Actor Swara Bhasker Recalls Unsettling Experience With Director Early in Career
· Entertainment · Indian Express, Times of India
Actor Swara Bhasker has recounted an unsettling encounter with a film director during the early years of her career following the success of Tanu Weds Manu. Speaking on the reality show Rise & Fall 2, Bhasker told fellow contestants that the filmmaker sent her poetry about her appearance and insisted on a private rehearsal for a romantic scene. She noted that she refused the private meeting after discovering the director and cinematographer had been consuming alcohol at the guesthouse. The actor stated that the situation frightened her and prompted her to leave the premises immediately.
Why it matters
The disclosure shines a light on workplace safety and power dynamics faced by young actors navigating the Indian film industry.
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