A biography for Kalki Koechlinhasn’t been written yet.
“When your private life has been dragged into public space, you tend to attain a zen-like composure.”
“Being independent in my choices is important to me.”
“Being a feminist means asking for equality. But people take it the other way at times. It is looked down upon is because it is seen as man-hating. But, feminism is a really crazy idea that suggests men and women are equal.”
“I improvise a lot and try something new every couple of years.”
“I don't even mind playing a bimbo or a silly girl, as long as it isn't stereotyped and there's a reason for that character to be part of the story.”
“What makes us really human is it's in the presence of death that we start valuing life.”
“Theatre is more metaphorical where you have to be louder and larger than life, whereas film is more subtle and more real.”
“Woody Allen's sense of humour has always attracted me, and I love the way he can make life so meaningful and yet show us what a farce it can be at the same time.”
“It is enough if I can be relevant. It is more about me keeping up with youngsters than influencing youngsters. So I just want to stay relevant, really.”
“At home, my parents were quite old, so the surrounding was of elder people. There was no noise. Reading books was encouraged; TV was not encouraged, so I was the geeky, studious type of girl.”
“Once I got married, I was only invited to the things that Anurag was invited to. People would say, 'Call Anurag's wife.' They wouldn't say, 'call Kalki' or 'call Kalki's husband.'”
“Going to London at 18 to study drama and theatre made me grow up really fast.”
“I am just like a common woman who love shopping in Sarojni Nagar and Janpath. I am the one who shops on Indian street, in malls of Dubai and even vintage stores of London and New York.”
“A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.”
“I'm from a small town where the pace of life is slow.”
“I like social media, as it cuts out the middleman. You can be yourself, you can't be misquoted, and it's also useful for me to get information about my theatre shows across to people.”
“Theatre is my first love; I would not have done it if I didn't love it and certainly not for the money - you really have to believe in it.”
“A film is a mirror image of our society. If there's something wrong with the way we make films or the way women are stereotyped, then it means that it's happening in real life.”
“Women are not a doormat. We are equivalent to men. It is just that we have different bodies and different biological needs.”
“If you want to have a nice laugh, then 'My Friend Pinto' is a movie to watch.”