I want to play strong-headed roles: Kalki Koechlin
Actress Kalki Koechlin, who played a schoolgirl-turned-prostitute in her debut movie `Dev-D`, says she is looking forward to play mature roles like `Bandit Queen`.
|Last Updated: Sep 04, 2009, 12:54 PM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: Actress Kalki Koechlin, who played a schoolgirl-turned-prostitute in her debut movie `Dev-D`, says she is looking forward to play mature roles like `Bandit Queen`."I want to play strong-headed characters like Bandit Queen and Sonia Gandhi, playing teenage roles are too cumbersome now. I want to be versatile instead of sticking to one type of image," says Koechlin, who played the character of Chanda in the Anurag Kashyap`s modern day adaptation of Saratchandra`s classic novel.
"My young look draws attention towards roles which are under-18, that is why the directors offer me such characters to play. But I definitely need to look beyond," the 25-year-old baby-faced actress says.
Koechlin will next be seen as an NGO worker in her next film `I am Afia`, directed by Onir of `My Brother Nikhil` fame.
"I am playing a role of an NGO worker who fights against the in depth corruption in The NGO sector which is more or less like a business these says," she adds.
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Born and brought up in Pondicherry, Koechlin is all set to play a teenager again in Bijoy Namdayal`s `Shaitan`.
"I am playing the character of a young rich and spoiled girl who is a spend thrift and because of her attitude how she gets into trouble," says Kalki who leaves for Venice to attend the screening of `Dev D` with director boyfriend Anurag Kashyap.
The Venice film festival will screen 'Dev D' on Sept 9th and 'Delhi-6' on Sept 7th.
The young beauty will walk the red carpet with Kashyap in a green rustic gown for the screening.
The gown with French embroidery teemed with a green clutch has been designed by Preeti S Kapoor, specially for this occasion.
"I am really excited to wear the gown. It is really exotic and beautiful to suit the occasion," adds Kalki.
Talking about Anurag as a partner Koechlin feels that she is lucky to have him in her life.
"As a partner he is very mature on one hand and loving on the other hand. Working with him is an eye-opener.He is a perfectionist. He puts his 100 per cent to receive what he desires," she adds.
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