Swara Bhasker slams Bollywood’s patriarchy amid Hema Committee Report
Swara Bhasker critiques Bollywood's patriarchal norms and highlights the distressing findings of the Kerala sexual harassment report, calling for systemic change.
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker says her latest web series Rasbhari reflects important issues of society, like “hypocrisy of a repressive society and patriarchy’s fundamental fear of female sexuality”.
The show narrates a love story set in Meerut. Swara plays the role of a stern English teacher who is the object of attraction for Nand (Ayushmaan Saxena).
“The interesting part about the series is that it comes as a breath of fresh air on the digital platform which has a lot of dark content. While on one hand it will entertain and has a lighter vein, on the other hand it also reflects some very important issues in the society which we do not discuss aloud,” Swara said.
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“Like adolescent sexuality, the hypocrisy of a repressive society and patriarchy’s fundamental fear of female sexuality. But all this is narrated and depicted in a fun way. I hope people enjoy it as much as I enjoyed essaying these roles,” she added.
The show streams on Amazon Prime Video.
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