Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor's play spotlights messier side
As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.
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"Women are rarely allowed to express the dark feelings - the difficulties they face, the hormonal changes they go through, the loss of identity or postpartum depression."
— Kalki Koechlin , Celebrity
"We felt there needed to be a sense of relief and levity for the audience."
— Sheena Khalid , Celebrity
"I was going through postpartum [depression]. We were quite isolated, I couldn't meet other mothers, there was no community around me."
— Kalki Koechlin , Celebrity
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As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.
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