Swara Bhasker on her fallout with Kangana Ranaut: ‘If you can justify and celebrate murder, then I can’t stay friends with you’

Swara said that it was better to stay away in such cases than maintaining a fake facade. “If you can justify and celebrate murder, then I can’t stay friends with you, as simple as that,” she concluded.

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In the same interview Swara also spoke about the slap incident that happened with Kangana at Chandigarh airport and said, “Anybody who is a reasonable person will say that whatever happened with Kangana was wrong.” She also added, “Kangana just got slapped–and even that should not have happened–but at least she is alive, and has her security around. In this country, people have lost their lives, they’ve been lynched to death, shot dead in a train by a security personnel, in riots, security personnel have been recorded beating up people. Jo log ye saare acts ko justify kar rahe hai, woh phir aake Kangana ke case pe hume mat sikhao.”

Kangana and Swara’s beef started when the Queen actor called Swara and Taapsee Pannu “B-grade actresses.” Later, in a chat with The Bombay Journey, Swara said, “I just felt that Kangana calling me and Taapsee B-grade actors was an invitation to talk. So, we should talk. Also, it’s a democracy and everyone has the right to speak. My only logic is, that if you are speaking, then I will also speak. I will also share my opinion.”