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Actor Kalki Koechlin on balancing motherhood and career

Actor Kalki Koechlin recently posted a photo on Instagram with actor Siddhant Chaturvedi, hinting at rehearsals for Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, their upcoming film together. The film, directed by Arjun Varain Singh, explores the facets of friendship. Kalki, known for her unconventional choices with a repertoire that includes films like Dev D, That Girl In Yellow Boots, Margarita With A Straw, A Death In The Gunj, Gully Boy and Made in Heaven says she has become more picky now, adding, “I have to be relationally involved and convinced about a script for me to do it.”

The actor was recently in Udhagamandalam for a panel discussion on motherhood at the Ooty Literary Festival. “I also shot for a month for another film in Portugal. I want to do more work,” says Kalki who welcomed her daughter Sappho in 2020, where she chose water birth. A year later, she came out with a book called The Elephant In The Womb (Penguin) a graphic novel (illustrated by Ukrainian artist Valeriya Polyanychko) drawing from her own experiences and covering topics ranging from abortion and birthing plans to the woes of breastfeeding.

Kalki Koechlin (Source: RIDHIKA MEHRA)
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