Swara Bhasker

Biography

Swara Bhasker Chitrapu is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry. She has received two Filmfare Award nominations. Bhaskar, the daughter of naval officer Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, was born and raised in Delhi. After receiving her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Delhi, she enrolled herself at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to complete her master's in Sociology. Bhaskar made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama Madholal Keep Walking, a commercial failure. She achieved further mainstream attention for her supporting role of a bride-to-be in the commercially successful romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu. Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

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Filmography (32 titles)

Pati Patni Aur Panga (2025) TV

As: Participant Rating: 10.0/10 (1 votes) Genres: Comedy, Family Box office: Not available

Chhoti Nok-Jhok, Bade Pange! Beloved celebrity couples take on unconventional challenges that put their bond to the test whilst sparking a laughter ride.

Top billed cast (13)

• Sonali Bendre Host
• Munawar Faruqui Host
• Rubina Dilaik Participant
• Abhinav Shukla Participant
• Gurmeet Choudhary Participant
• Debina Bonnerjee Participant
• Hina Khan Participant
• Rocky Jaiswal Participant
• Avika Gor Participant
• Milind Chandwani Participant
• Sudesh Lehri Participant
• Swara Bhasker Participant
• Fahad Ahmad Participant

Jahaan Chaar Yaar (2022) Film

As: Shivangi Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Four dedicated housewives - Shivangi, Mansi, Neha, and Sakhina, whose lives revolve only around their husband and family, decide to escape the suffocating routine life by traveling to Goa for a few days to live life on their terms. They have no idea that their vacation will lead to a series of life-changing events.

Top billed cast (15)

• Swara Bhasker Shivangi
• Meher Vij Mansi
• Shikha Talsania Neha
• Pooja Chopra Sakina
• Girish Kulkarni Madhukar Rane
• Manish Chaudhary DCP Mohite
• Ali Quli Mirza Ashish (Mansi's Husband)
• Nayani Dixit Alisha Cresta
• Mitansh Nehra Murad (Sakina's Husband)
• Vibha Chibber Shivangi's Saas
• Suraj Singh Dinesh Shukla (Shivangi's Husband)
• Akash Dhar Rajeev (Neha's Husband)
• Jyoti Kalash News Anchor
• Simran Gupta Tanya
• Niharika Chouksey Shivangi's Daughter

Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai (2021) TV

As: Mausam Rating: 3.0/10 (2 votes) Genres: Comedy Box office: Not available

Four bachelor friends - Nikhil (Sumeet Vyas), Subbu (Naveen Kasturia), Kavi (Amol Parashar) and Sanki (Ashish Verma) are ecstatic when they find a 4 B.H.K at a measly rent in a city like Mumbai. But, little did they know that they would be sharing their amazing new flat with a newly acquired roommate who happens to be a ghost. Life gets further complicated when the beautiful Mausam (Swara Bhasker) comes for their housewarming party, after-which begins the comedy of horrors.

Top billed cast (6)

• Swara Bhasker Mausam
• Sumeet Vyas Nikhil
• Naveen Kasturia Subbu
• Amol Parashar Kavi
• Ashish Verma Sanki
• Nimisha Mehta Role not available

Dobara Alvida (2021) Film

As: Not available Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes) Genres: Romance, Drama Box office: Not available

Two people are unexpectedly reunited, has time changed their dynamic at all?

Top billed cast (3)

• Swara Bhasker Role not available
• Gulshan Devaiah Kunal
• Swapnil kiiran Kotriwar Cab Driver / Ashok

Sheer Qorma (2021) Film

As: Sitara Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

A story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.

Top billed cast (6)

• Shabana Azmi Ammi
• Divya Dutta Saira
• Swara Bhasker Sitara
• Kalyanee Mulay Shobha
• Jitin Gulati Shahnawaz
• Priya Malik Susan

Rasbhari (2020) TV

As: Shanoo Bansal Rating: 4.5/10 (8 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Nand is amongst the rush of men who pursue Shanu, the new English teacher in Meerut. Upon his discovering her supposed alter-ego, the sex-obsessed spirit of Rasbhari, their relationship takes a new turn. A now matured Nand, takes up the responsibility of saving Shanu from the ongoing witch hunt by the women of the town initiated by his own mother, Pushpa.

