{
  "id": 4918958,
  "title": "'I Never Said Rani Padmavati Was A Coward': Swara Bhasker Clarifies Jauhar Remark, Calls Out 'False' Translation Of Her Statement- VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/i-never-said-rani-padmavati-was-a-coward-swara-bhasker-clarifies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:53:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/i-never-said-rani-padmavati-was-a-coward-swara-bhasker-clarifies-jauhar-remark-calls-out-false-translation-of-her-statement-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker clarified her comments about the \"Jauhar\" scene in the film Padmaavat after it was wrongly translated and misinterpreted. She asserted that she never referred to Rani Padmavati or other women who performed Jauhar as \"cowards\" in the film. Swara explained that her original statement was misunderstood due to a faulty translation, leading to a false narrative being spread. She emphasized that her remark was made in the context of the rampant rape culture in society. By citing a real-life case of a rape victim in Delhi-NCR, Swara questioned whether the film's message suggested that a woman's physical purity was more important than her life. She further questioned if rape victims should be told that their lives are better left than continuing. Swara concluded by reaffirming that a woman's will to live is never to be underestimated.",
  "summary": "Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker shared a video on social media, clarifying her controversial Padmaavat Jauhar comment. Swara claimed that her statement was being “wrongly” translated and that a false narrative was being circulated. “Maine kuch kaha tha jo ab sarasar galat tareeke se anuvadit ho raha hai aur jo ek jhooth bana kar failaya ja raha hai (I had said something that is now being…",
  "key_points": [
    "Swara Bhasker clarified her comments about Jauhar scene in Padmaavat film.",
    "She never called Rani Padmavati or other women as cowards.",
    "Her remark was due to rape culture misunderstanding."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}