Pregnant Kalki Koechlin says ''aunties'' don’t judge but trolls ask ‘Where’s hubby?''

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, October 31

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Actress Kalki Koechlin, who is expecting her first child with Israeli boyfriend Guy Hershberg, in an interview with ‘Pinkvilla’, opened up about welcoming her child without tying the knot, and how others’ views don’t matter to her. 

Kalki said: “This word is also something out of Shakespeare, ‘Out of wedlock. I’m with child and out of wedlock”. 

However, she says she is sure there are people in the country who judge her for it. “I don’t know them personally so it doesn’t affect me,” she said. “But whenever it comes to my building, my neighbours, the people around me, they all know I am not married and they have been like super... Aunties have been like coming in be like ‘Aapke liye kuch chaiye kya? They are really, really lovely and sweet. So I haven’t felt that judgment face to face but of course, trolling I have,’ she said.

“Trolling has happened as ‘Where’s the husband? How can you do this? Don’t wear tight clothes,’ so all of that is there but trolling happens even when you are not pregnant...that’s okay. People have their points of views,” she added.

Kalki is six months pregnant. Her due date is in December. She plans to deliver her baby through water birthing in Goa. Kalki was herself born through the same process.

She is now spending time listening to Guy’s music, going for walks with him and doing yoga. She has also reduced the use of mobile phone.

“I already feel the changes in the way I react to things. I am more deliberate, slower, more patient. When motherhood comes eventually, it brings with it a new consciousness to your sense of person. I still want to work but it is less about the rat race and more about nurturing oneself through one’s work. It becomes about infusing concentration and energy inward,” she said.

The actor has also reportedly decided the name of her child. The name is such that it works for both male and female gender.

Kalki is currently seen on the ZEE5 original web series ‘Bhram.’ The actor, who recently made her Tamil film debut with Nerkonda Paarvai, is currently prepping for another web series.