, and emotional depth, not birth certificates.