{
  "id": 5314352,
  "title": "'Utterly Shameless': Ranvir Shorey Lashes Out At Swara Bhasker Over Controversial Padmaavat Jauhar Remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/utterly-shameless-ranvir-shorey-lashes-out-at-swara-bhasker-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:38:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/utterly-shameless-ranvir-shorey-lashes-out-at-swara-bhasker-over-controversial-padmaavat-jauhar-remark"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actor Ranvir Shorey expressed strong disapproval of Swara Bhasker's comments regarding the Jauhar scene in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmaavat. Accusing Ms. Bhasker of utter shamelessness, Shorey questioned the comparison she drew between the Jauhar scene and rape survivors. The Jauhar scene, a controversial element in Padmaavat, depicts the act of suicide by fire performed by women rather than succumbing to rape, violence, and even necrophilia. Shorey argued that the two situations are fundamentally different and pointed out that Ms. Bhasker's comparison seems to be a calculated attempt to malign one group of people while trying to whitewash the other.",
  "summary": "Ranvir Shorey criticised Swara Bhasker over her comments about the Jauhar scene in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat. The actor questioned Swara's comparison involving Jauhar and rape survivors, calling her remarks \"utterly shameless\". For those unversed, Swara's comments about the controversial scene have resurfaced, with the actress previously describing it as \"problematic\". Taking to X on…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}