Kalki Koechlin Biodata

Birth Name : Kalki Koechlin

Date of birth : 10/01/1984

Place of birth : Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India

First Movie : Dev.D

Category : Hindi

Kalki Koechlin is an Indian film actress born on Jan 10, 1984 at Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. Her father Joel Koechlin came to India from Angers France, 60 years ago.her mother Françoise Armandie. Koechlin studied drama and theatre in Goldsmiths, University of London. She married Anurag Kashyap (Produser and Director) 0n April 30, 2011 and divorced in 2013.

Awards

Filmfare Awards- Best Supporting Actress for Dev.D in 2010

The Global Indian Film and TV Honours- Best Supporting Actress for Shaitan in 2012

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival- Best Actress- Margarita with a Straw in 2014

Acting Entry

Kalki started acting in 2009 with the movie Dev.D, She played the role of Chandramukh. Then Koechlin paired with actor Imran Khan for a Coca Cola advertisement, it was voted the best of the IPL by the TOI Advertisement awards.

Film Career

In 2011, she was acted in Shaitan produced by Anurag Kashyap, Director Bejoy Nambiar.She co-wrote and also starred in Anurag Kashyap That Girl in Yellow Boots. Koechlin starred in My Friend Pinto alongside Prateik Babbar which was a box-office flop and panned by critics. Later in 2012, she combined with Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi in the political-thriller Shanghai where she played the role of a politically active student council member. The movie did moderately well in the box-office and was a major hit among movie critics. Kalki starred in Shonali Boses coming of age drama Margarita With A Straw in which she plays a girl with cerebral palsy. The movie talks about her struggle with the normal activities in her life.