These unheard facts about Kalki Koechlin will give you an insight on her persona

Was sexually harassed as a child!

Here's what she said, "The reason I spoke out about my sexual abuse is not to get people to feel sorry for me but to give others who have had similar circumstances the confidence to talk about it. I allowed someone to have sex with me at the age of nine, not understanding fully what it meant and my biggest fear after was that my mother would find out."

A victim of casting couch!

Kalki Koechlin admitted to have experienced the casting couch but she managed to slip through it. In an interview, she said, “I must say, of course, it exists! It did try and entangle me in its grip but I am slippery, I always managed to get out of it. The minute I felt uncomfortable, I walked away! The crux of the matter is that a bad actor, however much she works her way through the casting couch, will never sustain. She still remains a bad actor! The casting couch is not the answer to any aspiring actor’s route to success.”

Rumoured love affair!

There were rumours that Kalki was deeply in love with her co-star from the play ‘The Living Room’, Jim Sarbh. Yes, Jim Sarbh is also the one who played the most impactful terrorist in Sonam Kapoor’s ‘Neerja’. Addition to this scoop, a report in Scoop Whoop also suggests that Kalki and Jim had moved in together and were pretty serious about their relationship. Now, this is something really interesting, isn’t it? However, neither of them has ever confirmed to these rumours. Infact, Jim Sarbh had spoken in a chat with a daily, "Haha I'll say what I always say to all questions regarding my personal life: I guess the polite version is: 'no comment."

Was unemployed!

You would be surprised to discover that Kalki was unemployed for a year and a half after 'Dev D'.

Her French connection!

Kalki's father Joel Koechlin came to India from France, 60 years ago and met Kalki Koechlin's mother, Francoise Armandie, at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Auroville, Puducherry. They then fell in love and set up their home in Kallaty. Kalki's father runs a experimental lightsport aircraft-making factory.

A multi-linguist

Kalki is fluent in various languages like Hindi, English, Tamil,

Historical descent

Kalki's great-grandfather, Maurice Koechlin, was a French structural engineer, who played an important role in the design and construction of the Eiffel Tower.

Part of best advertisements!

Kalki paired opposite actor Imran Khan in a Coca Cola advertisement. The advert was voted the best of the IPL by the TOI Advertisement awards.in.

A shy baby!

Kalki is known for picking up bold roles, whether it’s 'Dev.D' or 'Margarita with a Straw'. Yet, she admitted she was a shy person back in school and used to hide her weakness behind her sense of humour. "I was a shy person in school until I reached the age of 13 and I realised that I had a sense of humour… so I was the class clown. I kind of hid my shyness behind my humour," she had said to IANS.