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