Top billed cast (7)

• Rashmi Agdekar Priyanka
• Swara Bhasker Shanoo Bansal
• Sunakshi Grover Rupali
• Neelu Kohli Pushpa
• Ayushmaan Saxena Nand Kishore Tyagi
• Pradhuman Singh Naveen
• Chittaranjan Tripathy Tyagi

Bhaag Beanie Bhaag (2020) TV

As: Beanie Rating: 6.3/10 (7 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Facing disapproving parents, a knotty love life and her own inner critic, an aspiring comic ditches her cushy but unsatisfying life to pursue stand-up.

Top billed cast (4)

• Swara Bhasker Beanie
• Varun Thakur Role not available
• Ravi Patel Role not available
• Dolly Singh Role not available

Flesh (2020) TV

As: ACP Radha Nautiyal Rating: 5.0/10 (3 votes) Genres: Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure Box office: Not available

Flesh is the complex story of two completely different girls who survive the ordeal of being victims of the sex and human trafficking industry of India.

Top billed cast (8)

• Yudhistir Urs Role not available
• Mahima Makwana Role not available
• Vidya Malvade Role not available
• Swara Bhasker ACP Radha Nautiyal
• Kavin Dave Role not available
• Akshay Oberoi Taj
• Uday Tikekar Role not available
• Bijou Thaangjam Bali

Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira (2019) TV

As: Herself Rating: 6.0/10 (2 votes) Genres: Not available Box office: Not available

Social Media Star with Janice is a talk show where mainstream celebrities and new-age internet sensations sit down with host and creator, Janice Sequeira to discuss how the digital age has completely overhauled life as we know it.

Top billed cast (1)

• Janice Sequeira Herself - Host

Shame (2019) Film

As: Fanny Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes) Genres: Thriller Box office: Not available

SHAME is the revenge saga of a housekeeping staff against a hotel guest for having her fired when she errs in the line of duty.

Top billed cast (11)

• Vishal Mehra Guest
• Ranvir Shorey Sumer Seth
• Sayani Gupta Natasha
• Aarav Mehra Elder Brother
• Yuvaan Mehra Younger Brother
• Cyrus Sahukar Mayank (Manager)
• Tara Sharma Sumer's Wife (as Tara Sharma Saluja)
• Myrah Katariya Sumer's Daughter
• Areesz Ganddi Lobby Manager
• Swara Bhasker Fanny
• Seema Pahwa Role not available

Veere Di Wedding (2018) Film

As: Sakshi Soni Rating: 4.7/10 (42 votes) Genres: Drama, Comedy Box office: Not available

Kalindi, Avni, Sakshi and Meera are childhood friends. Kalindi and Rishabh are getting married, and the four gal pals come together for their veere’s wedding. But of course, there can be no shaadi without showsha and a lot of drama. This wedding celebration brings out skeletons from the closet, unspoken truths and some harsh realities as well.

Top billed cast (13)

• Kareena Kapoor Khan Kalindi Puri
• Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Avni Sharma
• Swara Bhasker Sakshi Soni
• Shikha Talsania Meera Sood
• Sumeet Vyas Rishabh Malhotra, Kalindi's fiancé
• Ishwak Singh Nirmal
• Neena Gupta Avni's Mother
• Vivek Mushran Cookie Chacha
• Manoj Pahwa Rishabh's Dad
• Ayesha Raza Mishra Rishabh's Mother
• Alka Kaushal Santosh Aunty
• Ekavali Khanna Paromita
• Anjum Rajabali Kishan Puri

Kanpur Waale Khuranas (2018) TV

As: Herself Rating: 6.0/10 (2 votes) Genres: Comedy Box office: Not available

Hosted by Aparshakti Khurana and Sunil Grover, who plays the quintessential 'Jija-Saala' on the show, join their crazy family as they take you through the big-ticket events of 2018 with funny gags, games and your favorite stars.

