Kalki Koechlin Takes the Cosmo Quiz

'Easy-going’ is a phrase people rarely associate with her. “I’m very aware that I’m thought of as ‘serious’. People think I take myself very seriously. But I’d concede to moody, at best. Some days, I want to growl at people and have no desire to interact with them. But most days, I’m a lot more chipper than people expect.”

We do a quick assessment. The girl claims she makes ‘more fun of herself than anyone’—and lives up to it. She later proudly announces that “I drive like a goddamn rally driver (I’m not a good driver, or even a good parallel- parker, but you do not f*ck with my driving).” And lastly, over a fast, mid- shot lunch of chicken biryani (“Veg biryani? What’s that, an oxymoron?”) regales us with an anecdote of her “pretending to be a thug by wearing a giant, oversize hoodie and walking with extra swag,” back when she used to live in a super-sketchy part of London (to keep herself safe, of course). Nope, ‘serious’ is not the overall impression we’re left with about Kalki Koechlin.

Here's a rapid fire with Kalki from our August'17 issue, that you def shouldn't miss:

THE COSMO QUIZ

1. If I had to make out with a female actor, it’d be Kangana Ranaut.

2. The rudest thing someone’s ever said to me is... ‘You’re so pretty in real life! You’re not, in your films.’

3. A popular show I just never got into was Sex And The City. Still don’t see the appeal.

4. I’m difficult to work with because I’m impatient, and I can be a bit OCD about the details I get into at work.

5. A gross habit I have is licking my fingers after a meal—down to my elbows, if necessary!

6. A film I’m embarrassed about loving is Pretty Woman.

7. You’d be surprised to know that I’ve never said no to an item number. I just haven’t been offered one!

8. My first kiss was Paul Taylor, this half-English, half-Filipino boy who kissed me despite my having railroad-track braces. Thank you, Paul!