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Kalki Koechlin

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Kalki Koechlin
At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire - and those determined to stand in their way.

Directed by: Gautham Menon, Vetri Maaran, Sudha Kongara and Vignesh Shivan

Produced by: RSVP Movies and Flying Unicorn Entertainment
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Kalki Koechlin was born to French parents in a small village in Pondicherry. Her parents had come to India as hippies in the 1970s and settled there after they fell in love with the country. Her parents are devotees of Sri Aurobindo.

Kalki was studying in Ooty when her parents insisted that she attend university. She studied drama and theatre at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also worked with a theater company called Theatre of Relativity for two years. She performed in various plays, including David Hare's "The Blue Room," Marivaux's "The Dispute," and a devised play called "The Rise of the Wild Hunt" during her two-year stint with the theater group.

Kalki later decided to move to Mumbai to try her luck in Indian cinema. She was doing modeling assignments for television commercials before being shortlisted for the role of Chandramukhi (Chanda) in Dev.D (2009). Kalki, who can speak Tamil, English, and French, had to learn Hindi to prepare for her role in Dev.D (2009). She was apprehensive about how people would judge her after seeing her in the role.

She won The Hindu's 2009 MetroPlus Playwright Award, along with Prashant Prakash, for their co-authored entry "Skeleton Woman." Kalki also acted in the play "Hair" directed by Ajay Krishnan.
BornJanuary 10, 1983
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BornJanuary 10, 1983
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    • 11 wins & 31 nominations

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Kalki Koechlin in Made in Heaven (2019)
Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin and Sobhita Dhulipala
Kalki Koechlin in Made in Heaven (2019)
Kalki Koechlin in Shaitan (2011)
Neil Bhoopalam, Kalki Koechlin, and Rajkummar Rao in Shaitan (2011)
Kalki Koechlin in Shaitan (2011)
Neil Bhoopalam, Shiv Panditt, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajkummar Rao, and Kirti Kulhari in Shaitan (2011)
Kalki Koechlin and Kirti Kulhari in Shaitan (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Known for:

Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
8.2
  • Natasha Arora
  • 2011
Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
7.2
  • Aditi
  • 2013
Dev.D (2009)
Dev.D
7.9
  • Leni
  • Chanda
  • 2009
Kalki Koechlin in Margarita with a Straw (2014)
Margarita with a Straw
7.2
  • Laila
  • 2014

Credits

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Actress

  • Made in Heaven
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Freedom
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Freedom
    • In Production
  • Tiny Little Voices
    • Kalki
    • Post-production
  • Scholarship
    • In Production
  • Emma and Angel
    • Emma
    • Post-production
  • Goldfish (2022)
    Goldfish
    • Anamika Fields
    • 2022
  • Mastree X Kalki (TVC)
    • Protagonist
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Paava Kadhaigal (2020)
    Paava Kadhaigal
    • Penelope
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Rajat Kapoor, Cyrus Sahukar, Tara Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Shruti Seth, Kalki Koechlin, Mansi Multani, and Sagar Deshmukh in Kadakh (2019)
    Kadakh
    • Francoise Marie
    • 2019
  • Kalki Koechlin in Bhram (2019)
    Bhram
    • Alisha Khanna
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Sacred Games (2018)
    Sacred Games
    • Batya
    • Batya Abelman
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala in Made in Heaven (2019)
    Made in Heaven
    • Faiza Naqvi
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy (2019)
    Gully Boy
    • Sky
    • 2019
  • Gully Boy: Live In Concert (2019)
    Gully Boy: Live In Concert
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Smoke (2018)
    Smoke
    • Tara
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Job (2018)
    The Job
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Candyflip (2017)
    Candyflip
    • Emily
    • 2017
  • Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas in Ribbon (2017)
    Ribbon
    • Sahana Mehra
    • 2017
  • Richa Chadha and Kalki Koechlin in Jia Aur Jia (2017)
    Jia Aur Jia
    • Jia Grewal
    • 2017
  • Mantra (2017)
    Mantra
    • Piya Kapoor
    • 2017

Writer

  • The Joy of Giving
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Kalki Koechlin in That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
    That Girl in Yellow Boots
    • Writer
    • 2010

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Official Trailer
Trailer 1:52
Official Trailer
Season 1 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:35
Season 1 Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 3:33
Theatrical Trailer
Margarita With A Straw
Trailer 2:52
Margarita With A Straw
Made In Heaven
Trailer 2:29
Made In Heaven
Paava Kadhaigal (2020) Trailer
Trailer 1:52
Paava Kadhaigal (2020) Trailer
My Friend Pinto (2011) Trailer
Trailer 2:20
My Friend Pinto (2011) Trailer
Kadakh Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Kadakh Trailer
Candyflip (2017) Trailer
Trailer 2:50
Candyflip (2017) Trailer
Waiting (2015) Trailer
Trailer 2:10
Waiting (2015) Trailer
Ek Thi Daayan (2013) Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Ek Thi Daayan (2013) Trailer
Shaitan (2011) Trailer
Trailer 1:59
Shaitan (2011) Trailer

Personal details

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    • Kalki Koechlin Brand Endorsement Enquiry - Celewish
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • January 10, 1983
    • Pondicherry, India
  • Spouse
    • Anurag KashyapApril 30, 2011 - 2015 (divorced)
  • Relatives
    • Oriel(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Began a relationship with director Anurag Kashyap after the first film they worked on together, Dev.D (2009), was released. They were married in April 2011. In November 2013, Koechlin and Kashyap issued a joint statement announcing they were separating. In May 2015, they divorced.

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