Here's what Kalki Koechlin replied when she was asked if she will marry again...

Kalki Koechlin is not the kind to mince words. She freely expresses herself and her Instagram account is the moodboard of her thoughts and ideas. Recently, she posted a nude pic of herself on her social media handle, which sent social media into a tizzy. While in Hollywood, nudity is celebrated, in India, it’s often frowned upon and has strong negative connotations. The actress speaks about how nudity needn’t be objectified and it’s high time people in India accepted sexuality as an integral aspect of one’s adult life. Over to the gutsy lady...

You have posted an aesthetic nude self-portrait on Instagram to “celebrate nakedness”.  Could you explain what that means to you?

I don’t really see anything taboo about nudity. The photo is part of my work. This one happens to be from the perspective of the female gaze and I think nudity ought to be celebrated without the person necessarily being sexualised or objectified.

Nudity is invariably used for titillation in Hindi cinema. And that too veiled nudity where wet clothes are the precursors to wet dreams. Do you agree?

Sometimes. But not more than Hollywood or anywhere else.

Do you see sexual repression as a major factor contributing to crime against women and children?

Of course. Sexuality is a part of adult life and should be explained properly to adolescents, so they can be responsible about it.

Do you see the censor board as counter-productive to sexual freedom?

No, I see the censor board is acting as a censor board rather than a certification board, which is the official title, and what we need is certification not censorship.

Would crime be reduced in society if our cinema became less prudish?

I think, it’s all of society’s responsibility to be less prudish, not just cinema.

Moving away, your next release Jia & Jia sees you playing an extrovert with a refreshing lack of inhibitions. How much of your own personality and thoughts are projected into the character?

Jia is madder than me for sure! Also she speaks Hindi properly unlike me. Not too many ‘chick flick’ are made in Bollywood.

Do you approve of that term and genre?

I love chick flicks myself. Anything with Meg Ryan makes me happy.

Finally, you ended your marriage a few years ago. Would you like to be married again?

No I don’t think so.