Top billed cast (9)

• Divyansh Dwivedi Pramod's neighbour Pandey
• Jatinder Suri Pramod's Sister-in-law
• Adaa Khan Mrs. Pramod Kumar
• Sunil Grover Pramod Kumar
• Aparshakti Khurana Host/Pramod's Brother-in-law
• Ali Asgar Pramod's Sister-in-law
• Sugandha Mishra Pramod's Sister-in-law
• Upasna Singh Pramod's Sister-in-law
• Farah Khan Neighbour of Khuranas

Anaarkali of Aarah (2017) Film

As: Anarkali Rating: 6.8/10 (12 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Hailing from Aarah in Bihar, Anarkali is an item girl, famous for her vocals, suggestive dance moves and innuendo laden lyrics. She enjoys her stardom and revels in the lusty glances. The singer acknowledges that she is no saint and even makes peace with the hatred she evokes among civilised society but what she refuses to tolerate is being exploited in public by an influential politician.

Top billed cast (8)

• Swara Bhasker Anarkali
• Sanjay Mishra VC
• Pankaj Tripathi Rangeela
• Mayur More Anwar
• Ishtiyak Khan Hiraman
• Nitin Arora Role not available
• Brijesh Karanwal Role not available
• Vijay Kumar Inspector Bulbul Singh

Nil Battey Sannata (2016) Film

As: Chanda Sahay Rating: 7.2/10 (49 votes) Genres: Drama, Family Box office: Not available

Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.

Top billed cast (8)

• Swara Bhasker Chanda Sahay
• Ratna Pathak Shah Dr. Diwan
• Pankaj Tripathi Principal Shrivastava
• Riya Shukla Apeksha Sahay
• Sanjay Suri District Collector
• Vishal Nath Amar
• Neha Prajapati Sweety
• Prashant Tiwari Pintu

It's Not That Simple (2016) TV

As: Meera Rating: 8.0/10 (1 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

An urban housewife is stuck in an unhappy marriage, until she's invited for a school reunion and meets two of her ex-almost-boyfriends.

Top billed cast (7)

• Swara Bhasker Meera
• Neha Chauhan Anika
• Karan Veer Mehra Jayesh
• Sumeet Vyas Dev
• Purab Kohli Angad
• Manasi Rachh Natasha
• Vivan Bhatena Rajiv

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015) Film

As: Payal Gill Rating: 6.9/10 (173 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

After Tanu and Manu's marriage breaks apart, the latter finds himself smitten by Datto, a lookalike of his ex-wife. But the estranged couple's feelings begin to spark again.

Top billed cast (14)

• Kangana Ranaut Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' 'Datto' Sangwan
• R. Madhavan Manoj 'Manu' Sharma
• Jimmy Shergill Raja Awasthi
• Deepak Dobriyal Pappi Bhaisaab
• Swara Bhasker Payal Gill
• Eijaz Khan Jassi Gill
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Arun "Chintu" Kumar Singh
• Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Trivedi
• Navni Parihar Tanu's Mother
• K.K. Raina Manu's Father
• Shishir Sharma Kusum's Father
• Rajesh Sharma Omprakash 'Omi' Sangwan
• Manu Rishi Chadha Manu's Lawyer
• Dipti Misra Manu's Mother

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) Film

As: Rajkumari Chandrika Rating: 5.3/10 (124 votes) Genres: Romance, Drama Box office: Not available

While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.

