Swara Bhaskar was heavily criticized for her role in Rashbhari, with the show getting some of the lowest ratings on the IMDB platform (2.8/10). While we understand that the audiences may not have liked it for several reasons, Swara has become the center of attraction for trolls and vermins alike. One of the trolls even took it to the next level, where he allegedly claimed that rape cases we’re increasing due to such roles portrayed by the actress.
Swara Bhaskar gave the man a perfect reply, which entailed that the fault lay not in her roles but the mentality of men like him.
The tweet is currently inaccessible because it was deleted, but Swara certainly didn’t seem to hold back and made her thoughts explicitly clear. Swara is known for her frankness and all put attitude where she is not afraid to let people know a piece of her mind.
Swara has been the torchbearer for various movements, and that has also landed her into seemingly endless controversy.
The trolls’ culture has evolved faster than ever with ambiguity at its peak but is it right to say that the roles portrayed on-screen lead to such inhumane and defining real-life incidents.
We won’t make this a monologue or a lecture but will leave you to answer this question yourself. What is freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and how does it affect the world we live in today?
Rashbhari may not have been her best work, and the criticism may have been valid but are such personal remarks in a public domain the way to go.