{"id":407434,"date":"2026-04-19T23:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/407434\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:56:14","slug":"i-just-could-not-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/407434\/","title":{"rendered":"I Just Could Not Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Kalki Koechlin has opened up about a deeply personal phase in her life, revealing how a painful breakup once led to months of insomnia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking candidly about the experience, Kalki shared how emotional distress began affecting her physical health, making her realise just how closely the mind and body are connected.<\/p>\n<p>When Heartbreak Led To Sleepless Nights<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the difficult period, Kalki admitted on the<a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/kalki-koechlin-heartbreak-caused-months-of-insomnia-anurag-kashyap-ex-wife-10644987\/\" rel=\"noindex,nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> All About Her <\/a>podcast, &#8220;I did have a series of months of insomnia from heartbreak, and it really made me realise how psychological it all is.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just could not sleep, I would wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning and end up playing the guitar or doing something to occupy myself, because there was no way of going back to sleep,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The actor did not name the partner involved, but acknowledged that the emotional toll of the breakup had a profound impact on her daily life.<\/p>\n<p>                  Impact On Work\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The prolonged lack of sleep eventually began to affect Kalki&#8217;s professional life as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the days I had to work, I remember feeling like I didn&#8217;t know if I was in a dream state or awake. I was really confused, wondering, &#8216;Is this really happening, or am I still asleep?&#8217; It went on like that for about four months,&#8221; she shared.<\/p>\n<p>While Kalki did not specify which relationship she was referring to, her most well-known past relationship has been with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two met while working on Dev.D and later married in 2011 before separating in 2013 and finalising their divorce two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Kalki has previously spoken about how her childhood experiences, including her parents&#8217; difficult separation, shaped her views on relationships. Over time, however, she and Anurag have found a way to move forward amicably. She has said that distance helped them heal, and today they are on good terms, occasionally catching up.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjfrOTMjPqTAxUXoGMGHfNcInwQxfQBKAB6BAgQEAE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/kalki-koechlin-on-her-divorce-from-anurag-kashyap-was-hurtful-to-see-the-other-person-with-somebody-else-8922199\" jsname=\"YKoRaf\" ping=\"\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/kalki-koechlin-on-her-divorce-from-anurag-kashyap-was-hurtful-to-see-the-other-person-with-somebody-else-8922199&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjfrOTMjPqTAxUXoGMGHfNcInwQxfQBKAB6BAgQEAE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kalki Koechlin On Her Divorce From Anurag Kashyap: &#8220;Was Hurtful To See The Other Person With Somebody Else&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Kalki Koechlin has opened up about a deeply personal phase in her life, revealing how a painful&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,170475,179254,179253,270],"class_list":{"0":"post-407434","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-kalki","12":"tag-kalki-insomnia","13":"tag-kalki-koechlin","14":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}