India, Dec. 31 -- Ask Kalki Koechlin what her 2025 has been like, and pat comes the reply, "Better than 2024, hopefully worse than 2026." The actor, who starred in Nesippaya in Tamil and the web series Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery on Amazon MX Player, wishes she had a 'little more work' this year. That's not to say she wasn't busy. "I adopted two puppies, gardened with my daughter, travelled to places like New York and Japan, and have done a lot of work on my mental health," she tells Hindustan Times in an interview.

In a freewheeling chat, Kalki discusses her upcoming film, Her Song by John M Keller, and how playing a Franco-American woman reminded her of her French roots. She also shares her thoughts on the differences between inter...