Swara Bhaskar

Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother's dream to see me in a…

— Swara Bhaskar

There have been instances when people have told me that I look too intelligent to be an actress.

— Swara Bhaskar

I've been propositioned by men who were in a position to cast me. I lost a few roles because I didn't give…

— Swara Bhaskar

Frankly, Indian women inherit this collective cultural unconscious - this sense of guilt, shame, and dishonour. I think Indian girls need to…

— Swara Bhaskar

I am an extremely laidback person when it comes to 'looking hot.'

— Swara Bhaskar

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

— Swara Bhaskar

I love acting, though I don't like the frills around it - red-carpet appearances, dressing up to look a certain way.

— Swara Bhaskar

I was once caught climbing out of the classroom window while bunking a class. I lied that I had to go to…

— Swara Bhaskar

Let me be honest - I might do a franchise film like 'Golmaal' if it comes my way. Eventually, we are all…

— Swara Bhaskar

Once, I had a huge fight on a film set with an actor who threw tea on a spot boy's face. I…

— Swara Bhaskar

You have to look beyond your known limited experience. Politics should be based on compassion.

— Swara Bhaskar

Being unapologetic about my body, my sexuality, my life's decisions is a political belief that, as a feminist, I strongly espouse.

— Swara Bhaskar

Bollywood, as an industry, is based on relationships. It has always been star-driven, and it has an element of feudalism.

— Swara Bhaskar

I am a self-destructive idiot.

— Swara Bhaskar

I was an avid 'Chitrahaar' and 'Superhit Muqqabala' watcher. We did not have cable TV for a long time, so that was…

— Swara Bhaskar

I feel that where I came from made me the actor that I am, and I wouldn't want to trade that with…

— Swara Bhaskar

Politics should come from human stories.

— Swara Bhaskar

Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.

— Swara Bhaskar

I'm a typical Delhi girl. Professional parents, nuclear family. My father was in the navy. I've spent my whole life in government…

— Swara Bhaskar

Somewhere, the audience relates to my characters and their vulnerability. I believe they see themselves in me.

— Swara Bhaskar

All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my…

— Swara Bhaskar

The contentious issue of pay parity between male and female actors is easily resolvable if a number of big actresses decide to…

— Swara Bhaskar

Mumbai is a spider web. You do a film and make 10 connections and do something else and make 10 more connections.…

— Swara Bhaskar

I was an avid reader as a child. I am losing that habit now, as my brain congeals into cabbage from wearing…

— Swara Bhaskar

As a student, I was a total jhalli who used to wear torn denims, faded kurtis, kohled eyes and thought that I…

— Swara Bhaskar