India, May 26 -- The trailer of Kamal Haasan's Thug Life generated huge buzz and excitement among fans. However, at the same time, it also drew flak for Kamal romancing actors like Abhirami and Trisha Krishnan, who are 28 years younger than him. Now, in an interview with Mid-Day, Mani Ratnam has finally broken his silence on the backlash. (Also Read: Thug Life: Kamal Haasan apologises to fans for not collaborating with Mani Ratnam earlier)

The filmmaker believes that though people judge relationships between men and women with an age gap on screen, it happens all the time in real life and said, "Let me put it this way, this way, in real life, there are people, slightly older, who have a relationship with a younger person, male or female....