Swara Bhaskar Bio, Age, Family, Movies, TV Shows, Net Worth & Wiki

Swara Bhaskar is a well-known Indian actress, theater artist, and model. She mainly works in the Hindi film industry. Swara is best known for her supporting work in mainstream productions and starring roles in independent films, she has received 2 Screen Awards and has been nominated 3 times for Filmfare Award.

Swara Bhaskar was born in a Hindu family on 9 April 1988 in Delhi, India. Her father’s name is Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, a Commodore officer from the Indian Navy and her mother’s name is Ira Bhaskar, a professor of Cinema Studies. She has also an elder brother Ishan Bhaskar. Swara was rumored to have an affair with a writer Himanshu Sharma.

Swara Bhaskar Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	Swara Bhaskar Chitrapu
Nick Name	Not Known
Age	(as in 2023) 35 Years
Debut	• Film: Madholal Keep Walking (2009, English) • Guzaarish (2010, Bollywood) • TV: Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (2014, as a Presenter)
Religion	Hinduism
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Aries
Birth Place	Delhi, India
Date of Birth	9 April 1988
Nationality	Indian
Residence	A 3-BHK apartment in Yari Road, Mumbai
Home Town	Delhi, India
Hobbies	Doing Yoga, Dancing, Cooking, Reading
Family
Mother’s Name	Ira Bhaskar (Professor of Cinema Studies)
Father’s Name	Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar (Columnist, Retired Commodore)
Brother	Ishan Bhaskar (Elder)
Sister	Not Known
Boyfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Boyfriends	Himanshu Sharma (Writer)
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse	Unmarried
Marriage Date	Not Known
Children	Not Known
Education
School	Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi
College/University	• Miranda House, University of Delhi, New Delhi • Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	• B.A. in English Literature • M.A. in Sociology
Profession	Actress
Brands Endorsed	Not Known
Career Manager	Not Known
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms – 55 Kg in Pounds – 121 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	34 inches
Hips Size	34 inches
Waist Size	28 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Hindu
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark Brown
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	6 US
Shoe Size	5.5 US
Tattoos	• Right-back- Lunar phase of “Moon” • Left side of chest- Madhubani folk art representation of “Sun”
Style Quotient
Car Collection	BMW X1
Favourite Things
Favourite Actress	Meryl Streep
Favourite Actors	Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Colors	White
Favourite Films	Bollywood- The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project Hollywood- The Mill on the Floss, The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Favourite Foods	Guacamole, Dosa, Aloo sabzi, Maggi, Italian cuisine
Favourite Beverages	Masala tea, Coffee, Kale spinach apple smoothie, Bloody Mary
Favourite Directors	Aanand L. Rai, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, Hansal Mehta, Joe Wright, Wong Kar-Wai
Favourite TV Show	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Favourite Play	Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ directed by Yael Farber
Favourite Song	“Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
Favourite Books	Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk, The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph, The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton, A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
Favourite Restaurant	Dishoom in London
Favourite Destinations	Italy, Istanbul, Beirut

Life Journey

Swara Bhaskar completed her schooling at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi, and graduated in English Literature from Miranda House, University of Delhi. Swara also completed M.A. in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. During her college days, she was actively involved in social matters. After education, she determined to make her career in the profession of acting and then, worked in many Bollywood movies. Her active work in the Indian film industry brought her popularity and many learning opportunities.

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In the initial days of her career, Swara was associated with N. K. Sharma’s “Act One” theater group in Delhi. She moved to Mumbai in 2008 and made her acting debut with the film Madholal Keep Walking in 2009, which was screened at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival but unsuccessfully at the box office. In 2010, Swara then portrayed a supporting role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s drama Guzaarish, alongside Aishwariya Rai and Hritik Roshan.

Swara Bhaskar Net Worth

Swara Bhaskar has an estimated net worth of $7 million.

Controversies

• In 2014, there were rumors about the cold war between Kangana Ranaut and her on the sets of ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ (2015).
• In 2017, she revealed that when she was new in Bollywood she was harassed by a director. During an outdoor shoot at a remote area, he used to stalk her, text her, call her, and even asked for a one night stand.
• In December 2017, after the results of the Gujarat assembly election, she congratulated the independent but pro-congress Dalit leader Jignesh Mewani, for which she was trolled on social media as she was allegedly supporting caste politics.
• In 2018, after watching Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s medieval epic ‘Padmaavat’, she made severely critical comments on the film through an open letter, especially regarding women’s ‘right to live.’
• In June 2018, after the release of her female buddy comedy film ‘Veere Di Wedding,’ she was widely criticized and trolled on the internet for her masturbation scene in the film.
• In November 2019, she faced severe backlash on social media for referring to a four-year-old child actor as “chu**ya” and “kam**na” on the chat show Son Of Abish. While describing her experience during her early days in the film industry, she used foul language for a four-year-old child who had worked with her in an advertisement.

Career

Later, Swara performed in Srinivas Sunderrajan’s black and white thriller The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project, which was praised as India’s first mumblecore film. She gained a wider appreciation for her supporting character of a bride-to-be in the commercially successful romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu in 2011. Her act in the movie was well-received by critics, and she earned a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

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Bhaskar earned further praise for her act in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Raanjhanaa in 2013, the character earned her 2nd Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Then, Swara reprised her character from Tanu Weds Manu in the film’s sequel and later performed in the romantic drama Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, both movies were among the highest-grossing Bollywood movies of the year 2015.

Swara’s starring roles in the independent films Nil Battey Sannata in 2016 and Anaarkali of Aarah in 2017 got her further recognition. She received the Screen Award for Best Actress for Nil Battey Sannata and was nominated for Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for Anaarkali of Aarah.

Facts About Swara Bhaskar

• Does Swara Bhaskar drink alcohol?: Yes
• Does Swara Bhaskar smoke?: No
• She was born into a multicultural family; as her mother is a Bihari, and her father is a Telugu.
• Swara’s father, Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar is a Columnist, and a retired Commodore in the Indian Navy, who is included amongst the preeminent experts and critics in Indian security and strategic affairs.
• Actress Minissha Lamba was Swara’s classmate in school.
• Since the age of 7, she has been fond of dancing and is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer from Guru Leela Samson.
• Swara has been friends with Sonam Kapoor since the shooting of Raanjhanaa.
• In the year 2015, Swara went to Pakistan as a guest in a TV comedy show named Mazaaq Raat.
• Once, Swara gifted a sturdy, vintage box to Salman Khan to keep his brushes and paints.
• Swara is an avid animal lover and has three cats- Utpaati, Kulfi, and Atom. She enjoys feeding stray cats and dogs.
• Prior Swara was a non-vegetarian, but in 2016, she became vegetarian as she considers it the best detox.
• Her biggest dream is to portray the role of Indira Gandhi in her biopic.

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