Naseeruddin Shah played a romantic role opposite actor Sonam Khan in the 1989 film Tridev. Naseeruddin was 38 years old While Sonam was a teenager at the time of the shoot. In a recent interaction, the film’s director Rajiv Rai spoke about how Naseeruddin was mindful of the age gap between him and Sonam.
The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Sonam, Sangeeta Bijlani, Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri. Released in 1989, Tridev was an action thriller directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai.
You could even have 10 children [and it won’t matter]. He also appeared as industrialist JRD Tata in the series Made in India: A Titan Story in 2026. His upcoming projects include Maharagni: Queen of Queens and Tamil film OM Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood.
Because he is one of the best actors we have, i’m dying to work with Naseeruddin. In a recent interaction with Vickey Lalwani, Rajiv was asked whether the veteran actor was bothered by the age gap between him and Sonam. What happened was… One day, when I was discussing the script with Naseer, he just mentioned, ‘I want to bring to your notice that I have a daughter from my first marriage who is older than Sonam. Does it matter to you? I replied, ‘Why should it matter to me? As a couple, you two look fine. This is cinema; we are not doing a realistic documentary. He’s a very honest man. The director also spoke to Sonam to check whether she was comfortable playing the part opposite Naseeruddin after the age difference came up. Please don’t change my casting. She was very excited to work opposite him. Naseeruddin Shah has continued to appear in films and streaming projects. His performance in Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga earned him widespread critical acclaim.
Rajiv said that Naseeruddin was mindful of the fact and brought it to the director’s attention, especially while shooting the sensual track Tirchi Topiwale. Recalling his interaction with Naseeruddin on set, Rajiv said, “No. Then he said, ‘No, it’s my duty to tell you. He said, “I told her I was informed about this and asked if she would be comfortable. She said, ‘Why would I care?
