On-screen couples of television who have a huge age gap in real life

Love stories are at the centre of almost all the daily soaps that air on television. It's made a few actors and actresses quite popular for their pairing on-screen. What viewers might not know, however, is that some of these on-screen jodis share a considerable age gap in real life. Here's looking at them.

Imlie has fast become one of the most watched television shows. The chemistry between the lead couple Sumbul Touqeer Khan and Gashmeer Mahajani is what the viewers enjoy watching the most. However, not many might know that the husband-wife jodi is apart in age by almost two decades in real life. While Sumbul is 17, Gashmeer is 35-years-old.

It's not just in real life but also in reel life a considerable age gap is shown between the characters of Purvi (Priyal) and Virendra Pratap Singh (Amar Upadyay). The story centers around the concept of Molkki where a poor girl is married off to a wealthy man. While Amar Upadhyay is 44, Priyal is just 19 in real life.

Choti Sardarni is yet another daily soap where the audience loves the reel jodi of Meher (Nimrit) and Sarabjit (Avinesh). The two play the roles of lovers convincingly on-screen despite being 10 years apart. While Nimrit is 26, Avinesh is 36-years-old.

Reem Shaikh is quite younger to her Tujhse Hai Raabta co-star, Sehban Azim. While Reem is 17, Sehban is 35-year-old. However, the age gap between the two doesn't affect their chemistry on-screen. In fact, the two share a great bond.

While the show is long over and set for a revamp, Manish and Avika's pairing made headlines. Avika was in her teens when she did the show and cast opposite Manish who was then 32. They shared such a great bond and chemistry that they were also linked together.

Nehha Pendse, who recently joined Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain as Anita Bhabhi, is shown to be the wife of Vibhuti Narayan, played by Aasif Sheikh. Both of them are two decades apart yet play their parts convincingly on the show.

Patiala Babes ended last year due to the pandemic but it was loved for the spark that its lead actors brought. Both Ashnoor (16) and Sourabh (35) were paired together on the show despite being several years apart.

The show which featured Anushka Sen in the title role saw her romancing Vikas Manaktala. He played the role of King Gangadhar in the historical drama. The two are almost thirty years apart but shared a great equation on set and on-screen.

Smiriti and Sanjay were cast opposite each other in Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara despite an age gap of more than 20 years. However, they shared a comfortable equation on set and had a great time shooting for the show.