Actress Swara Bhaskar has, in a scathing comment on Padmaavat, said she felt like a “vagina only” after watching the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial. However, some film fraternity members dismissed it as a “feminist debate”.
Swara believes Padmaavat has brought up the question whether women — widowed, raped, young, old, pregnant, pre-pubescent — have the right to live.
In an open letter published on The Wire late on Saturday, Swara has decried glorification of self-immolation customs Sati and Jauhar.
“Felt Reduced To A Vagina Only”: Swara Bhaskar On Padmaavat She began her note by congratulating Bhansali for being able to release Padmaavat despite the hurdles — something she says she even fought trolls for on social media.
The actress, who played a small part in Bhansali’s “Guzaarish”, watched Padmaavat first day, first show”, and decided to share her concerns as it left her “stunned”.
“That’s what I felt like at the end of your magnum opus. I felt like a vagina. I felt reduced ..

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