Swara Bhasker: Want to support outsiders? Watch their films

Flesh, Swara Bhasker’s latest release on Eros Now, is the first series in which the actor will be donning the role of a cop. In a chat arranged as part of Time Pass, a series of webinars organised by The New Indian Express group, and hosted by senior journalist Kaveree Bamzai, Swara shared that playing a cop was no mean task.“There was a lot of action involved and it was hard. Almost all male stars have done a cop role while we don’t get such a chance even once. So, I'm happy I got to do this character,” she said.Speaking about the series, she stated, “Flesh is a realistic and unflinching look at the world of human trafficking, which we don’t often see. As it’s a series, there was a lot more time to delve into topics with nuance. It is much more than just the cop chasing the bad guy, and this added a level of intimacy to proceedings.”Swara credited the creators for the extensive research that she said has gone behind depicting the many layers of trafficking in the series; she is also hopeful for a second season. “Director Danish Aslam said that many parts in the show are based on real accounts told by police officers and NGO workers.” Swara revealed that her character’s emotional motivation was also inspired by her personal conversations with police officers from different ranks, who all shared the same frustration towards the system which gets ‘easily manipulated by criminals’.