When ageism will end in Bollywood? From Shefali Shah to Mona Singh, actresses who played mother to older actors
But the matter goes way beyond incomprehensible when they are asked to play the role of mothers to the actors who are older than them in real life.
Time and again, Bollywood has proved that ageism is here to stay. As the actors go older, nothing changes for them as they get younger actresses to romance. While the actresses who get older are only offered a mother or aunt's role in the showbiz industry. But the matter goes way beyond incomprehensible when they are asked to play the role of mothers to the actors who are older than them in real life. Who can forget Nargis Dutt in Mother India as she essayed the role of mother of two sons- Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar. While Sunil was of similar age, Rajendra was two years older than the actress. Well, here we list the actresses who have become mothers of older actors: