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Kalki Koechlin
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Puducherry, India
Kalki Koechlin (born January 10, 1984) is a French-Indian actress, screenwriter, playwright, and women's rights activist actively working in Hindi cinema and theatre. Known for her versatile and unconventional roles, she is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award and two Screen Awards.
Known for
- Her Song — Olivia2026
- Kaher — Ahana2026
- Tiny Little Voices2025
- Nesippaya2025
- Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Story — Irene2025
- Tees — Chairwoman2024
- Kho Gaye Hum Kahan — Simran Kohli2023
- Sam Bahadur2023
- Goldfish — Anamika Fields2022
- Switchh2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1984-01-10 ) 10 January 1984 (age 42) , Pondicherry , India
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupations
- Actress writer
- Years active
- 2007–present
- Spouses
- Anurag Kashyap ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2015 ) Guy Hershberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 )
- Relatives
- Koechlin family
- Awards
- Full list
- Honours
- Order of Arts and Letters (2018)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Pondicherry
- Spouse
- Anurag Kashyap
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Award
- Screen Awards
- Notable work
- Margarita, with a Straw
- Image
- Kalki Koechlin launches beautifulhomes.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Tamil Nadu
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Encyclopedic overview
Kalki Koechlin (/ˈkʌlki kɛˈklæ̃/ ; born 10 January 1984) is a French actress who works in films and stage. Known for her unconventional body of work, primarily in Hindi films, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Although a French citizen, she has been raised and lived most of her life in India.
Born in Pondicherry, Koechlin was drawn to theatre from a young age. She studied drama at Goldsmiths, University of London, and worked simultaneously with a theatre company. After returning to India, she made her Hindi film debut as Chanda in the black comedy-drama Dev.D. (2009), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of their respective years, the comedy-dramas Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), both of which garnered her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nominations. Koechlin also starred in and co-wrote the crime thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011).
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