The
Hindi
film
industry
is
undergoing
a
massive
transformation
in
the
kind
of
stories
it
is
telling,
and
the
kinds
of
actors
who
are
playing
parts.
It
is
no
more
a
superstar
age
as
the
focus
has
shifted
from
stardom
to
talent.
Many
highly
regarded
actors
in
the
industry
are
also
theatre
artists
or
started
out
as
theatre
artists.
From
Naseeruddin
Shah
to
Kalki
Koechlin,
they
are
actors
who
dabble
in
both.
But
is
theatre
at
risk
of
becoming
just
a
route
to
make
it
to
Bollywood?
Kalki
thinks
that
the
danger
is
always
there,
but
if
someone
is
talented
in
one,
it
doesn't
mean
they
are
talented
in
the
other.
Talking
to
Hindustan
Times,
Kalki
said,
"There's
always
this
danger
that
the
theatre
scene
will
be
a
sort
of
stepping
stone
to
Bollywood.
So,
you
have
a
lot
of
people
who
are
doing
something
that
I
call
"drawing
room
theatre",
which
is
done
better
on
film
than
in
theatre.
But
there
has
to
be
some
interpretation
which
makes
it
different
from
what
you
do
in
films.
Just
because
you're
talented
in
one
doesn't
mean
you'll
be
talented
in
the
other."
When
asked
if
an
artist
can
survive
on
theatre
alone,
she
said
that
she
doesn't
see
herself
being
able
to
do
that.
But
changing
that
requires
a
change
from
the
audience;
a
willingness
to
support
theatre.
Kalki
was
last
seen
in
Zoya
Akhtar's
critically
acclaimed
film
Gully
Boy.
The
film,
also
starring
Ranveer
Singh
and
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
lead,
drew
inspiration
from
India's
underground
hip
hop
culture
and
went
on
to
become
a
huge
hit.