Swara Bhasker's claim to fame is her comments, not her craft

Swara Bhasker says she risked her career at the cost of speaking on political issues but hasn't she been in the limelight courtesy these comments?

New Delhi, Dec 07: Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker, whose claim to fame is often through her vicious anti-India comments, has complained that she is not getting work despite being part of several blockbuster movies. The actress alleged that she was paying the price for being vocal about issues. The 34-year-old actor has now said that she risked her career at the cost of speaking on the political issues in the country. But how far is it true?

Being Honest or Playing Victim Card?
She forayed into cinema in 2009 with 'Madholal Keep Walking' which, to be honest, most of us never heard of. Her second flick was Hrithik Roshan-starrer 'Guzaarish'. Although the movie was hailed by critics, the film belonged to Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In the next few years, she worked in a couple of movies but was hailed for her performance only in Kangana Ranaut's 'Tanu Weds Manu'. In fact, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Filmfare) and she bagged an award for her performance in Zee Cine Awards.

Swara then was part of a few successful movies like 'Raanjhanaa', 'Nil Battey Sannata' 'Anaarkali of Aarah' and 'Veere Di Wedding'. Going by her profile in Wikipedia, one can see that no time in her career was she flooded with offers. In fact, offers had dried up since 2015 itself. Interestingly, she started getting more projects ever since she started ranting against the BJP, RSS, etc. Yes, speaking out has visibly become a boon for her as it has kept her in the limelight even while she made a mark with her movies.

Problem with choice of projects
Looking at the projects that she is associated with of late, it is very clear that her series or movies have failed to strike a chord with the viewers. Her 'Rasbhari' series has 2.8 rating out of 10 on IMDB by the time this story went for publishing. Meanwhile, her other series 'Flesh' has got 5.5 ratings out of 10. Last but not the least, 'Bhaag Beanie Bhaag' has got 4.2 ratings out of 10.

These ratings are an indication of the popularity of her shows.

Showbiz is all about success or hits. It is applicable for A-list stars of Bollywood as well. If they are part of a few flop flicks, they lose their market. This is the case with most stars in Bollywood today. Every star will be measured by their hits. Be it Aamir Khan or Akshay Kumar, if they fail to live up to the viewers' expectations, their career is more or less over because of the competition.

Fierce competition:
There is fierce competition in the film industry and actors/filmmakers need to fight hard to impress the ever-changing tastes of the audience. This is the reason why South movies are suddenly getting popular in Bollywood while A-list actors continue to struggle to deliver hit movies.

Swara Bhaskar needs to understand this fact and cautiously choose her projects instead of taking up every project that comes her way. If her claims that she was not getting movies for being vocal about the issues, then how are Taapsee Pannu or Anurag Kashyap from the same brigade keeping busy with multiple projects?

Well, her comments are yet another bid to be in the limelight and gain sympathy. Instead of spending more time on tweeting, she needs to focus on her career to stay relevant in the game.