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Puneet Issar Slams Swara Bhasker: 'If You Want to Do Politics, Don't Be an Actor'.
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News18•21-09-2026, 15:51
Puneet Issar Slams Swara Bhasker: 'If You Want to Do Politics, Don't Be an Actor'.
- •Controversy erupts over actress Swara Bhasker's old statement regarding the Ram Janmabhoomi Ayodhya verdict.
- •Veteran actor Puneet Issar, known for playing Duryodhana in Mahabharat, reacted to the issue.
- •Issar advised artists to stay away from controversies, stating their main job is to entertain people.
- •He emphasized that actors interested in politics should fully commit to that field, not use acting for publicity.
- •Swara Bhasker had expressed sadness and embarrassment over the 2019 Ram Janmabhoomi verdict, apologizing to Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Muslim friends.
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Swara Bhasker stated on a podcast that she felt deep sadness, disappointment, and embarrassment over the Supreme Court's 2019 Ram Janmabhoomi verdict, prompting her to message Muslim friends and colleagues including prominent actors to apologize for it.
Senior actor Puneet Issar strongly criticized artists involving themselves in frivolous controversies, advising that actors should focus solely on entertainment and completely commit to politics if they wish to pursue it instead of seeking publicity.
Swara Bhasker previously faced heavy social media trolling and severe criticism from fellow actors like Poonam Pandey and Ranvir Shorey over her controversial remarks questioning the Jauhar climax scene in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmaavat.
