Swara Bhaskar

Swara Bhaskar
Bhaskar promoting Nil Battey Sannata in 2016
Born	(1988-04-09) 9 April 1988 (age 28) Delhi, India
Alma mater	University of Delhi J. Nehru University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Parent(s)	CU Bhaskar (father) Ira Bhaskar (mother)

Swara Bhaskar (born 9 April 1988) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry. She has received two Filmfare Award nominations and her prime achievements have made her one of the most noticed actresses of the Hindi cinema.

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 completed 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 (2011). Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She received widespread acclaim for portraying an aggressive lover in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Raanjhanaa (2013), for which she earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She then played supporting roles in the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) and the romantic drama Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films. Her first major starring role came in the comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata (2016), in which her portrayal of a young widow was well-received.

Bhaskar was born and raised in Delhi to Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, a Telugu Indian Navy officer, and his Bihari wife Ira Bhaskar, a professor of cinema studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her maternal grandmother was from Varanasi.