MUMBAI : Kalki Koechlin is one of the finest actresses we have today in the Hindi film industry. Her performances in  critically acclaimed films like Dev D, Margarita with a Straw, Shaitan and many more, have helped her carve a niche for herself in the acting space. Her performance and screen presence always lights up the screen.

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In a recent interview, Kalki revealed how some people assumed that she carried drugs with her simply because she is a white girl. Speaking about her experience of being a white girl growing up in India, Kalki said, “I saw it (patriarchy) from very young, because I was always asked for drugs. Because I was the only white girl in my group, so it was like that loose morals, white girl phenomenon. They see Baywatch and think that every white girl must be like that. Just like forwardness. And then the minute I would answer back in Tamil, they would be like 'Akka, sister', you know. Suddenly their perspective of you changes just because you speak in their language.”

Speaking of being made conscious of her looks, Kalki said, “And then you get comments like, don’t smile too much, your teeth are too big, you get comments on your body and you get stuff like that said to you and so you become ultra conscious. I remember this make-up artist, I was 24 at that time and he said, ‘I can’t do the eye liner on your eyes because there are too many wrinkles.”

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On the personal front, Kalki is now a mother to 3 year old daughter Sappho with partner Guy Hershberg. She was earlier married to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. 

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