Actor Swara Bhasker is an opinionated actor, and does not shy away from sharing her views. In a recent interview, she said she has lost out on projects because of the stands she takes. She said, “Yes, of course, there is no denying that, and I have to admit that I have lost a lot of work because of the positions I have taken. But it is fine. It is a collateral that I have come to accept.”
She added, “I don't seek and I don't say things from a position of an influence. I am not a paid influencer, I am not paid to say these things. I say these things because I genuinely believe in it. I am willing to bear that brunt.” Swara said that despite taking the stands she does, she sees herself “primarily as an actor” and not as an activist.
She admitted that the trolling and social backlash does bother her. “I have had to learn to develop a thick skin for it, which is actually sad because it just shows that you have to desensitise yourself, which is not necessarily a nice thing. But I don't have a choice because you have to survive. But sometimes, I feel sad that people have forgotten that there is a real human being behind that Twitter or Instagram handle.”
