Articles about Swara Bhasker
Swara Bhasker, born on April 9, 1988, is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry. She made her acting debut with the 2009 movie ‘Madholal Keep Walking' that was screened at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival. She rose to prominence by appearing in the highly successful film ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ in 2011. The film also earned Bhasker a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2013, she appeared in the romantic drama ‘Raanjhanaa’, which was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of that year. In 2016, she played the lead role in Anand L Rai's comedy-drama film ‘Nil Battey Sannata’, which won Bhasker the Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics). She is also known for serving as a host on Shyam Benegal's TV miniseries titled ‘Samvidhaan’. She is an alumna of Miranda House, University of Delhi, and completed her master’s in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi.
18 Aug 2021
#ArrestSwaraBhasker trends as actress compares 'Taliban terror' with 'Hindutva terror'
Swara Bhasker is not new to trolling.
23 Jun 2021
Swara Bhasker's 'Sheer Qorma' heading to Indian Film Festival Stuttgart
Filmmaker Faraz Arif Ansari's Sheer Qorma, a love story between two queer women, is set to be screened at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart.
17 Jun 2021
Loni case: Complaints registered against Swara Bhasker in Delhi, UP
Two complaints have been lodged against Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh yesterday in connection to the Ghaziabad assault video, as per reports.
17 Jun 2021
Complaint against Swara Bhasker, Twitter over posts on Ghaziabad assault
A police complaint has been lodged against film actor Swara Bhasker and Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari, among others, in connection with tweets about the recent attack on an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
30 May 2021
From 'Lajja' to 'Fashion': Movies fueled by subliminal female friendships
Nothing is greater than a female supporting another, but many of our movies and especially TV soaps rely on pitting them against each other.
13 May 2021
Kangana Ranaut's comments on Israel rub netizens the wrong way
It's a "new day, new controversy" for actress Kangana Ranaut.
11 May 2021
Swara Bhasker calls Israel 'apartheid state,' gets brutally trolled
As the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on, social media users in India remain divided over the issue.
06 May 2021
Swara Bhasker demands a new PM for India, gets backlash
The crumbling medical infrastructure and lack of resources prompted many citizens to criticize the government and express their displeasure.
02 Mar 2021
Bobby Deol in talks for 'Arth' remake
Putting an end to speculations, Bollywood actor Bobby Deol has confirmed that a remake of the 1982 cult classic Arth is in making.
04 Jan 2021
Screenwriters Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma tie the knot
Screenwriters Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma have tied the knot in an intimate ceremony.
17 Dec 2020
Sunny Deol gets Y-category security after supporting new farm laws
Actor and politician Sunny Deol has been given Y-category security by the central government.
03 Dec 2020
Bollywood actors support Diljit, after his spat with Kangana Ranaut
Yet again, actor Kangana Ranaut dominated the list of trends on social media, as she got involved in an ugly war-of-words with actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh over a "misleading" tweet.
29 Nov 2020
Kangana's sister wants to drag Swara Bhasker, Taapsee to court
Actor Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel has once again slammed fellow actors Taapsee Pannu and Swara Bhasker, this time for allegedly spreading misinformation.
19 Nov 2020
Why is Zomato getting trolled after Swara Bhasker's tweet
Food delivery giant Zomato has landed into a controversy after actress Swara Bhasker asked the company to pull down its ads from Arnab Goswami's news channel Republic TV.
13 Oct 2020
Kangana slams Bollywood for filing lawsuit against media houses
Kangana Ranaut has slammed Bollywood, after leading filmmakers and stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, and Karan Johar filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against media houses for slandering the industry.
06 Oct 2020
Swara, Malviya, Digvijaya served notices for revealing Hathras victim's identity
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has served notices to BJP's social media cell head Amit Malviya, actor Swara Bhasker, and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for allegedly revealing the identity of Hathras gang-rape victim.
03 Oct 2020
Journalists allowed to meet Hathras gang-rape victim's family after outrage
The Uttar Pradesh government, led by BJP's Yogi Adityanath, sent at least 300 police officers to lock down the Bulgaddhi village in Hathras, where a 19-year-old Dalit woman was gang-raped and assaulted.
11 Sep 2020
NCB to summon 25 Bollywood A-listers in drugs case: Reports
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is currently probing a drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, will likely summon 25 Bollywood celebrities who have been named by the accused, according to reports.
16 Aug 2020
Sonakshi Sinha takes a dig at Kangana Ranaut over nepotism
Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha has taken a dig at her colleague Kangana Ranaut as well as her sister Rangoli Chandel for their stance against the industry's rampant nepotism and favoritism.
