A biography for Swara Bhaskarhasn’t been written yet.
“Mumbai is a spider web. You do a film and make 10 connections and do something else and make 10 more connections. You keep moving like that.”
“I was an avid 'Chitrahaar' and 'Superhit Muqqabala' watcher. We did not have cable TV for a long time, so that was my only source of entertainment growing up. My great fantasy was to be in 'Chitrahaar!'”
“I've been propositioned by men who were in a position to cast me. I lost a few roles because I didn't give in.”
“I was once caught climbing out of the classroom window while bunking a class. I lied that I had to go to the bathroom and the exit was crowded. The principal believed me.”
“Somewhere, the audience relates to my characters and their vulnerability. I believe they see themselves in me.”
“I feel glamour has a legit place on the ramp and in the fashion world. In films, glamour has to service the story.”
“I'm a typical Delhi girl. Professional parents, nuclear family. My father was in the navy. I've spent my whole life in government accommodation, and it's been lovely.”
“I am an extremely laidback person when it comes to 'looking hot.'”
“Lately, I have realised that as an actor, I am representing certain aspirations to the world, and it's important that I respect the love people have for me.”
“Being unapologetic about my body, my sexuality, my life's decisions is a political belief that, as a feminist, I strongly espouse.”
“I'm an actor, and I don't judge my parts.”
“In the industry, I am judged by what I wear. If I want to be taken seriously, I have to hire a team of stylists. It's an occupational hazard. But it's not as though I am any less of a feminist.”
“All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my friends, their dads would say, 'Hold on son.'”
“I love acting, though I don't like the frills around it - red-carpet appearances, dressing up to look a certain way.”
“Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother's dream to see me in a Telugu film before she died. I couldn't fulfil her dream before she passed away, but I don't want to let go of it, either.”
“I was an avid reader as a child. I am losing that habit now, as my brain congeals into cabbage from wearing too many heels and too much foundation.”
“I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.”
“In India, we are parented in a way that we get very good values. But the whole culture forgets to tell us to also value ourselves. It's really OK sometimes to take into consideration your own happiness.”
“Bollywood, as an industry, is based on relationships. It has always been star-driven, and it has an element of feudalism.”
“My parents are very democratic and liberal people who made the mistake of being democratic and liberal in the upbringing of their children! And in my case, they are still paying for it! Paying in the literal sense as well.”