After starting off as a supporting actress in films like Tanu Weds Manu (2011) and Raanjhanaa (2013), Swara Bhasker caused a stir with her role in the acclaimed drama, Nil Battey Sannata (2016). Known for essaying a wide variety of roles, she has also been a part of commercially successful movies like Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), both of which ranked among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of that year.