You Will Love This Role, It Is About A Psycho: Kalki Koechlin Talks About Being Stereotyped

Kalki Koechlin recently commented about how unpleasant it has been to experience stereotyping in her roles.

Kalki Koechlin talks about being stereotyped.

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Kalki Koechlin, who has always been outspoken about her views on the entertainment industry, recently discussed how it has been upsetting to be stereotyped in her parts. The 'Dev D' actor was talking body positivity and coping with body shaming and trolls on an episode of her own BBC podcast with actor Rytasha Rathore.

In the third season of Kalki Koechlin Presents My Indian Life, Rytasha mentioned that she had a breakthrough with 'Badho Bahu' but had quickly fallen into the stereotype of the 'fat girl'. On that topic, Kalki acknowledged that she has also been typecast throughout her acting career.

“I can kind of relate to being the sidekick, the best friend who is funny but annoying or just somebody who is not very like-able or a home-breaker or ready to mess up the plot. It has been frustrating,” Kalki said.

Speaking on an instance where a filmmaker approached her for a stereotypical role, she recalled the time he told her,"You are going to love this role because it is about a psycho. You know she is like drinking and really messed up in the head.' 

On the professional front, Kalki Koechlin is presently awaiting the release of her upcoming movie, 'Goldfish', which also stars Deepti Naval, Gordon Warnecke, and Bharti Patel in vital roles. The movie, which stars Deepti and Kalki as a mother and daughter, is about self-identity and memory. Anamika, played by Kalki, is a mixed-marriage child who visits her estranged mother Sadhana since she is beginning to develop dementia. 

At the 27th Busan International Film Festival in October, 'Goldfish' had its world premiere to an encouraging response. Later, during the BAFTA and OSCAR qualifying 30th Raindance Film Festival, the English-language feature directed by Pushan Kripalani got its European Premiere.