23 Jul 2020
Nagma accuses Kangana of nepotism, gets slammed
Serving us yet another reminder that friendships are rare in the glitzy B-town, tempers continue to soar among members of film fraternity and the infighting continues to grow.
23 Jul 2020
Anurag Kashyap says he is ready to apologize to Kangana
The ongoing infighting among Bollywood celebrities has hit a new high, with the recent, rather bitter episode involving actors Kangana Ranaut, Taapsee Pannu, and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
22 Jul 2020
Anubhav Sinha says he had enough, 'resigns' from Bollywood
Amid the raging insider-outsider debate in the entertainment fraternity, tempers continue to soar among its members.
20 Jul 2020
Swara, Taapsee react to Kangana's 'B-grade actors' comment
Not unusually so, actor Kangana Ranaut recently called out the film industry's rampant nepotism, favoritism, and hypocrisy in light of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death.
18 Jul 2020
Will return Padma if claims about Sushant are false: Kangana
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has said that she would return her Padma Shri award if she fails to prove the claims that she has made about her former colleague Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
16 Jul 2020
Netflix announces 17 new Indian movies, shows: Check list here
After a bit of a wait-and-watch period, Netflix has announced a slew of Indian original movies and shows to be released in the coming months.
28 Jun 2020
Swara Bhasker trolled for her new web series 'Rasbhari'
Swara Bhasker, who never shies away from commenting on issues concerning women and portraying herself as a righteous feminist, is now facing the wrath of netizens for all wrong reasons, thanks to her new web series Rasbhari.
18 Jun 2020
Amid criticism, Karan Johar unfollows most actors on Twitter
Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death has raised some pertinent questions and brought the entire film fraternity under scrutiny.
28 May 2020
Akshay Kumar donates Rs. 45 lakh for daily wage earners
Akshay Kumar is playing a superhero, in real life.
26 May 2020
Swara Bhasker is helping migrant workers reach home
Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker has come forward to offer a helping hand to migrant workers, who have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions.
24 May 2020
Varun Dhawan's aunt passes away, actor mourns her demise
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's maternal aunt has passed away, he confirmed on social media.
27 Feb 2020
Delhi Riots in nutshell: Neither Ram nor Allah, anti-nationals won
If there was one person who could have controlled the Delhi riots, it was Narendra Modi. Systemic failure No. 1.
26 Feb 2020
'Sheer Qorma' trailer: Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta's tale of acceptance
Days after the release of Ayushmann Khurrana's Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, one of mainstream Bollywood's first movies to portray homosexual romance, the trailer of Divya Dutta and Swara Bhasker-starrer Sheer Qorma is out.
19 Jan 2020
Shabana Azmi accident: PM Modi, celebrities pray for her recovery
The news of veteran actress Shabana Azmi getting critically injured in a major road accident on Saturday afternoon has sent a shockwave throughout the country.
15 Jan 2020
Once lost a role for being "too fair": Divya Dutta
National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta is one of the most talented and versatile actresses working today in Bollywood.
06 Jan 2020
Bollywood-Piyush Goyal meeting: Who attended and who skipped the meet?
Last night, the Centre organized a special dinner with Bollywood celebrities as part of its outreach program for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act.
05 Jan 2020
To amplify support for CAA, Centre reaches out to Bollywood
In its ongoing scheme to amplify support for the newly-implemented Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government has now reached out to members of Mumbai's glitzy entertainment industry.
21 Dec 2019
Police complaint filed against Farhan Akhtar over anti-CAA tweet
On Friday, a police complaint was filed against actor/director Farhan Akhtar for allegedly posting seditious content and distorting facts about the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
20 Dec 2019
Visuals from Jamia not pleasant: Taapsee Pannu on anti-CAA protests
Actor Taapsee Pannu has opened up about the ongoing countrywide protests against the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the police brutality on the protesting students of Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.
18 Dec 2019
Alia Bhatt shares wrong Preamble, amid CAA protests; gets trolled
Following actors Sonakshi Sinha and Ishaan Khatter, Alia Bhatt also shared a picture of the Preamble to the Constitution of India, to show support towards the students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
13 Oct 2019
Lok Sabha Elections were disastrous for actress Swara: Here's why
The April-May polls didn't just keep candidates busy, but also personalities who decided to join electioneering. One such celebrity was Swara Bhaskar, whose opinions on the current state of affairs in India gets her trolled almost daily.
