Personal Info
Birth date
1988-04-09 (37 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Delhi, India
Also known as
Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhasker
Biography
Swara Bhasker Chitrapu is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry. She has received two Filmfare Award nominations. Bhaskar, the daughter of naval officer Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, was born and raised in Delhi. After receiving her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Delhi, she enrolled herself at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to complete her master's in Sociology. Bhaskar made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama Madholal Keep Walking, a commercial failure. She achieved further mainstream attention for her supporting role of a bride-to-be in the commercially successful romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu. Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Filmography
Kanpur Waale Khuranas
6
Overview:
Hosted by Aparshakti Khurana and Sunil Grover, who plays the quintessential 'Jija-Saala' on the show, join their crazy family as they take you through the big-ticket events of 2018 with funny gags, games and your favorite stars.Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
NYR
Overview:
How the constitution of the largest Democratic Republic in the world was created.Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira
6
Overview:
Social Media Star with Janice is a talk show where mainstream celebrities and new-age internet sensations sit down with host and creator, Janice Sequeira to discuss how the digital age has completely overhauled life as we know it.Flesh
5
Overview:
Flesh is the complex story of two completely different girls who survive the ordeal of being victims of the sex and human trafficking industry of India.Bhaag Beanie Bhaag
5.7
Overview:
Facing disapproving parents, a knotty love life and her own inner critic, an aspiring comic ditches her cushy but unsatisfying life to pursue stand-up.Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai
3
Overview:
Four bachelor friends - Nikhil (Sumeet Vyas), Subbu (Naveen Kasturia), Kavi (Amol Parashar) and Sanki (Ashish Verma) are ecstatic when they find a 4 B.H.K at a measly rent in a city like Mumbai. But, little did they know that they would be sharing their amazing new flat with a newly acquired roommate who happens to be a ghost. Life gets further complicated when the beautiful Mausam (Swara Bhasker) comes for their housewarming party, after-which begins the comedy of horrors.Rasbhari
4.5
Overview:
Nand is amongst the rush of men who pursue Shanu, the new English teacher in Meerut. Upon his discovering her supposed alter-ego, the sex-obsessed spirit of Rasbhari, their relationship takes a new turn. A now matured Nand, takes up the responsibility of saving Shanu from the ongoing witch hunt by the women of the town initiated by his own mother, Pushpa.It's Not That Simple
8
Overview:
An urban housewife is stuck in an unhappy marriage, until she's invited for a school reunion and meets two of her ex-almost-boyfriends.Tinder Swipe Ride
NYR
Overview:
Tinder's 'Swipe Ride' series features Kusha Kapila as the show host in the driver's seat, driving a Tinder member to her date. Watch now as your favorite behens talk about modern dating and navigating it as Indian women. The two ladies are joined by surprise guests.Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
5.4
Overview:
While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.Veere Di Wedding
4.77
Overview:
Kalindi, Avni, Sakshi and Meera are childhood friends. Kalindi and Rishabh are getting married, and the four gal pals come together for their veere’s wedding. But of course, there can be no shaadi without showsha and a lot of drama. This wedding celebration brings out skeletons from the closet, unspoken truths and some harsh realities as well.Raanjhanaa
6.565
Overview:
A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.Guzaarish
7.382
Overview:
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.Tanu Weds Manu
6.83
Overview:
Manu comes to India to find a bride for himself and falls for Tanu at first sight but she is a free spirited girl has no plans of marrying him.Chillar Party
6.81
Overview:
A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony, take on the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.Tanu Weds Manu: Returns
6.854
Overview:
