Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Swara Bhasker Recounts Messages After 2019 Ayodhya Verdict
Swara Bhasker talked about how she felt after the Supreme Court's 2019 decision about a disputed religious site in Ayodhya.
The court allowed a Ram temple to be built there and ordered that land be given for a mosque elsewhere.
Swara said she thought the decision was unfair and felt ashamed as a Hindu.
She messaged Muslim people she knew, including several famous actors, to say she was sorry and disagreed with the judgment.
Some people told her that she did not need to apologize.
Other people on social media criticized her for being unhappy with the court's decision.
During the same podcast, she said Umar Khalid helped connect her with her husband, Fahad Ahmad.
She also discussed her earlier criticism of the film Padmaavat and its depiction of jauhar.
She said her comments about the women involved had been mistranslated.
Swara Bhasker said she felt upset and that the 2019 Ayodhya verdict was unfair.
She said she messaged Muslim contacts including Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Fahad Ahmad.
The Supreme Court awarded the disputed site for a Ram temple and directed the government to provide five acres for a mosque.
Social media users criticized Bhasker's reaction, while some people she contacted told her an apology was unnecessary.
Bhasker also discussed Fahad Ahmad, Umar Khalid's role in their relationship, and renewed criticism of her Padmaavat comments.
- Who
- Actor Swara Bhasker, Muslim acquaintances including Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Fahad Ahmad, and critics on social media.
- What
- Bhasker recalled messaging Muslim contacts after the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict because she felt the judgment was unfair.
- When
- She was referring to the November 9, 2019 verdict and discussed it on The Midnight Hour podcast.
- Where
- The verdict concerned a disputed site in Ayodhya; Bhasker also discussed the matter on a podcast.
- Why
- She said she wanted Muslim people she knew to understand that she was sorry, ashamed as a Hindu and disagreed with the judgment.
Bhasker's Account
Critics' Response
Reaction to the Ayodhya verdict
Bhasker's Account
Bhasker said she was deeply upset, considered the judgment unfair and wanted to reassure Muslim acquaintances that she disagreed with it.
Critics' Response
Some social media users criticized her for being upset by a court decision supporting construction of a Ram temple.
Whether an apology was needed
Bhasker's Account
Bhasker said she apologized because she felt ashamed as a Hindu and wanted Muslim people she knew to understand her position.
Critics' Response
Some people she messaged responded that she did not need to send such an apology.
Padmaavat comments
Bhasker's Account
Bhasker said the film's depiction of jauhar raised concerns about how women and survivors of sexual violence might interpret the message.
Critics' Response
Critics accused her of insulting the women who performed jauhar; Bhasker denied calling them cowards and said her remarks were mistranslated.
- Verdict date
- November 9, 2019
- Court decision
- A five-judge Constitution Bench unanimously awarded the disputed site for construction of a Ram temple.
- Alternative land
- The government was directed to allot five acres to the Sunni Central Waqf Board for a mosque.
- People Bhasker said she messaged
- Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Fahad Ahmad were among the Muslim people she contacted.
- Marriage
- Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmad registered their marriage under the Special Marriage Act on February 16, 2023.
- Daughter
- The couple welcomed their daughter, Raabiyaa, in September 2023.
- Related controversy
- Bhasker revisited her criticism of Padmaavat's depiction of jauhar and said comments about the women involved had been mistranslated.