Swara Bhaskar Quotes
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Being unapologetic about my body, my sexuality, my life's decisions is a political belief that, as a feminist, I strongly espouse.
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I've been propositioned by men who were in a position to cast me. I lost a few roles because I didn't give in.
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My parents are very democratic and liberal people who made the mistake of being democratic and liberal in the upbringing of their children! And in my case, they are still paying for it! Paying in the literal sense as well.
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I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.
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The contentious issue of pay parity between male and female actors is easily resolvable if a number of big actresses decide to put their foot down. But we have to also consider the factors of time and labour. If a female actor has shot only for 40 days and the male actor for 200 days, she cannot expect to be paid the same amount.
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I feel glamour has a legit place on the ramp and in the fashion world. In films, glamour has to service the story.
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Let me be honest - I might do a franchise film like 'Golmaal' if it comes my way. Eventually, we are all in Mumbai to become bigger stars, not better actors.
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Mumbai is a spider web. You do a film and make 10 connections and do something else and make 10 more connections. You keep moving like that.
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I'm an actor, and I don't judge my parts.
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I feel that where I came from made me the actor that I am, and I wouldn't want to trade that with anything else.
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I love acting, though I don't like the frills around it - red-carpet appearances, dressing up to look a certain way.
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You have to look beyond your known limited experience. Politics should be based on compassion.
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In India, we are parented in a way that we get very good values. But the whole culture forgets to tell us to also value ourselves. It's really OK sometimes to take into consideration your own happiness.
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Once, I had a huge fight on a film set with an actor who threw tea on a spot boy's face. I refused to shoot until he apologised.