{
  "id": 5048497,
  "title": "Swara Bhasker-Padmaavat Controversy: Kangana Ranaut Shares Rap Slamming Her Tanu Weds Manu Co-Star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/swara-bhasker-padmaavat-controversy-kangana-ranaut-shares-rap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/swara-bhasker-padmaavat-controversy-kangana-ranaut-shares-rap-slamming-her-tanu-weds-manu-co-star"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress Swara Bhasker recently sparked controversy after sharing her thoughts on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmaavat at an event. She expressed her distress at seeing around 800 women committing jauhar, and questioned the message the film conveyed to rape survivors. Swara felt that such a depiction would make a rape survivor feel like a coward for not committing the same act to save their honor. The actress later issued a clarification, stating that her comments were not directed at Rani Padmavati, but the backlash on social media has continued. Kangana Ranaut, a fellow actress and politician, responded on her Instagram story with a rap directed at Swara, urging her to learn history. The video of the rap has since been shared online.",
  "summary": "Actress Swara Bhasker recently spoke at an event about how she felt while watching Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat, and her statement has sparked controversy. Though the actress later shared a clarification that the statement was not against Rani Padmavati, Swara is facing backlash on social media. Now, on Wednesday, actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, on her Instagram story, posted a rap shared…",
  "key_points": [
    "Swara Bhasker criticized Padmaavat for depicting 800 women committing jauhar.",
    "She questioned the film's message to rape survivors.",
    "Kangana Ranaut responded with a rap on Instagram, urging Swara to learn history."
  ],
  "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."
}