After Kangana Ranaut called actresses Swara Bhasker and Taapsee Pannu “B grade actresses,” many fans and celebrities have come in support of Swara and Taapsee. People have asked Kangana to stop spreading more hate and to not make Sushant Singh Rajput’s death a personal vendetta.
In an interview with Bombay Times, actress Swara Bhasker opened up about Kangana’s comments. She said that there is no undercurrent really. Her words were “I was a bit taken aback by Kangana’s comments in those two interviews she gave. She called Taapsee and me ‘chaaploos’, ‘chaatney wale’, need outsider, B-grade actress. I was like wow! That’s a lot of flattering adjectives.”
Swara says that really respects Kangana and her journey. She enjoys Kangana’s performances and likes her feisty nature. But what she disagrees with Kangana is on a couple of positions she takes on various issues. Swara also does not want to degrade other woman and speak badly about other women publicly, which Kangana often does. She says “I am totally okay to let that pass, and objectively appreciate her achievements and acting.”
What Swara does not want Kangana to do henceforth is to make bizarre counter-factual accusations on public platforms. She also said to point out to the nepotism that exists, rather than name-calling, people need to go deeper and under the structure rather than calling out names. She also added that she asked Karan Johar about feudal nature of Bollywood before Kangana did. She also says that nepotism exists in all industries across the world, but because Bollywood’s problems are public, it gets highlighted more than it should.
Swara also opened about her struggle where she said she also came to the industry with no contacts. She auditioned every day and made her career from supporting parts which has minimal screen time. She finds girls like Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte inspiring.
Moreover, she added “I don’t think there is anything we see in Bollywood that we don’t see in the larger society – discrimination, nepotism, elitism – all this is a function of the dynamic of power and it exists everywhere. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fight against it – just means that singling out Bollywood presents an incomplete picture.”
