There's no one like Kalki Koechlin in Bollywood right now

Kalki Koechlin was up against a huge challenge when she appeared in the role of 'Chandramukhi' the prostitute with a golden heart - in Anurag Kashyap's Dev D, a modern take on the Devdas franchise that has had legendary actors breath life into characters from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel. But Koechlin not only equalled actresses such as Madhuri Dixit who played the same role, but took the character into new highs and lows that were surprisingly soulful. Koechlin soon stood out as a serious character actor the likes of whom Bollywood has not seen in a long time.


Kalki Koechlin: The original 'hatke' girl of Bollywood