Mumbai: The makers of ‘Dhurandhar’ unveiled the film’s first teaser on Ranveer Singh’s 40th birthday on July 6.
The teaser introduced 20-year-old Tamil actress Sara Arjun as the film’s leading lady.
Soon after the teaser was unveiled, Sara and Ranveer’s 20-year age gap sparked an online debate, with netizens taking a dig at the casting of an actress with a hero who is double her age.
Sharing a screenshot featuring Ranveer and Sara in a scene from the film, a Reddit user wrote, “Sara arjun was 18 when Dhurandar was being filmed.”
Another user commented, “I hope they’re not paired opposite each other romantically… otherwise, ugh!”
One user posted, “I hope it’s part of some mission. Again I won’t be surprised if they are romancing. Almost all the actresses debuted in their teens against actors twice their age.”
A section of netizens defended the casting of Ranveer and Sara, and requested people to wait for the film’s release before drawing conclusions.
“The casting looks intentional. Unless you watch it there is no way to confirm if this is a romantic pairing. Maybe stop imaginary run-ups on theories and bash a movie that has a lot of hard work put into it,” commented one person.
Another Reddit user wrote, “Let us atleast wait for movie to release. If it doesn’t fit into story then let’s criticise.”
Sara arjun was 18 when Dhurandar was being filmed
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Sara first appeared in advertisements as a toddler, and has since featured in over 100 TV commercials.
She made her acting debut with the film ‘Deiva Thirumagal’ in 2011. Sara has featured in Hindi films including ‘Ek Thi Daayan’, ‘404’, ‘Jazbaa’, and ‘The Song of Scorpions.’
In the action-spy film ‘Dhurandhar’, Sara and Ranveer’s co-stars include Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan and Arjun Rampal.
Presented by Jio Studios and produced by Aditya Dhar, the film will be released on December 5.