Actress Swara Bhasker’s comments on the Jauhar scene in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat have sparked fresh controversy online. The actor questioned the message conveyed by the sequence, saying it could make rape survivors feel like cowards. Her remarks have drawn sharp criticism from netizens, who have slammed her interpretation of the historical practice.

Swara Bhasker defends her views on Padmaavat Jauhar scene

In a video going viral on social media, Swara Bhasker is heard saying, "I'm watching this and it shows all these 800 women committing Jauhar, which is the story. Watching it, I was thinking that, 'God forbid, I was a rape survivor, what is this film telling me? I would feel like a coward. That I didn't kill myself to save my 'honour'."