Swara Bhasker

Swara Bhasker has, in a scathing comment on Padmaavat, said she felt like a 'vagina only' after watching the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial. She believes the film has brought up the question whether women - widowed, raped, young, old, pregnant, pre-pubescent - have the right to live. In an open letter published on The Wire late on Saturday, Swara has decried glorification of self-immolation customs Sati and Jauhar. Swara began her note by congratulating Bhansali for being able to release Padmaavat despite the hurdles - something she says she even fought trolls for on social media.