July 01, 2017
During her initial days in showbiz, she
used to get upset over negative reviews, criticism and social media
trolls. However, actress Kalki Koechlin says while surviving in the
industry for over a decade, she has now become a "veteran" when it
comes to handling comments and compliments.
"I used to get affected by it (being in limelight) when I started my
career. I used to get upset about criticism or a troll. Even if I used
to get a thousand compliments, I only used to remember that one comment
that criticised me. Somewhere it's human nature... We tend to do that,"
Kalki told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
"But with experience, now I let it go. I have been here for a decade
now so, now I am like a veteran. Now I take criticism and praise in the
same way... I look at them in a constructive way, something that can
help me learn and evolve.
"Sometimes there are also moments when I say 'No, I don't want to hear
all this, I am going to switch off from social media and focus on
whatever I am doing at that time'. Ultimately, your work speaks for
yourself," she added.
The 33-year-old is best known for portraying unconventional characters
onscreen. She ventured into filmdom with "Dev D" and went on to play
critically acclaimed roles in films like "Shaitan", "That Girl in
Yellow Boots", "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", "My Friend Pinto",
"Margarita with a Straw", "Waiting" and more.
After Konkana Sen Sharma's "A Death in the Gunj", Kalki is now looking
forward to her maiden web series and her upcoming film "Ribbon".
"It's a 12-episode series on the Goan mafia. I play a Goan-Portuguese
DJ. Also, I have just finished a film called 'Ribbon', which has been
directed by Rakhee Sandilya. She is making her debut. She earlier made
a documentary on surrogacy. The film shows how difficult it is for an
urban couple to keep up the pace in today's modern world and bring up a
child," Kalki said.
Asked about the growing demand of web series in India, Kalki said:
"There is no doubt that web is taking over. That's the new form of
technology. We have to embrace it and evolve with it. I watch a lot of
stuff online all the time. It's a free platform where we get to see
content which we can't see on our TV or in cinemas so often. I love it."
However, she added that people are still keen about watching films and
TV shows.
"But I don't think it means that besides web, everything else will
disappear. People are still very social creatures and they still want
to go and have an outing to the cinema or to go and watch a rock
concert," she said.
"It (web) gives you freedom. The web is a wonderful place to express
opinions and voices which are otherwise not always expressed, but
people also can overuse that freedom. That's also the negative side of
it like trolling -- that's repercussion of this technology," she added.
Being in the acting profession, Kalki likes to maintain a balance
between her professional and personal life.
"Personally, I believe in the law of Newton -- Every action has an
equal and opposite reaction. So, you can't appreciate silence without
noise. I want to be out there in the limelight and get my work seen.
But I also value my time alone or with family. I like to have a balance
of both."