Kalki Koechlin
Cover Story for Brew Lifestyle
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What's the most exciting role you have done so far? A role that sort of changed you as a person.
"Margarita, with a Straw', is a big one for me. The subject talks about, bisexuality and disability. But it was also the rigor of working that way. I mean for six months we trained and did workshops, it's rare for a film that you get that kind of practice. It just changed the way I am as an actor; in the sense that the idea of riyaz, the idea of daily practice really frees you. Because you are not thinking about the lines, you are not thinking about how your character should move. Your soul memorizes it, rather than your brain. Only when you don't have the time, and you jump in to a role, your brain is still translating it. It's like your mother tongue, if it is a different language it takes a while to process. So when you work for six months on the riyaz of a character then it's like your mother tongue."
