- By Swati Singh
- Sat, 02 May 2026 08:38 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Swara Bhasker has spoken out against the unrealistic expectations and body-shaming women face after childbirth, especially in the public eye. Reflecting on her postpartum journey after welcoming her daughter Raabiya in 2023, the Veere Di Wedding actor shared a throwback photo that attracted distasteful comments and she called out the scrutiny by posting a troll’s message on Instagram.
On May 1, Swara posted a screenshot of one such message on her Instagram stories and wrote, "Kaha se kaha tak aa gayi ho tum, you were such a great actor…don’t know why???" The text overlay on the story read, "Love the zero self awareness of people when they type messages like this."
Swara Bhasker’s Instagram post featured a collage that juxtaposed a 2018 photo of herself with a recent image of her holding her daughter Raabiya, captured with her back to the camera, highlighting the contrast across time.
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Swara called out the trolls and noted, "This is a hill I will repeatedly die on! The kind of rage and anger I’ve encountered in the last few years because my body has changed after childbirth and because I refuse to lose the weight on the timeline of strangers on the internet..is bizarre!"
Her message was clear: women’s bodies shouldn’t be judged by unrealistic beauty standards or objectified for appearance. She explained how life changes deeply after becoming a parent, with no going back to what once was. Instead of focusing on weight loss, she chose to embrace motherhood and be fully present for her child.