By: Sarwar Alam
Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar has hit back at a torrent of online abuse over a masturbation scene in a film dubbed India’s answer to Sex and the City that is proving a hit worldwide. Veere Di Wedding has caused a stir on social media for its portrayal of female sexuality — a taboo subject in patriarchal, socially conservative India. The Hindi-language movie has raked in $7.8 million in India since its June 1 release, according to Box Office India, and is in the top 10 in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The film, also starring Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Shikha Talsania and which was produced by…
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