Swara Bhasker Turns Off Comments On Janmashtami Post After Bhakti Swami Calls Actress 'Shurpanakha' Amid Padmaavat Jauhar Remark Row
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker shared a " Happy Janmashtami " post on social media. However, what caught attention was that she had restricted the comments on the post amid the backlash she has recently been facing over her remarks about the Jauhar scene in Padmaavat. On September 4, during a religious gathering in Rajkot held to mark Janmashtami, the actress was also criticised by Bhakti Swami…
On September 4, Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker posted a Happy Janmashtami message on social media. However, the post attracted attention due to the restricted comments section, which she had enabled following criticism she had received regarding her comments on the Jauhar scene in the film Padmaavat. During a Janmashtami religious gathering in Rajkot, Bhakti Swami, the religious head of the VHP Janmashtami Festival Committee, publicly criticized Swara, referring to her as Shurpanakha.
He argued that making such remarks about Kshatriya women who committed Jauhar was an insult to their sacrifice. Additionally, Vishwa Hindu Parishad Central Minister Shankar Bhau called Swara a stain on women's power in the country. The controversy arose from Swara's remarks about the Jauhar sequence in Padmaavat, where she questioned the film's portrayal of around 800 women committing Jauhar, suggesting that it could be perceived as encouraging cowardice among rape survivors.
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