Saand Ki Aankh: Actors who played older roles like Tapsee and Bhumi

Saand Ki Aankh is Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar's upcoming film, where they will be seen as Prakashi Tomar and Chandro Tomar, the world's oldest sharpshooters. The film revolves around two female shooters who made it to the top in a man's world. The movie marks Tushar Hiranandani's directorial debut, and Taapsee and Bhumi are going to play the roles of older women. This film has created a conversation about how many young actors play older roles in films.

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Actors who have played older roles in their movies

Manoj Bajpayee

In Aligarh, Manoj was seen playing the role of a professor who was nearly 15 years older than the actor actually was. In the same, his character’s name was Prof. Ramchandra Siras. Manoj clearly killed it with his impassioned fight for equality, combined with his emotional vulnerability at an unfair societal prosecution. This has been one of his most powerful performances and is still appreciated by the fans. 

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Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai has been the diva of Bollywood on-screen and off the screen. She was seen playing the role of a bereaved 60-year-old character for her movie Sarabjit while she was playing the role of his sister. This was one of the strongest performances of her career and she was appreciated a lot for the same. 

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Priyanka Chopra

The star is known for her acting performances and her on-screen confidence. She was seen playing the role of Susanna in her famous film, 7 Khoon Maaf. At that time, Priyanka was only 29 years old and managed to showcase the different phases of Susanna amazingly well. She proved her versatility as an actor when she proved that she could age from a young 20-year-old to an experienced old lady for a movie. 

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Ranbir Kapoor 

The 35-year-old’s transformation into a 58-year-old was the talk of the town when the first look of Sanju was released. Here, Ranbir was seen playing the role of the famous Sanjay Dutt in his biography. Ranbir Kapoor gave a reportedly phenomenal performance in front of the camera as Baba. Ranbir also added that while playing the role of Sanju, he wasn't trying to be Sanjay Dutt who was the movie's subject, but just the character he was portraying on screen. 

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