PTI
Kalki Koechlin feels that everyone should be a feminist and a person who does not identify as one is a"bad human being."
"I feel one should come up with a basic ABCD video on feminism. If you are not a feminist you are a bad human being. Being a feminist means asking for equality.
"But people take it the wrong way at times. It is looked down upon because it is seen as man-hating. But feminism is a really crazy idea that suggests men and women are equal," she says.
The actress was in Mumbai to perform a solo theatrical monologue titled, Wo-Manologue at Young FICCI Ladies Organisation.
Calling upon women to embrace their sexuality and refrain from competing with men, she said it was imperative that both sexes acknowledge that their 'different bodies' have 'different capacities.'
'No gender is fairer than the other. Women are not a doormat. We are equivalent to men. It is just that we have different bodies and different biological needs. We have capacities which should be celebrated and rewarded in society.
"The simple point is that because women have been suppressed for so long they need to rise up in order for things to be equal again," the 32-year-old actress said.
Koechlin, who is playing the role of a mother in her upcoming movie Ribbon said she found herself in a fix, when it came to talking about the recently drafted Surrogacy Law.
"It is such an intense natural bond between child and the womb. I personally find the process really risky. But then I also see the commercial aspect and the fact that there are women making their living out of this. Well, it is really difficult for me to answer," she said.
She also emphasised on the need for the paternity law to be implemented.'
"This will allow men to spend more time at home and women can in turn go out and work or spend time for themselves."