LET THE LAW TAKE ITS OWN COURSE, SAYS SWARA

While most of the people from Bollywood have refrained from commenting on the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation, Swara Bhasker recently tweeted against the ongoing media trial of his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. She had written that Chakraborty is “being subjected to a bizarre and dangerous media trial fuel led by hugely problematic impulses of mob justice”, while also saying that law should be allowed to take a final decision.

Talking about the tweet and why she posted it when Bollywood is quiet, she says, “I can’t speak for others. I always stand up for what I think is right and we should not act like the judges and investigators. It’s not our job but a job for the courts. Let law take it’s course.”

The actor, who was last seen in the web show, Rasbhari, is looking forward to her next one, where she plays a cop. Ask her if she is drawn to hard hitting social subjects and she explains, “I don’t essentially gravitate towards social subjects but I think, what you believe in, will reflect in your work. Art is more than entertainment, and is constantly engaging with society to reflect what’s happening there.”

“It also has the power to transform how we think as a society. If my performance makes you think, then it is a success for me,” says Bhasker, 32.

The actor adds that the audience enjoys global content and in a diverse country like India, there is space for every kind of content. “I have got a positive response on OTT from the audience and I have realised that viewers enjoy seeing an artiste for a longer duration on screen in character, than a movie,” she says.

I don’t essentially gravitate towards social subjects but I think, what you believe in, will reflect in your work. SWARA BHASKER, ACTOR