Kalki Koechlin Talks About "White Girl" Phenomenon, Says She Was Asked For Drugs As A Teenager
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"They watch Baywatch and think everyone is like that," said Kalki
Kalki Koechlin is all set to reprise her role as Faiza in the second instalment of the much-awaited web series Made In Heaven. Prior to the show's release, Kalki Koechlin, in a recent interview with The Male Feminist, opened up about some unsavory incidents she was subjected to while growing up as a white girl in India. In a candid chat with The Male Feminist, Kalki recalled being asked for drugs by people who assumed she would have it since she was "white" by birth.
She said, "I saw it (patriarchy) very young because I was asked for drugs. Because I was the only white girl in my group (so it was about) loose morals, white girls' phenomenon. They watch Baywatch and think everyone is like that. The minute I would answer back in Tamil, they would be like Akka, sister. Suddenly their perspective of you changes just because you speak in their language.”
For the unversed, the actor was born to French parents in Pondicherry, and stayed in Ooty later.
