A fan of mine has written a book called Bunny Teeth: Kalki Koechlin makes some personal confessions


The actress also reveals her major turn offs
All about Kalki
Date of birth: January 9
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Place of birth: Puducherry
School/college: Hebron School, Ooty/ University of London
First break: Dev.D (2009)
High point of your life: Winning the National Award for Margarita With A Straw (2014)
Low point of your life: When I moved to London at 18 and got a culture shock about how different life was
If not an actor, what would you have been?
A criminal psychologist. I love psychology as a subject.
Between theatre and movies, what do you think is your true calling?
It’s like having to choose between your parents! Theatre is my first love and it is an actor’s gym. But films have an intensity that I love.
What’s the cheesiest pick-up line someone has used on you?
“Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”
What’s the one superpower you wish you had?
I wish I could be invisible, which is ironic for someone who is famous and in the limelight all the time!
If you woke up as Donald Trump, what would you do?
Retire!
Three things you never step out without…?
My Hidesign backpack in which I can just stuff everything I need, mascara and motivation.
What’s the most important thing on your bedside table?
A huge purplish crystal rock that a loved one found in a seabed when they had gone diving.
Your favourite side of the bed…?
Left.
A song that lifts your mood instantly…?
Grace Kelly by Mika
If you had to invite three personalities to dinner, who would you call?
Joan Of Arc, Sister Nivedita who was a disciple of Swami Vivekananda and Marilyn Monroe.
A movie you wish you could have done…?
The Fifth Element (1997).
A dessert that describes you the best…?
Dark chocolate, because I’m bitter and sweet.
The most bizarre thing a fan has done for you?
A fan of mine who has been sending me a lot of things over time has written a book and called it Bunny Teeth. (Because I have bunny teeth!)
What turns you off about people...?
Manipulation and being two-faced really puts me off.
Are you a mountain baby or a beach bum?
Mountain baby for sure.
Kalki’s Favourites
Film: Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) by Marcel Carné
Bollywood actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Bollywood actress: Radhika Apte
Cuisines: Japanese and South Indian
Shopping destination: New York
From HT Brunch, May 20, 2018
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ABOUT THE AUTHORSamreen TungekarSamreen Tungekar is a content producer with HT Brunch. She writes on fashion, lifestyle and all things that come with a hashtag.

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