Top billed cast (15)

• Salman Khan Prem Dilwale / Yuvraj Vijay Singh
• Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Princess Maithili Devi
• Neil Nitin Mukesh Yuvraj Ajay Singh
• Anupam Kher Diwan Sahab / Bapu
• Swara Bhasker Rajkumari Chandrika
• Deepak Dobriyal Kanhaiya
• Arman Kohli Chirag Singh
• Manoj Joshi Bhandari
• Bikramjeet Kanwarpal Estate Agent
• Deepraj Rana Sanjay
• Samaira Rao Sameera
• Sanjay Mishra Chaubey
• S M Zaheer Doctor
• Lata Sabharwal Radhika and Chandrika's Mother
• Karuna Pandey Maharani

X: Past Is Present (2015) Film

As: Aunty Rating: 5.4/10 (14 votes) Genres: Drama, Mystery Box office: Not available

When a middle-aged filmmaker meets an alluring stranger at a party, he's haunted by troubling memories of his past relationships.

Top billed cast (15)

• Rajat Kapoor K
• Anshuman Jha K (Young)
• Huma Qureshi Veena
• Swara Bhasker Aunty
• Radhika Apte Rija
• Pia Bajpiee Shireen
• Usha Uthup Mrs. Baker
• Neha Mahajan Avantika
• Rii Sen Basanti
• Aditi Chengappa Aastha
• Bidita Bag New Actress
• Gabriella Schmidt Role not available
• Parno Mittra Shiuli
• Pooja Ruparel Role not available
• Richa Shukla Moorjani Sanjana

Son of Abish (2014) TV

As: Herself Rating: 6.8/10 (5 votes) Genres: Comedy, Family Box office: Not available

Son Of Abish is a variety comedy talk show with host Abish Mathew.

Top billed cast (1)

• Abish Mathew Himself - Host

Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai (2014) Film

As: Ayesha Saxena Rating: 4.5/10 (4 votes) Genres: Horror Box office: Not available

It's not just a matter of one spirit, it's a matter of multiple possessions in one body.

Top billed cast (8)

• Swara Bhasker Ayesha Saxena
• Reema Debnath Urmi
• Saurabh Dubey Dr. Akhilesh Trivedi
• Abhinav Jain Inspector
• Sakha Kalyani Mangla
• Hemant Pandey Rajaram
• Deepraj Rana Ugra Pratap Singh
• Murali Sharma Manohar Gupta

Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (2014) TV

As: Presenter Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes) Genres: Documentary Box office: Not available

How the constitution of the largest Democratic Republic in the world was created.

Top billed cast (2)

• Swara Bhasker Presenter
• Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Prasad

Raanjhanaa (2013) Film

As: Bindiya Rating: 6.6/10 (169 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.

Top billed cast (15)

• Dhanush Kundan
• Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Zoya Haider
• Abhay Deol Akram
• Swara Bhasker Bindiya
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Murari
• Shilpi Marwaha Rashmi
• Kumud Mishra Zoya's Father / Guruji
• Saniya Anklesaria Zoya's Childhood
• Arvind Gaur Guptaji (Cameo Appearance)
• Sujata Kumar Chief Minister
• Vipin Sharma Kundan's father (Cameo Appearance)
• Ishwak Singh Doctor from Lucknow
• Tejpal Singh Father of Abhay Deol
• Nisha Jindal Student of JNU
• Late Ginny Singh JNU Activist

Aurangzeb (2013) Film

As: Suman Phogat Rating: 6.0/10 (24 votes) Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama Box office: Not available

Yashwardhan, a corrupt businessman, is suspected of grave crimes by the police. Inspector Ravikant kidnaps Yash's son, Ajay, and replaces him with a lookalike, Vishal, to expose his criminal deeds.

