Swara Bhaskar Bio
Name | Swara Bhaskar Chitrapu |
Profession | Actress |
Date of Birth | 9-Apr-88 |
Age | 31 Years |
Home Address | A 3-BHK apartment in Yari Road, Mumbai |
Birthplace | Delhi, India |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Hometown | Delhi, India |
School | Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi |
College | Miranda House, University of Delhi, New Delhi |
University | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
Educational Qualification(s) | B.A. in English Literature, M.A. in Sociology |
Debut in Films | Film: Madholal Keep Walking (2009, English), Guzaarish (2010, Bollywood) |
Debut in Television | TV: Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (2014, as a Presenter) |
Tattoo(s) | Right back- Lunar phase of “Moon”, Left side of chest- Madhubani folk art representation of “Sun” |
Car Collection | BMW X1 |
Food Habit | Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Doing yoga, Dancing, Cooking, Reading |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Physical Stats
Height In Cm | in centimeters- 165 cm |
Height In M | in meters- 1.65 m |
Height In Inches | in feet inches- 5’ 5” |
Weight Kgs | in kilograms- 55 kg |
Weight Pounds | in pounds- 121 lbs |
Body Measurements | 34-28-34 |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Family/Marital Status
Father | Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar (Columnist, Retired Commodore) |
Mother | Ira Bhaskar (Professor of Cinema Studies) |
Brother | Ishan Bhaskar (Elder) |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affair/Boyfriend | Himanshu Sharma (Writer) |
Favorites
Favourite Foods | Guacamole, Dosa, Aloo sabzi, Maggi, Italian cuisine |
Favourite Beverages | Masala tea, Coffee, Kale spinach apple smoothie, Bloody Mary |
Favourite Actor | Shah Rukh Khan |
Favourite Actress | Meryl Streep |
Favourite Films | Bollywood- The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project, Hollywood- The Mill on the Floss, The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
Favourite Directors | Aanand L. Rai, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, Hansal Mehta, Joe Wright, Wong Kar-Wai |
Favourite TV Show | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
Favourite Play | Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ directed by Yael Farber |
Favourite Song | “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira |
Favourite Books | Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk, The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph, The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton, A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot |
Favourite Colour | White |
Favourite Restaurant | Dishoom in London |
Favourite Destinations | Italy, Istanbul, Beirut |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Channel |
2014 | Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India | Presenter | Rajya Sabha TV |
2015–2017 | Rangoli | Host/presenter | DD National |
2016-present | It’s Not That Simple | Meera | Voot |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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 Singh |
2011 | Chillar Party | Battle Hour Anchor |
2013 | Listen… Amaya | Amaya Krishnamoorthy |
2013 | Aurangzeb | Suman |
2013 | Raanjhanaa | Bindiya |
2013 | Sabki Bajegi Band | Jaya |
2014 | Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai | Ayesha Saxena |
2015 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Payal Sinha Singh |
2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | Rajkumari Chandrika |
2015 | X: Past Is Present | Aunty |
2016 | Nil Battey Sannata | Chanda Sahay |
2017 | Anaarkali of Aarah | Anarkali |
2018 | Veere Di Wedding | Sakshi Soni |
Awards
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
2012 | Tanu Weds Manu | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2012 | Tanu Weds Manu | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role– Female | Won |
2012 | Tanu Weds Manu | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2012 | Tanu Weds Manu | Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2014 | Raanjhanaa | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2014 | Raanjhanaa | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2014 | Raanjhanaa | Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
2014 | Raanjhanaa | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role– Female | Won |
2016 | Nil Battey Sannata | Silk Road International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won |
2016 | Nil Battey Sannata | Screen Awards | Best Actress – Critics | Won |
2018 | Anaarkali of Aarah | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress (Critics) | Nominated |
2018 | Veere Di Wedding | Lux Golden Rose Awards | Confident Beauty of the Year | Won |
2018 | Veere Di Wedding | Screen Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) | Nominated |
2019 | Veere Di Wedding | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Pending |
Social Media Accounts
https://www.instagram.com/reallyswara | |
https://twitter.com/ReallySwara | |
https://www.facebook.com/SwaraBhaskar/ |
Swara Bhaskar is an Indian Film and Television Actress, she is best known for Supporting Roles. Swara is famous for her movies like “Raanjhanaa”, “Veer Di Wedding”, “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”.
She is one of the beautiful actresses in the industry, and she is not only famous in Movies but also Famous in Television Series.
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Early Life
Swara Bhaskar was Born on 9-04-1988 in Delhi. To Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar he is a Columnist, Retired Commodore and Ira Bhaskar she is a Professor of Cinema Studies.
she had one Elder brother Ishan Bhaskar. Swara was born into a Multicultural Family, her Mother is a Bihari and her Father is a Telugu Person.
She Completed her Schooling in Delhi from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya. After that, she studied English Literature at Delhi University’s Miranda House. Swara Bhaskar Completed her Graduation in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
Since from her College days, she is always Pro-active about her Stand on Social Issues. At Age of 7, she trained as Bharathanatyam Dancer from Guru Leela Samson.
Now she is in Relationship with a Writer Himanshu Sharma, a National Film Awards Winning Indian as Screenwriter.
Career
Swara Bhaskar Started her career as doing Supporting roles her Debut with the movie “Madholal Keep Walking” but this movie was Unsuccessful. Later she did two projects “Guzaarish” and The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project.
In 2011, She appeared in Romantic Comedy movie “Tanu Weds Manu” as a role of Payal Sinha Singh and She did another movie “Chillar Party” in the same year.
In 2013, she played a lead role in Movie “Listen…Amaya” with co-stars Farooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval. And the movie “Aurangzeb” as a role of Suman.
Then she appeared in “Raanjhanaa” Movie as a role of Bindhiya alongside Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor and the movie was very Successful, This is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. For this movie, Swara Bhaskar Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Film Fare.
Later she appeared movie Sabki Bajegi Band as Female Lead role(Jaya) with co-star Sumeet Vyas, and this movie got Flop near Box-office. In 2014 she did one more movie “Machhli Jai Ki Rani Hai as the role of Ayesha Saxena.
In 2015, Swara got so much Craz for her supporting roles in movies “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” as a role of Payal Sinha Singh.
And next movie “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” as a role of Rajkumari Chandrika with co-stars Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, and movie directed by Sooraj Barjatya. This movie got huge success and collected 400 crores, one of the highest grossing Indian films. Later she played a role as Aunty in X: Past Is Present.
In 2016 – 2017, she appeared in movies like Nil Battey Sannata as a role of Chanda Sahay and Anaarkali of Aarah as role Anarkali.
In 2018, she played the role of Sakshi Soni in movie” Veere Di Wedding” with co-stars Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Shikha Talsania and this movie directed by Shashanka Gosh. This movie got Huge Success.
Unknown Facts
- Does Swara Bhaskar Smoke? No.
- Does She Drink Alcohol? No.
- Swara’s Dream is to play Indira Gandhi’s Biopic.
- She is an Animal Lover has she have 2 cats – Kulfi and Atom.
- If not an Actor, She would have been an Anthropology teacher.
- Swara and Sonam Kapoor are good friends from the movie Raanjhanaa.
- Swara’s Breakthrough role was Bindiya in movie “Raanjhanaa”
- She was born in a Multicultural family, her father is a Telugu and her mother is a Bihari.