Swara Bhaskar is an Indian actress, born to Ira Bhaskar, a professor of film studies and Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, a well known strategic expert. She studied English literature at Delhi University?s Miranda House where she was classmate with another actress Minisha Lamba. She did her masters in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Swara is the daughter of the outspoken critic Chitapatu Uday Bhaskar and the renowned cinema professor and author Ira Bhaskar. She has a sibling brother.

Before Swara started acting in films she was associated with N. K. Sharma?s “Act One” theater group in Delhi. She started her career in films with a 2010 film Madholal Keep Walking. She was finally noticed by audience as well as critics in the film Tanu Weds Manu in which she played the role of Payal, lead actress Kangana Ranaut?s best friend, for which she won several nominations and also the Best Supporting Actress award conferred by the Zee Cine Awards.

Movies Done By Swara Bhaskar

2009 Madholal Keep Walking Sudha M. Dubey
2010 Guzaarish Radhika Talwar
2010 The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project Swara Bhaskar / Maya
2011 Tanu Weds Manu Payal Sinha Singh
2011 Chillar Party Battle Hour Anchor
2013 Listen… Amaya Amaya Krishnamoorthy
2013 Aurangzeb Suman
2013 Raanjhanaa Bindiya
2013 Sabki Bajegi Band Jaya
2014 Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai Ayesha Saxena
2015 Tanu Weds Manu Returns Payal Sinha Singh
2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Rajkumari Chandrika
2015 X: Past Is Present Aunty
2016 Nil Battey Sannata Chanda Sahay
2017 Anaarkali of Aarah Anarkali
2018 Veere Di Wedding Sakshi Soni
2020 Sheer Qorma dagger Filming

Television Series Done By Swara bhaskar

2014 Samvidhaan Presenter
2015–2017 Rangoli Host/presenter
2016-present It’s Not That Simple Meera Web series
2020- Rasbhari Shanoo Bansal Prime Video
2020 Flesh ACP Radha Nautiyal Eros Now

Awards Recieved By Swara Bhaskar

2012 Tanu Weds Manu Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2012 Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role– Female Won
2012 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2012 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2014 Raanjhanaa Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2014 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2014 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2014 Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role– Female Won
2016 Nil Battey Sannata Silk Road International Film Festival Best Actress Won
2016 Screen Awards Best Actress – Critics Won
2018 Anaarkali of Aarah Filmfare Awards Best Actress (Critics) Nominated
2018 Veere Di Wedding Lux Golden Rose Awards Confident Beauty of the Year Won
2018 Screen Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Nominated
2019 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated