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Swara Bhasker Recalls Uncomfortable Encounter with Drunk Director: "Asked For A Hug"
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:54
Swara Bhasker Recalls Uncomfortable Encounter with Drunk Director: "Asked For A Hug"
- •Swara Bhasker shared an uncomfortable experience with a film director early in her career on "Rise and Fall season 2."
- •The incident occurred after "Tanu Weds Manu" during a 56-day shoot for a lead film role.
- •The director allegedly sent her messages, poetry, and insisted on rehearsing a romantic scene alone with her.
- •Swara questioned the need for a private rehearsal, asking for other cast and crew to be present.
- •The director later knocked on her door while drunk, asking for a hug, which Swara refused out of fear.
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Swara Bhasker recalled that a film director insisted on privately rehearsing a romantic scene with her alone and later knocked on her room door drunk to ask for a hug.
The project took place just after Swara Bhasker shot for her role as the female lead in Tanu Weds Manu.
Swara refused the private rehearsal, asking why they needed to practice alone and suggesting that other crew members like the actor and camera person should be present.
