Swara Bhaskar: Actress Better Known For Her Firm Political Opinions
In this blog, find some facts about the actress Swara Bhaskar, known for her versatility and shooting political opinions.
1. Swara Bhaskar was born on 9 April 1988.
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2. Swara’s father was a Navy officer, and her mother was a teacher of Cinematic Studies at JNU.
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3. Swara Bhaskar graduated from Miranda House (DU). She pursued sociology from JNU.
Swara, in Miranda House, studied with another actress, Minisha Lamba.
As you all know, Swara Bhaskar is known for her brilliant roles in Tanu Weds Manu and Raanjhanaa,
But do you know her debut film was never released?
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4. As Swara was passionate about her acting from her college time, she also joined NK Sharma’s theatre group, Act One
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5. Swara, to try her fate in acting, moved to Mumbai in 2008, but, due to no big-connections, she had to do what all the newcomers do.
STRUGGLE
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6. Swara took a copywriting job in a Magazine Company and used to go for auditions and meetings togetherly.
Swara used to travel through local Train and VT.
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7. Swara Bhaskar, after striving for three months, finally landed her first film, Niyati, but that was not the film Swara made her debut with. In Fact, Niyati was never released.
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8. But the connections she made while her first film helped her to bag another movie for her. Finally, after some speed breakers, Swara debuted her Bollywood Journey with Madholal Keep Walking.
This film was also screened in the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival.
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9. Swara then selected for Anand L Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu for the role of Payal, and the film proved to be lucky for her as she was again cast for Anand. L Rai’s Raanjhanaa.
Swara Bhaskar stated in an interview that she started crying while dubbing for her character in Raanjhanaa.
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10. The actress, in Nil Battey Sannata (2015), portrayed the role of a 35-year-old single mother, which earned her the Best Actress.
Swara had been nominated for Best Actress also, for Anaarkali of Aarah
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11. Swara Bhaskar also started a production house along with Ishaan Bhaskar, her brother. The house was named, Kahaaniwaaley, established on 25 January 2019.
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12. Apart from her Cinema Life, Swara, in her growing days, also learned classical dance and Carnatic Music.
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13. Swara also worked at a relief camp in Vatva in 2005 after the fearful Gujarat Riots in 2002.
She went on to research the riots.
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14. Other than acting, she has been a very vocal activist and doesn’t hesitate to share her opinions through her social media accounts.
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15. Swara’s notable roles also include Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Veere Di Wedding. Her future projects include Sheer Qorma, a film discovering the LGBT Romance.
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She recently contributed to the news by writing an open letter to Mr Bhansali after watching Padmavat, after getting upset with the Jauhar scene.
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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