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Swara Bhasker Reveals Shocking Harassment by Director Early in Career
- •Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker shared a disturbing experience from her early career days after 'Tanu Weds Manu' success.
- •A film director repeatedly tried to meet or talk to her alone, making her uncomfortable.
- •The director insisted on rehearsing a romantic scene alone with Swara, which she refused, demanding the actor and crew be present.
- •At a guesthouse, the director came to her room late at night and asked to hug her, which Swara firmly denied.
- •Swara, then 20, felt she couldn't fight back due to fear of being removed from the film and focused on self-preservation.
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Swara Bhasker revealed that a film director made her deeply uncomfortable early in her career after the success of 'Tanu Weds Manu', including demanding a private romantic scene rehearsal and knocking on her hotel room door late at night to ask for a hug.
Swara Bhasker explained that she was only 20 years old at the time and was solely focused on protecting herself. Because he was the director of the film she was starring in, fighting back would have resulted in her being removed from the project.
Swara Bhasker addressed being heavily body-shamed by online trolls over her post-pregnancy weight gain following the birth of her daughter Raabiyaa in September 2023. She bravely shut down the trolls by wearing a sari with a blouse featuring the word 'moti' (fat) printed on it.
