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Kalki Koechlin was 'shy' in school
Mumbai, June 2
She has never shied away from
picking roles that are bold -- whether it's "Dev.D" or "Margarita, with a
Straw" -- yet Kalki Koechlin says she was a shy person back in school
-- and used to hide the weakness behind a sense of humour.
“I was
a shy person in school until I reached the age of 13 and I realised
that I had a sense of humour... so I was the class clown. I kind of hid
my shyness behind my humour,†Kalki told IANS over phone.
She
spoke to IANS on the sidelines of an interactive session she had on
Thursday with students of consumer products company Procter & Gamble
(P&G) Shiksha Schools here.
Talking of the importance of
education, the critically acclaimed actress said: "Education is the most
important thing for our country to grow. I have had the privilege to
get good education. I went to an international school in Ooty. It was a
place where people of different religions came together.
"We used to have a lot of sports, extra-curricular activities, creative arts and stuff.â€
The
actress, of half French and half Indian descent, believes that
education is not just important in the academic sense, but also in terms
of social education.
Launched in 2004, P&G India's flagship
CSR programme P&G Shiksha has grown immensely with the help of
strong support from the Bollywood fraternity including Rani Mukerji,
John Abraham, Sushmita Sen, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan.