Samantha to Deepika, actresses who played mothers to older co-stars

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is reportedly set to play the role of Priyanka Chopra's mother in the Indian version of Citadel. The two shows are set in different eras and Priyanka's character will only be seen as a child in Samantha’s Citadel. Sam is four years younger than PC.

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Not just Samantha, here are more actresses who have played mothers to older co-stars. Deepika Padukone played role of Ranbir Kapoor's mother in Brahmastra Part One: Shiva. She is set to lead the second part which features the story of Dev and Amrita (Padukone).

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Actress Sheeba Chaddha who has played the cool mother in superhit films such as Badhaai Ho, Badhaai Do, and Doctor G to name a few, had essayed the role of Shah Rukh Khan's mother in the film Zero, despite him being seven years older than her.

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Mona Singh played role of Aamir Khan’s mother in Laal Singh Chaddha.

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Vidya Balan played the role of megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in the film Paa. She is younger than him by 36 years.

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Anushka Shetty played the role of Prabhas' wife and mother since he had a dual role in the two-part franchise Baahubali.

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Shefali Shah who is now known for her strong characters in shows like Delhi Crime and Human, once played the role of Akshay Kumar's mother in Waqt. She is five years younger than him. 

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Reema Lagoo played Sanjay Dutt's mother in Vaastav. Dutt is a year older than Lagoo.

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Sonali Kulkarni played Salman Khan’s mother in the film Bharat. She is nine years younger than him.

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