Swara has revealed that in the early days in Bombay one of the first people she met was director Sudhir Mishra and he gave her a tip.. She said, "Sudhir sir took one look at me. I was those fresh-of-the-boat, straight-out-of-university type aspiring actors.
"I remember Sudhir sir looking at my khaadi kurta and jeans and jholaa, and with a poker straight face he said to me, 'Lose that jholaa!' And almost by reflex I clutched it and exclaimed, 'NO! It's my soul!' And he burst out laughing.Well, I learnt to wear heels and dress up for red carpet events but I still have my jholaa" adds Swara.
Now, Swara is known to be an avid jholaa collector. One of fer friend confirmed, "Swara has innumerable jholaas of different kinds and styles. Wherever she goes, she picks up a new one. On a recent London trip, we thought she would bring back an LV or the like, but sure enough.. what she brought was a jholaa!!!!"
Wow! Here's an actress who is unpretentious and really clinging to her roots unabashedly. Good for her.