Actor Swara Bhaskar says that she did anticipate the backlash she received for her masturbation scene in Veere Di Wedding.
“Yes, I did anticipate the hate that has come my way but I don’t think you should care about that as an actor and an artiste. I don’t think you should care about what the (audience) reaction would be while performing as it is distracting, unhelpful and creates a fear that doesn’t help in the performance anyway,” said Swara.
Bhasker says that she knew she would be trolled as Indian society is very hypocritical when it comes to onscreen behaviour of men and women.
“It is completely okay for men to do whatever they want. You can show men doing anything on screen. But for women, it becomes ‘oh bold’, ‘oh controversial’, ‘oh shocking.’ So, I knew I would be trolled,” said the actor.
The actor says that she doesn’t have time to think about people who hide their real identity behind a Twitter handle.
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“What would you say to trolls who think it is wrong for a woman to masturbate or who chose to slut shame actors who show the act of masturbation on-screen. I think it shows their mentality which is narrow-minded and low. In any case, trolling is you hiding behind the anonymity of your Twitter name being abusive or shaming people who you would not meet in life and even if you do, you would take a selfie. So frankly, I don’t have time to think about them,” she told The Indian Express.