Actress Swara Bhasker questioned the glorification of the Jauhar tradition depicted in the film Padmavati, stating that women have a right to live in any circumstance. ^[1] Actress Swara Bhasker faced backlash online after questioning the message conveyed by the Jauhar scene in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmaavat. ^[2] Swara Bhasker stated on social media that her remarks criticizing the Jauhar scene in the film 'Padmaavat' were completely mistranslated and she never called Rani Padmavati or other women who committed Jauhar cowards. ^[3] Prakash Kapadia, co-writer of the 2018 film Padmaavat alongside Sanjay Leela Bhansali, defended the depiction of the jauhar scene against criticism from actor Swara Bhasker. ^[4] Kiirti Rathod, the national president of the Karni Sena Women's Wing in Jaipur, objected to Swara Bhasker's comments. ^[5] Swara Bhasker stated that there is no need to glorify practices like self-immolation in the current era. ^[6] The Karni Sena Women's Wing issued a strong reaction to Swara Bhasker's statements regarding the Padmavati film. ^[7] Netizens and the public responded with sharp criticism, slamming Bhasker's interpretation of the historical practice of Jauhar. ^[8] Swara Bhasker stated in a viral video that the Jauhar scene, depicting 800 women committing suicide to save their honor, could make rape survivors feel like cowards. ^[9] Swara Bhasker posted a video on X on Tuesday night explaining the context of her remarks made during an event on Monday regarding the film 'Padmaavat'. ^[10] Swara Bhasker questioned in her video whether society should be making films that send the message that a woman's purity is more valuable than her life or telling survivors of rape that surviving is a bad thing. ^[11] Swara Bhasker said in her video that while watching the climax of 'Padmaavat', she felt that if she were a rape survivor, the film might make her feel cowardly for not taking her own life and for having chosen to survive after the assault. ^[12]