Puneet Issar-Swara Bhasker: Mahabharata fame actor Puneet Issar has reacted to the alleged controversial statement of Swara Bhaskar. In which the actress had expressed embarrassment over the Supreme Court's decision on Ram Janmabhoomi-Ayodhya in 2019. This statement of the actress is being criticized a lot on social media. Now on this, when asked about the artists' involvement in the controversy, Puneet Issar, without taking Swara's name, said that the work of the artists is only to entertain, it is wrong to say such surprising things for the sake of funding.
'It is wrong to say such surprising things for funding'
While interacting with the media, Puneet Issar shared his views on actors' involvement in social media controversies and said that artists should not get involved in such controversies. Your job is to entertain so just do that. If you do such things for your personal benefit or for the game, then they are wrong. He said, 'First of all, no one should get involved in this kind of controversy. We are artists. We must take care of exactly 140 crore people. Your job is to entertain, so you just entertain.
He further said, 'If you want to become a social worker or go into politics, then do the same thing. By making such statements, someone is supporting you or funding you just to remain in the headlines. You do such surprising things by following for your personal gain or game, according to me it is very wrong. No one should do this.
What was Swara Bhaskar's statement?
In fact, Swara Bhaskar had recently revealed in 'The Midnight Hour' podcast that she was deeply saddened and embarrassed by the 2019 Supreme Court's Ram Janmabhoomi-Ayodhya decision. She also told that after the decision, she called up and sent messages to all her Muslim acquaintances, co-stars and stars like Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan and apologized. When this video of his surfaced on social media, a new controversy broke out and people started criticizing him for his comment.
Swara also gave statement regarding Jauhar practice
Let us tell you that Swara has a long association with controversies, she often remains in the headlines for her outspoken and controversial statements. Some time ago, he had allegedly given a controversial statement on the Jauhar scene of the film 'Padmavat'. However, when the controversy over this issue increased, he clarified that he did not mean that. At an event in Delhi, Swara had expressed concern over the glorification of Johar in the film and said that this scene can give a wrong message to today's rape victims (rape survivors). He believed that the film had glorified the practice of Jauhar, which was wrong. Later, Swara released a video on social media and clarified that her statement given in English had been wrongly translated and spread. He had never called Queen Padmavati or the women who committed Jauhar as 'cowards'.
Swara Bhaskar's workfront
Talking about Swara Bhaskar's work front, she is soon going to start her new journey on the small screen through a reality show. She can participate as a contestant in Amazon MX Player's upcoming show Rise & Fall Season 2. Which will be seen hosting former cricketer Virender Sehwag. Its first episode will air on 26 September 2026. Talking about the films front, the actress is away from the big screen for some time after 'Jahan Chaar Yaar' and 'Mimamsa' (2022). However, Swara has Manish Kishore's film 'Mrs. Falani' in her kitty, which is ready and its release date can be announced any time.
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