Mar 27, 2025 05:31 PM IST
Salman Khan addressed the issue of his age gap with Rashmika Mandanna, his co-star in Sikandar who is 31 years younger than him.
Salman Khan’s new film Sikandar is days away from release. The film, directed by AR Murugadoss, features Salman opposite Rashmika Mandanna for the first time. While some fans have praised the fresh pairing, others have criticised their 31-year age gap. Recently, at a media interaction for the film’s promotion, Salman addressed why he wants to work with female stars of Rashmika’s generation and chided the media for not understanding. (Also read: Salman Khan reacts to 31-year age gap with Rashmika Mandanna in Sikandar: ‘Tumko kyun dikkat hai bhai’)
Salman Khan on age gap with Rashmika Mandanna
Talking about working with newer stars, Salman said, “Now, people talk about the heroine of Sikandar, Rashmika. I was thinking that I will work with these new girls, and they will come up and become big stars. They will get bigger and better films. But you people ruined it for them with all the age gap talk.”
The actor, who has earlier worked with young female stars like Disha Patani and Pooja Hegde, added, “Now if I want to work with Ananya (Panday) or Janhvi (Kapoor), I will have to think 10 times.” As journalists urged him ‘not to think’, Salman replied with a smile, “I will think 10 times, but I’ll still do it.”
About Salman Khan’s Sikandar
Salman, 59, has been paired opposite 28-year-old Rashmika in Sikandar. The AR Murugadoss film also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, and Sharman Joshi. The film will be releasing in theatres on May 30, coinciding with Eid.
Salman urged the audiences to come to the theatres to watch Sikandar, as well as the other releases this week. “I am hoping people working get good bonuses on Eid so that they can watch Sikandar, Mohanlal sir’s L2: Empuraan, and also Sunny Deol’s new film (Jaat). Three big stars are coming with big films and I hope all work,” he added.
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