After Tanu and Manu's marriage breaks apart, the latter finds himself smitten by Datto, a lookalike of his ex-wife. But the estranged couple's feelings begin to spark again.Nil Battey Sannata
7.205
Overview:
Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
4.5
Overview:
It's not just a matter of one spirit, it's a matter of multiple possessions in one body.Anaarkali of Aarah
6.8
Overview:
Hailing from Aarah in Bihar, Anarkali is an item girl, famous for her vocals, suggestive dance moves and innuendo laden lyrics. She enjoys her stardom and revels in the lusty glances. The singer acknowledges that she is no saint and even makes peace with the hatred she evokes among civilised society but what she refuses to tolerate is being exploited in public by an influential politician.Shame
NYR
Overview:
SHAME is the revenge saga of a housekeeping staff against a hotel guest for having her fired when she errs in the line of duty.X: Past Is Present
5.6
Overview:
When a middle-aged filmmaker meets an alluring stranger at a party, he's haunted by troubling memories of his past relationships.Sheer Qorma
NYR
Overview:
A story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.Listen... Amaya
7
Overview:
Fiery 22-year old writer Amaya struggles to balance working life with family life after finding out that her mom is dating her current collaborator at work.Jahaan Chaar Yaar
NYR
Overview:
Four dedicated housewives - Shivangi, Mansi, Neha, and Sakhina, whose lives revolve only around their husband and family, decide to escape the suffocating routine life by traveling to Goa for a few days to live life on their terms. They have no idea that their vacation will lead to a series of life-changing events.The Untitled Karthik Krishnan Project
7
Overview:
In a bustling office in Mumbai, Kartik Krishnan sits behind his desk coding HTML websites when he chances upon a blog on cinema featuring Independent filmmakers. This sparks his intentions to make his own short film, thus leading him to contact Srinivas Sunderrajan, an independent filmmaker who agrees to guide him through the process. As he begins piecing the story, cast and screenplay together, several inexplicable phenomena start emerging in his life including a sinister stalker dressed in official government clothing; and the sudden appearance of a strange future-telling antique toy. Troubled with these bizarre developments and the unresolved feelings that he harbours for Swara, his office colleague, Kartik embarks on an extraordinary journey that transcends love, life and logic itself.Dobara Alvida
NYR
Overview:
Two people are unexpectedly reunited, has time changed their dynamic at all?Madholal Keep Walking
NYR
Overview:
This is the story of an 'common man' with simple dreams and a routine life, who can be found in any corner of the globe, chasing their dreams and hoping to realize them. Madholal Dubey is one of them. On one fateful day everything changes in Madho's life. He becomes a victim of an unfortunate incident and their dreams go upside down. He gets scared of death and looses all his faith in God and life. The film revolves around how Madholal and family encounter his fears and deceit.Acting
2022Jahaan Chaar Yaar as Shivangi
2021Tinder Swipe Ride (1 Episode) as Unknown
2021Sheer Qorma as Sitara
2021Dobara Alvida as Unknown
2021Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai (5 Episodes) as Mausam
2020Bhaag Beanie Bhaag (6 Episodes) as Beanie
2020Flesh (8 Episodes) as ACP Radha Nautiyal
2020Rasbhari (8 Episodes) as Shanoo Bansal
2019Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira (1 Episode) as Herself
2019Shame as Fanny
2018Kanpur Waale Khuranas (1 Episode) as Herself
2018Veere Di Wedding as Sakshi Soni
2017Anaarkali of Aarah as Anarkali
2016It's Not That Simple (7 Episodes) as Meera
2016Nil Battey Sannata as Chanda Sahay
2015X: Past Is Present as Aunty
2015Prem Ratan Dhan Payo as Rajkumari Chandrika
2015Tanu Weds Manu: Returns as Payal Gill
2015Sabki Bajegi Band as Unknown
2014Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai as Ayesha Saxena
2014Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (10 Episodes) as Presenter
2014Son of Abish (3 Episodes) as Herself
2013Mazaaq Raat (1 Episode) as Herself
2013Raanjhanaa as Bindiya
2013Aurangzeb as Suman Phogat
2013Listen... Amaya as Amaya
2011Chillar Party as Talk show host
2011Tanu Weds Manu as Payal Gill
2010Guzaarish as Radhika Talwar
2010The Untitled Karthik Krishnan Project as Swara
2010Madholal Keep Walking as Sudha M. Dubey