Its love for films and books that brought together Kalki Koechlin and Anurag Kashyap An arid,rustic terrain in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh,and with a crew of 100 men for company does not sound like the ideal setting to propose marriage. But then,writer-director Anurag Kashyap has never been known for a delicate style. Not that his girlfriend of three years,actress Kalki Koechlin,minds. The two are set to marry on Saturday and Kashyap says,There is immense emotional stability that Kalki has brought into my life. I am making changes in my life that I once said I never will. The wedding is to take place in Ooty,the hill-station town where the actress grew up. It will be a private ceremony,attended only by the couples family and close friends. Koechlin will wear a Kanjeevaram sari and Kashyap,of course,his attitude. A cocktail party is scheduled for Friday. The wedding reception for Kashyap and Koechlins Bollywood friends in Mumbai,however,will take place only in June once the couple have wrapped up their commitments. We both return to Mumbai on Monday and get back to work, says Kashyap. The couple started dating after Kashyap finished shooting for Dev.D,a film that also marked 23-year-old Koechlins debut as an actress. He was rude and crude on the sets,he would throw cigarette butts around and expect people to clean up after him. When I first visited his home,it was a mess with pizza boxes stacked against the walls and books and DVDs all over the house, recounts Koechlin. The filmmaker,earlier married to his college sweetheart Aarti Bajaj,says that Koechlin refused to put up with his untidy habits. Despite differences in attitude,what binds them together,says Kashyap,39,is their love for books and movies. Were both geeks at heart, he adds. Their rented pad in Versova in Mumbai was proof of that with one whole room full of wall-high racks stacked with film DVDs and books. After their wedding,the couple is set to move into a new apartment in Versova village. Im also a full-time producer now,with four films releasing this year Shaitan,Michael,That Girl In Yellow Boots and Gangs of Wasseypur. Apart from promoting new talent,I need to make some money too. After all,for the first time in my life and after 19 years in Mumbai,I have to pay EMIs, grins Kashyap.
