Stating that they "crossed all barriers, of caste, religion, cities-villages, class" to get married, actress Swara Bhasker's husband Fahad Ahmad said, "The only thing common was our sexual orientation, we both are straight." "There was an urban-rural divide. I come from a small part–which isn't even a district– of Bareilly city...I am a Pasmanda Muslim...she is a Brahmin," he added.