Kalki Koechlin is one of the most versatile actresses of her generation. The diva has enthralled millions with her epic films, including Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Shanghai, Margarita With A Straw among others. Apart from her stint in Bollywood, Kalki is known for her fashion musings and unapologetic personality. In her personal life, she is in a happy space with her boyfriend, Guy Hershberg and their daughter, Sappho.
In a recent interview with HT City, Kalki Koechlin opened up the about the reason which has kept her away from films. The diva, who is enjoying the blissful motherhood, revealed that she has been extra selective in choosing her films, since she doesn’t want to stay away from her daughter for long. Moreover, she dismissed speculations of not getting enough work and revealed that she prefers to wait and land on a gem of a script. In her words:
“I am extra selective now because I don’t want to be away from my daughter unless I really have something very exciting to do in hand. Getting a quality piece of work is a once-in-a-while thing. We have to wait it out. Every script that you get is not going to turn out to be a gem."
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Moving forth in the conversation, Kalki discussed how she feels actresses over the age of 40 have faced severe constraints, when it came to landing equal opportunities of work in the film industry. She remarked that people are quite harsh in such cases, without even knowing the physical and mental status of women, who go through bodily changes at such an age. Expressing more, she said:
“People are so harsh towards women over 40. They don’t know anything about women over 40. They don’t know what happens to our bodies, they don’t know much about menopause. That is also because we are not writing about it.”
In one of her earlier interviews with Siddhaarth Aalambayan on his show, The Male Feminist, Kalki Koechlin candidly talked about the various disadvantages and prejudices she faced, being a white girl in India. She recalled people misunderstanding her because of her skin tone. Moreover, she added people often asked her if she carried drugs.
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Continuing in the same interview, Kalki Koechlin recalled a time when she was about to face casting couch, when she gave an audition for a role in a film. She recalled how the filmmaker called her to his home, and she noticed closed blinds in the entire space. Narrating more, she added:
“There was a film I did an audition for and I really liked and they called me back and said that you just need to meet the producer. So, I met the producer in his office with the blinds down and he said, ‘So, you know this is going to be your big opportunity. You are going to make it with this and I would really like to know you better. Can we go for dinner?’ I got the drift of it and said that ‘Listen, it’s not for me. I am not into that."
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