Swara Bhaskar

Swara Bhaskar in 2007

Born April 9, 1987
Delhi, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009 - present
Parents Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar (Father)
Ira Bhaskar (Mother)
Swara Bhaskar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swara Bhaskar (born April 9, 1987) is an Indian film actress who works in the
Hindi cinema. She came to prominence after playing the roles of Payal, in the
2011 rom-com film Tanu Weds Manu and Bindiya in the 2013 romantic drama
Raanjhanaa. Both films garnered her critical acclaim and two nominations for
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Contents
1 Early Life and education
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links
Early Life and education
Swara was born in Delhi to a Telugu Naval officer Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar and
his Bihari
[1][2]
wife Ira Bhaskar who is a professor of cinema studies in
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her maternal grandmother was from
Varanasi.
[3]
Bhaskar grew up in Delhi,
[4]
where she did her schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
[5]
and subsequently studied English
literature at Delhi Universitys Miranda House where she was classmate with another actress Minisha Lamba. She did her masters
in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
[6][7][8]
Career
Before Swara started acting in films she was associated with N. K. Sharmas "Act One" theater group in Delhi.
[9]
She shifted to
Mumbai in 2008,
[3]
started her film career with a 2009 film Madholal Keep Walking.
[4][10]
She was finally noticed by audience as
well as critics in the film Tanu Weds Manu in which she played the role of Payal, lead actress Kangana Ranauts best friend,
[2]
for
which she won several nominations and also the Best Supporting Actress award conferred by the Zee Cine Awards.
[11]
Swara
played the lead role in Listen... Amaya (2013), which also saw the reunion of actors Farooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval after 28
years.
[12]
In 2013, she appeared in Raanjhanaa, along with Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor, and received praise for her role as Bindiya.
[13]
Her upcoming films include, Sabki Bajegi Band directed by Anirudhh Chawla and Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai by Debaloy De.
[3]
She
was recently spotted shooting for the Abbas Tyrewala-directed Mango, starring Chandan Roy Sanyal and Monali Thakur, being
produced under the banner of Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
[14]
She also hosted Samvidhaan (TV Series) in 2014.
[15]
She has also
been selected to act in suraj barjatyas next movie named "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo".
[16]
She is also part of Ashwini Iyer Tiwaris
upcoming film Nil Battey Sannata, which is entirely shot in Agra.
[17]
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Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Madholal Keep Walking Sudha M. Dubey
2010 Guzaarish Radhika Talwar
2010
The Untitled Kartik Krishnan
Project
Swara Bhaskar / Maya
2011 Tanu Weds Manu Payal Sinha
NominatedFilmfare Award for Best Supporting
Actress
Won-Zee Cine Awards 2012 for Best Supporting Actress
2011 Chillar Party Battle Hour Anchor
2013 Listen... Amaya
Amaya
Krishnamoorthy
2013 Aurangzeb Suman
2013 Raanjhanaa Bindiya
Dubbed in Tamil as Ambikapathy
NominatedFilmfare Award for Best Supporting
Actress
Won-Zee Cine Awards 2014 for Best Supporting Actress
Won-Screen Awards 2014 for Best Supporting Actress
2014 Mango Tarini Post-production
2013 Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai Ayesha Saxena
2013 Sabki Bajegi Band
2014 X Filming
2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Filming
Awards
She won the 2014 Screen Awards for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) for the film Raanjhanaa. .
[18]
She also won the
Zee Cine Awards 2014 for the same film.
[19]
References
1. ^ "Swara Bhaskar Interview" (http://behindwoods.com/new-
videos/tamil-actress/swara-bhaskar/swara-bhaskar-
interview.html). Behindwood.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
2. ^
a b
"Bollywood is obsessed with looks: Swara
Bhaskar" (http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/16/stories/2011031657220500.htm).
The Hindu. March 16, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
3. ^
a b c
"Films are
forever" (http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/films-are-
forever/article4826634.ece). The Hindu. June 18, 2013.
Retrieved 25 June 2013.
4. ^
a b
"Off The
Block" (http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/off-
the-block/673558/). Aug 28, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
5. ^ "Personal Agenda: Swara Bhaskar,
actress" (http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-
Stories/Personal-Agenda-Swara-Bhaskar-actress/Article1-
1157084.aspx). Hindustan Times. Nov 29, 2013. Retrieved
2013-12-01.
6. ^ "No sex for a role: Swara
Bhaskar" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-
09/news-interviews/29400031_1_jnu-hain-film). Times of
India. April 9, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
7. ^ "I was always a dramebaaz child: Swara
Bhaskar" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-
09/news-interviews/40444011_1_archie-comics-raanjhanaa-
swara-bhaskar). The Times of India. Jul 9, 2013. Retrieved
2013-12-01.
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8. ^ "Bindiya and Murari have some of the best dialogues in the
film: Swara Bhaskar - Hindustan
Times" (http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bindiya-
and-Murari-have-some-of-the-best-dialogues-in-the-film-Swara-
Bhaskar/Article1-1086901.aspx). July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-
12-01.
9. ^ "Swara Bhaskar on Madholal Keep
Walking" (http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/swara-bhaskar-
on-madholal-keep-walking-46128). NDTV. August 21, 2010.
Retrieved February 3, 2013.
10. ^ "Only fittest can survive in Bollywood: Swara
Bhaskar" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-
19/news-interviews/36431205_1_15th-london-commercial-
films-swara-bhaskar). Times of India. January 19, 2013.
Retrieved February 3, 2013.
11. ^ "We need to look at our own roles in society: Swara
Bhaskar" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-
31/news-interviews/36658069_1_swara-bhaskar-roles-kangana-
ranaut). Times of India. January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 4,
2013.
12. ^ "Playing
Amaya" (http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/playing-
amaya/article4368819.ece). The Hindu. February 1, 2013.
Retrieved February 4, 2013.
13. ^ "Not seen someone as secure as Sonam Kapoor: Swara
Bhaskar" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-
21/news-interviews/40118460_1_raanjhanaa-swara-bhaskar-
sonam-kapoor). The Times Of India. Jun 21, 2013. Retrieved 25
June 2013.
14. ^ "Mango time for Rannvijay, Ranvir Shorey and Swara
Bhaskar" (http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/mango-
time-for-rannvijay-ranvir-shorey-and-swara-
bhaskar_138160.html). Zee News. July 2, 2013. Retrieved
2013-12-01.
15. ^
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-
interviews/Swara-Bhaskar-anchors-Shyam-Benegals-
Samvidhaan/articleshow/28568105.cms?referral=PM
16. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2443387/Salman-
Sooraj%27s-next-titled-Prem-Ratan-Dhan-Payo
17. ^ "Swara Bhaskar shoots for Nil Battey Sannata in
Agra" (http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/swara-bhaskar-
shoots-for-nil-battey-sannata-in-agra/). IANS.
news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
18. ^ "Screen Awards 2014: The complete list of
winners" (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/screen-awards-2014-the-
complete-list-of-winners/445419-8-66.html). Retrieved 25
February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list
(help)
19. ^ "Zee Cine Awards
2014" (http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-
2014-shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukone-s-chennai-express-
outruns-farhan-akhtar-487398). Retrieved 25 February 2014.
External links
Swara Bhaskar (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3283923/) at the Internet Movie Database
Swara Bhaskar (https://twitter.com/ReallySwara) on Twitter
Swara Bhaskar (http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/index/id/32185) at Bollywood Hungama
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Categories: 1987 births Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema People from Delhi
University of Delhi alumni Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni Indian stage actresses 21st-century Indian actresses
Zee Cine Awards winners
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