Caution: spoilers ahead. The streaming giant Amazon Prime Video, which usually publicises its original series before releasing them, was u...
Caution: spoilers ahead.
The streaming giant Amazon Prime Video, which usually publicises its original series before releasing them, was uncharacteristically coy about its latest show Rasbhari. The eight-episode Rasbhari emerged on the platform soon after the trailer was released on June 25 without much fanfare. Yet, the chatter about Rasbhari has only grown louder and louder, most likely because of its lead actor, the outspoken and highly political Swara Bhasker.
In Rasbhari, Bhasker plays Shanoo, a schoolteacher in Meerut. With a husband who frequently travels out of town for work, the attractive Shanoo becomes an object of lust for Meerut’s men and boys and a never-ending headache for their wives and mothers.
The trailer lit the first spark, with people claiming to be offended with the mild sexual content, which included shots of Shanoo seducing or getting into bed with a bunch of characters. “Pls boycott Rasbhari due swara Bhaskar attitude against sanatan Hindus #boycottrasbhari retweet pls She was against CAA,” said a typical tweet.
Another person tweeted that the low Internet and Movie Database rating of Rasbhari is for “mocking India legacy and Hindus”. Its rating currently stands at 2.7 out of 10, with 70% voting for the lowest possible score: one.
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