The actor talks about her role in Nesippaya, working with Akash Murali, perfecting her Tamil for the film, and more
When one thinks of Nesippaya, the striking image of a Tamil-Portuguese lawyer with distinctive hairstyles and eclectic costumes, riding a Harley Davidson bike, will surely come to mind. Kalki Koechlin, who speaks nearly flawless Tamil as Indrani in the Vishnu Varadhan directorial, says one reason she was drawn to the character was because she rides a bike. “When he approached me about the lawyer role, the typical image of a lawyer—always in suits, very proper—came to mind. But he said, ‘I don’t want that. I want to disrupt the traditional idea of a lawyer.’ He envisioned a strong, independent woman who has built her own path, and that independence was reflected in everything—from how she dresses to the fact that she rides a bike. For me, that angle was a real winner.”
In this conversation, Kalki also speaks about the Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani re-release along with Nesippaya, her definition of the word ‘identity,’ how she balances her interests and more.
News Credits: Cinema Express
