Overview

• In a July 2025 Zoom interview, Kalki Koechlin linked her own divorce to the lasting impact of her parents’ ‘nasty’ split when she was 13
• Koechlin and Kashyap married in 2011 after meeting on Dev D and divorced in 2015, initially keeping their distance to cope with the pain of seeing each other move on
• She says years of ‘consciousness and therapy’ have helped her rewire early perceptions of love and separation inherited from her childhood
• Their renewed rapport culminated in her attending his daughter Aaliyah’s wedding in December 2024 and maintaining occasional catch-ups
• Her candid reflections underscore a growing openness in Bollywood to discuss mental health, intergenerational trauma and reconciliation after divorce