Top billed cast (15)

• Arjun Kapoor Ajay / Vishal
• Rishi Kapoor Ravikant Phogat
• Prithviraj Sukumaran Arya Phogat
• Swara Bhasker Suman Phogat
• Jackie Shroff Yashwardhan Singh
• Tanvi Azmi Veera Singh/Phogat
• Sikandar Kher Dev Phogat
• Anupam Kher Inspector Vijaykant Phogat
• Sasha Agha Ritu
• Deepti Naval Ramaa Phogat
• Amrita Singh Neena Wadhwa
• Kavi Shastri Inder
• Pramod Kumar Role not available
• Sumeet Vyas Vishnu
• Rasika Dugal Trishala

Listen... Amaya (2013) Film

As: Amaya Rating: 7.0/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Fiery 22-year old writer Amaya struggles to balance working life with family life after finding out that her mom is dating her current collaborator at work.

Top billed cast (5)

• Farooq Shaikh Jayant
• Deepti Naval Leela
• Swara Bhasker Amaya
• Amala Akkineni Sujata
• Siddhant Karnick Raghav

Tanu Weds Manu (2011) Film

As: Payal Gill Rating: 6.8/10 (109 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama Box office: Not available

Manu comes to India to find a bride for himself and falls for Tanu at first sight but she is a free spirited girl has no plans of marrying him.

Top billed cast (12)

• R. Madhavan Manoj "Manu" Sharma
• Kangana Ranaut Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi
• Jimmy Shergill Raja Awasthi
• Eijaz Khan Jassi Gill
• Deepak Dobriyal Pappi Bhaisaab
• Swara Bhasker Payal Gill
• K.K. Raina Mr. Sharma
• Rajendra Gupta Mr. Trivedi
• Navni Parihar Mrs. Trivedi
• Neha Kaul Ayushi
• Ravi Kishan Raja's Friend
• Dipti Misra Manu's Mother

Chillar Party (2011) Film

As: Talk show host Rating: 6.9/10 (66 votes) Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family Box office: Not available

A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony, take on the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.

Top billed cast (15)

• Irfan Khan Fatka
• Sanath Menon Arjun / Encyclopedia
• Rohan Grover Ramashanker / Akram
• Naman Jain Balwan / Jhangiya
• Visshesh Tiwari Laxman / Second Hand
• Chinmay Chandraunshuh Lucky / Panauti
• Aarav Khanna Aflatoon
• Vedant Desai Silencer
• Divij Handa Shaolin
• Rajesh Sharma L.N Tondon
• Shriya Sharma Toothpaste
• Satyadeep Misra Arjun's father
• Swara Bhasker Talk show host
• Ranbir Kapoor Item Number (Tai Tai Phish)
• Aakash Dahiya Googly

Guzaarish (2010) Film

As: Radhika Talwar Rating: 7.3/10 (133 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.

Top billed cast (15)

• Hrithik Roshan Ethan Mascarenhas
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Sophie D'souza
• Shernaz Patel Devyani Dutta
• Aditya Roy Kapur Omar Siddiqui
• Suhel Seth Dr. Nayak
• Nafisa Ali Ethan's Mother
• Rajit Kapoor Vipin Patel
• Vijay Crishna Judge Rajhansmoni
• Jineet Rath Young Ethan Mascarennas
• Parveen Rabbani Rosy
• Farida Mistry Maria
• Monikangana Dutta Estella Francis
• Makrand Deshpande Neville D'Souza
• Olivier Lafont Father Samuel
• Ash Chandler Yasser Siddiqui

Madholal Keep Walking (2010) Film

As: Sudha M. Dubey Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes) Genres: Not available Box office: Not available

This is the story of an 'common man' with simple dreams and a routine life, who can be found in any corner of the globe, chasing their dreams and hoping to realize them. Madholal Dubey is one of them. On one fateful day everything changes in Madho's life. He becomes a victim of an unfortunate incident and their dreams go upside down. He gets scared of death and looses all his faith in God and life. The film revolves around how Madholal and family encounter his fears and deceit.

Top billed cast (5)

• Subrat Dutta Madholal Dubey
• Neela Gokhle Kamla M. Dubey (as Neela Gokhale)
• Pranay Narayan Anwar Mulani
• Swara Bhasker Sudha M. Dubey
• Varnita Aglawe Sumi M. Dubey