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Sonali Kulkarni praised Aamir Khan for fearlessly playing a father of three daughters in Dangal, saying he does not fear his age and calling him her ‘hero’.
Sonali Kulkarni praised Aamir Khan for fearlessly playing a father of three daughters in Dangal.
Sonali Kulkarni played Salman Khan’s mother in Bharat, and the actress is younger than Bollywood’s Bhaijaan. When asked if she feels women tend to get older roles quite early while men continue to play young heroes, she told News18 Showsha that times have changed and now many male actors are shedding the larger-than-life hero image. She cited Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan’s examples.
Recalling a time when women used to stop getting heroine roles after marriage, Kulkarni said, “There was a time when we used to discuss how women don’t get heroine roles once they marry. Do you hear that nowadays? No. Because I think the audience has proved that just like heroes get married, heroines can also get married. They can also have children. They can have families.”
She further continued and, while sharing how content from across the world is being viewed in the country and how there are different mediums to show talent, Sonali added, “In this scenario, I don’t think we have room to complain that girls are getting different roles. I feel pity for those people who claim that they just want to be a hero. I don’t think any actor is that narrow-minded today. Whether a male actor or a female actor, they want to explore their talent.”
She then cited her Dil Chahta Hai co-stars, Saif Ali Khan and Aamir Khan, and discussed how they are taking up challenging roles. “We have such versatile actors. I don’t think any actor will say that he wants to look young. If we talk about Saif Ali Khan, he is maturing like a fine wine; he isn’t fearing taking up the role of a young dad who is in love,” Sonali said.
The actress further continued, “Aamir Khan is the epitome of experimenting. I don’t think anyone has the courage to do what he has done in Dangal. Aamir Khan jiske poster lagte hain, ladkiyan bekarar hain, mar rahi hain shaadi karne ke liye. He is presenting himself as the father of 3-4 daughters without any prosthetic; then he is my hero. (Aamir Khan, whose posters are put up everywhere, has girls going crazy for him, dying to marry him. He is presenting himself as the father of three or four daughters without any prosthetics; then he is my hero). He is grinding himself fearlessly.”
Sonali concluded, “I don’t think any good actor is stuck in this competition where they want to look young. They are flaunting their talent. They are flaunting their command over acting. By all means, they don’t fear their age.”
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Ask News18Sonali Kulkarni praised Aamir Khan as the “epitome of experimenting” for his role in Dangal. She highlighted his courage in presenting himself as a father of three or four daughters without using any prosthetics, despite being a massive star whom girls are “dying to marry”. She commended him for fearlessly grinding himself and flaunting his acting talent rather than worrying about looking young.
Ask News18September 13, 2026, 13:09 IST