Swara Bhasker

Acting

Swara Bhasker

Born 1988-04-09 · Delhi, India

Swara Bhasker Chitrapu is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry. She has received two Filmfare Award nominations. Bhaskar, the daughter of naval officer Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, was born and raised in Delhi. After receiving her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Delhi, she enrolled herself at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to complete her master's in Sociology. Bhaskar made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama Madholal Keep Walking, a commercial failure. She achieved further mainstream attention for her supporting role of a bride-to-be in the commercially successful romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu. Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Acting credits

Raanjhanaa poster
6.6

A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.

Raanjhanaa

2013

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo poster
5.3

While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

2015

Guzaarish poster
7.3

Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.

Guzaarish

2010

Chillar Party poster
6.9

A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony, take on the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.

Chillar Party

2011

Nil Battey Sannata poster
7.3

Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.

Nil Battey Sannata

2016

Tanu Weds Manu poster
6.7

Manu comes to India to find a bride for himself and falls for Tanu at first sight but she is a free spirited girl has no plans of marrying him.

Tanu Weds Manu

2011

Veere Di Wedding poster
4.7

Kalindi, Avni, Sakshi and Meera are childhood friends. Kalindi and Rishabh are getting married, and the four gal pals come together for their veere’s wedding. But of course, there can be no shaadi without showsha and a lot of drama. This wedding celebration brings out skeletons from the closet, unspoken truths and some harsh realities as well.

Veere Di Wedding

2018

X: Past Is Present poster
5.4

When a middle-aged filmmaker meets an alluring stranger at a party, he's haunted by troubling memories of his past relationships.

X: Past Is Present

2015

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns poster
6.8

After Tanu and Manu's marriage breaks apart, the latter finds himself smitten by Datto, a lookalike of his ex-wife. But the estranged couple's feelings begin to spark again.

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

2015

Dobara Alvida poster
NR

Two people are unexpectedly reunited, has time changed their dynamic at all?

Dobara Alvida

2021

Listen... Amaya poster
7.0

Fiery 22-year old writer Amaya struggles to balance working life with family life after finding out that her mom is dating her current collaborator at work.

Listen... Amaya

2013

Anaarkali of Aarah poster
6.8

Hailing from Aarah in Bihar, Anarkali is an item girl, famous for her vocals, suggestive dance moves and innuendo laden lyrics. She enjoys her stardom and revels in the lusty glances. The singer acknowledges that she is no saint and even makes peace with the hatred she evokes among civilised society but what she refuses to tolerate is being exploited in public by an influential politician.

Anaarkali of Aarah

2017

Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai poster
4.5

It's not just a matter of one spirit, it's a matter of multiple possessions in one body.

Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai

2014

No artwork available
7.0

In a bustling office in Mumbai, Kartik Krishnan sits behind his desk coding HTML websites when he chances upon a blog on cinema featuring Independent filmmakers. This sparks his intentions to make his own short film, thus leading him to contact Srinivas Sunderrajan, an independent filmmaker who agrees to guide him through the process. As he begins piecing the story, cast and screenplay together, several inexplicable phenomena start emerging in his life including a sinister stalker dressed in official government clothing; and the sudden appearance of a strange future-telling antique toy. Troubled with these bizarre developments and the unresolved feelings that he harbours for Swara, his office colleague, Kartik embarks on an extraordinary journey that transcends love, life and logic itself.

The Untitled Karthik Krishnan Project

2010

Sheer Qorma poster
NR

A story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.

Sheer Qorma

2021

Jahaan Chaar Yaar poster
NR

Four dedicated housewives - Shivangi, Mansi, Neha, and Sakhina, whose lives revolve only around their husband and family, decide to escape the suffocating routine life by traveling to Goa for a few days to live life on their terms. They have no idea that their vacation will lead to a series of life-changing events.

Jahaan Chaar Yaar

2022

Shame poster
NR

SHAME is the revenge saga of a housekeeping staff against a hotel guest for having her fired when she errs in the line of duty.

Shame

2019

No artwork available
NR

The film is based on true events - when the controversial RJ Anirudh recorded candid conversations between his celebrity/Bollywood pals at a farmhouse party: their intimate sexual desires, kinks, rivalries, affairs and complaining about Bollywood. The sensational uncensored footage has become India's First Reality Film.

Sabki Bajegi Band

2015

Madholal Keep Walking poster
NR

This is the story of an 'common man' with simple dreams and a routine life, who can be found in any corner of the globe, chasing their dreams and hoping to realize them. Madholal Dubey is one of them. On one fateful day everything changes in Madho's life. He becomes a victim of an unfortunate incident and their dreams go upside down. He gets scared of death and looses all his faith in God and life. The film revolves around how Madholal and family encounter his fears and deceit.

Madholal Keep Walking

2010

Aurangzeb poster
6.0

Yashwardhan, a corrupt businessman, is suspected of grave crimes by the police. Inspector Ravikant kidnaps Yash's son, Ajay, and replaces him with a lookalike, Vishal, to expose his criminal deeds.

Aurangzeb

2013