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[^2]\n\nBollywood actress Swara Bhasker received heavy online backlash on 2026-09-01 over her remarks calling the Jauhar sequence in Deepika Padukone's 2018 film Padmaavat problematic. [^3]\n\nSwara Bhasker reacted to the criticism via an Instagram Story, posting a photo with the caption saying it is wild that so many people, including women, are triggered by the basic idea that rape survivors have a right to life after rape. [^4]\n\nSeveral social media users criticized Swara Bhasker's comments, defending Jauhar as an act of bravery by Hindu women against Muslim invaders and calling her 'ignorant' and 'malicious'. [^5]\n\nSwara Bhasker also said she was so angered by a close-up of a pregnant woman's belly in the Jauhar scene that she shouted 'chii' and wrote a letter five days later. [^6]\n\nSwara Bhasker insisted that the scene depicting mass suicide might make sexual assault survivors feel like cowards for not ending their life. [^7]\n\nIn her original criticism, Swara Bhasker questioned whether rape should be considered the end of a woman's life, while criticizing the scene in which women perform Jauhar. [^8]\n\nIn Padmaavat, the Jauhar sequence occurs after Alauddin Khilji's forces defeat the Rajputs and breach the fort of Chittor, with Rani Padmavati (played by Deepika Padukone) leading the women into collective self-immolation. [^9]\n\nThe article characterizes Swara Bhasker as an actress known for making controversial statements. 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