Swara Bhaskar Lashes Out At Media Outlet For Fat-Shaming Her Post-Partum Body

Actor Swara Bhasker got married to politician Fahad Ahmed in January last year. However, they welcomed a baby girl named Raabiyaa on September 23, 2023. On Tuesday, she took to Instagram Stories to lash out at an article by a ‘leading’ newspaper. This article shamed her postpartum body and claimed she was not getting work in films because of her weight.

Swara Bhaskar slams news report

Sharing a screenshot of the article’s tweet, Swara Bhasker wrote, “For those who cannot read the Devanagari script, this is a leading Hindi newspaper handle that thinks it is newsworthy that a recent mom, who birthed a child a few months ago, put on weight! Can someone please explain the physiology of childbirth to the geniuses…” The original tweet read, “Badhte wajan ke karan Swara ko nahi mil raha kaam (Due to her weight gain, Swara is not getting work)!”

Swara’s motherhood

In October 2023, Swara Bhasker talked about becoming a mother to her first child, Raabiyaa, soon after her marriage. She mentioned that 2023 has been an absolute whirlwind for her, however, in the happiest way possible. Her year-end summary was that it was very hectic.

‘I got married and had a baby within 10 months. If you had spoken to me in October last year, I would never have known that I would be married to Fahad three months later. Bhagwaan deta hai toh chhappad faad ke deta hai (When God blesses you, he blesses you abundantly).”

On her daughter’s upbringing

Speaking about her daughter’s upbringing, the actor said that all children are a reflection of what their parents are. They grow up with the values their parents teach them. She mentioned that Raabiyaa will have the best of both worlds. She will have access to two kinds of faith. She compared her mixed upbringing with the Indian cultural diversity.

“It is like how India is a mishmash of caste and religion. The two families were chatting post her birth and discovered that the chhathhi (the sixth day after the baby’s birth) is common to both Hindus and Muslims. I think that is beautiful. We focus on the differences, but there are so many similarities. When you look for differences with an agenda, then you will find that rubbish,” she says.