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Swara Bhasker

Swara Bhasker is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry, and who started her acting career in 2010 in movie Madholal Keep Walking, playing the character Sudha M. Dubey. She has won a number of awards and also been nominated for several.

Her first notable on-screen appearance was in 2010 in movie Guzaarish, which starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles. Swara was then part of the cast of Hindi-English drama-thriller film The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project in 2010.

2011 TO 2019:

Swara has acted in a number of movies, namely, Tanu Weds Manu (2011), Chillar Party (2011), Listen... Amaya (2013), Aurangzeb (2013), Raanjhanaa (2013), reality film Sabki Bajegi Band (2013), Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai (2014), Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), X: Past Is Present (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Anaarkali of Aarah (2017), and Veere Di Wedding (2018).

In 2019, she will star in movie titled Sheer Qorma, which is a same-sex love story that will feature her and Divya Dutta in lead roles, along with Shabana Azmi and Surekha Sikri among others.

TELEVISION:

Swara was in 2014 a presenter on the mini-series Samvidhaan, which is based on the making of the Constitution of India, and then a host on the television series Rangoli from 2015 to 2017. From 2016, she has been a part of the cast of web series It's Not That Simple.

PERSONAL LIFE:

Swara Bhasker was born on April 9, 1988 in New Delhi to naval officer Commodore Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar (Retd.) and Ira Bhaskar, a professor of cinema studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, and has an elder brother. She completed her schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi and went on to study at Miranda House. She received her Bachelor's degree in English Literature from University of Delhi, and did her Master's in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

AWARDS:

In 2012, Swara won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female at the Zee Cine Awards for her role in Tanu Weds Manu. Her next was in 2014 for Best Supporting Actress at the Screen Awards, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female at the Zee Cine Awards for her role in Raanjhanaa. In 2016, she won Best Actress at the Silk Road International Film Festival, and Best Actress – Critics at the Screen Awards for her role in Nil Battey Sannata. in 2018, she won Confident Beauty of the Year at the Lux Golden Rose Awards for her role in Veere Di Wedding.

SOCIAL:

Swara Bhasker updates her followers through Facebook - Swara Bhasker/@SwaraBhaskar, Twitter - Swara Bhasker/@ReallySwara, and Instagram - Swara Bhasker/@reallyswara.

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'Shameful, Horrific and Heartbreaking': Bollywood Celebrities Condemn Attack on JNU
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CAA Row: Parineeti Chopra Calls Attacks on Jamia Students 'BARBARIC', Questions Democracy
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Veere Di Wedding 2: Rhea And Ekta Kapoor Plan a Sequel to Kareena and Sonam Starrer, Read on
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Swara Bhasker Gets Trolled For Abusing 4-Year-Old Kid Who Calls Her 'Aunty'
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Swara Bhasker Gets Trolled For Abusing 4-Year-Old Kid Who Calls Her 'Aunty'
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Priyanka Chopra Wears Mask While Shooting in Delhi, Worries For The Homeless in Air Pollution
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Delhi’s Air Emergency: Deepika Padukone, Swara Bhasker, Diya Mirza, Bhumi Pednekar Get Vocal About Climate Change
India.com Entertainment Desk | November 3, 2019 5:41 PM IST
As per the current scenario of Delhi, the citizens have been left choking in the hazardous air. Ther...
Delhi’s Air Emergency: Deepika Padukone, Swara Bhasker, Diya Mirza, Bhumi Pednekar Get Vocal About Climate
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This is What Swara Bhasker Has to Say on Women's Safety in India
IANS | September 26, 2019 8:59 PM IST
Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker has opened up on the consequences faced by victims in the Unnao and Ch...
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Swara Bhaskar Attends Ganpati Puja at Lalbaugcha Raja And Loses Her Shoes, Returns Barefoot- Watch Video
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Swara Bhasker Blasts BJP MP For Liking Vulgar Comment Against Her, His Reply Shows People Still Believe in Sorry
India.com Entertainment Desk | September 4, 2019 7:50 AM IST
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Swara Bhasker Reveals Holi Sequence of Raanjhanaa Was Shot in Freezing Winter of Mid-December
India.com Entertainment Desk | June 22, 2019 11:37 PM IST
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Arth Remake: Swara Bhasker as Shabana Azmi And Jacqueline Fernandez as Smita Patil in Revathi-Directed Film?
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Sonam Kapoor Celebrates 1 Year of Veere Di Wedding, Cherishes 'Life Long Friendship' And Memories
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Atishi Banks on Her Work For The People Not Fame: Swara Bhasker
PTI | May 7, 2019 11:36 PM IST
Actor Swara Bhasker campaigned for East Delhi candidate Atishi on Wednesday and hailed the Aam Aadmi...
Atishi Banks on Her Work For The People Not Fame: Swara Bhasker
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Swara Bhasker Spills The Beans on Why She Does Not Want to be a Director, Says She is Happy Being an Actor And Producer
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Trevor Noah Defends His India-Pakistan 'Joke' And Twitterati School Him on Why he is Even More Insensitive This Time - Read Best Tweets
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Swara Bhasker Slams Pakistani Actor Veena Malik as She Mocks Indian Air Force Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman in Pakistan Custody
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Swara Bhasker Opens up on Calling Out Patriarchy at Home on Kareena Kapoor's Show, Says 'it is Difficult to Question Your Parents, Brother And Boyfriend'
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Weekly Roundup: Top 7 Statements Made by Bollywood Stars on #MeToo, Rajkumar Hirani And Pay Disparity
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