Kalki Koechlin

Actress, Screenwriter

Indian Pondicherry (or Puducherry)

Quick Info

ProfessionActress, Screenwriter
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth10/01/1984
Age42 years
BirthplacePondicherry (or Puducherry)
HometownOoty, Tamil Nadu, India

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Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm (1.70 m or 5' 7")
Weight53 Kg (117 lbs)
Eye ColorAmber
Hair ColorLight Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolHebron School, Ooty
CollegeGoldsmiths, University of London
Educational QualificationBA in Drama and Theatre Arts (2005)

Personal Life

Zodiac signCapricorn
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesDancing, reading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Affairs/Boyfriends
  • Anurag Kashyap (Director)
  • Jim Sarbh (actor; rumoured) (2016-2017)
  • Guy Hershberg (an Israeli classical pianist)
BoyfriendGuy Hershberg

Family

FatherJoël Koechlin
MotherFrançoise Armandie
SiblingsOriel Koechlin
SpouseAnurag Kashyap (Ex-husband)
Children
  • Sappho (Born on 07/02/2020
  • From her boyfriend, Guy Hershberg)

Career

DebutFilm Debut: Dev D (2009)
Notable Works
  • Dev D (2009)
  • Margarita with a Straw
  • Gully Boy
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  • Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
  • Shanghai
  • That Girl in Yellow Boots
Awards
  • Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (Dev D, 2009)
  • National Film Award
  • MetroPlus Playwright Award (2009, for Skeleton Woman)
  • Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2018, French government)
  • Screen Awards (two)
Theatre WorkFounded Little Productions; wrote and performed in plays including The Blue Room, The Dispute, The Rise of the Wild Hunt, Hair, and Living Room

Favourites

Food
  • Pista
  • Pizza
  • Italian
  • Chinese
  • Indian
Actor
  • Raj Kapoor
  • Kamal Hassan
Actress
  • Rekha
  • Kalpana
Film
  • Dev D
  • Water
  • Dweepa

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Kalki Koechlin does not smoke.
2. Kalki Koechlin drinks alcohol.
3. Kalki is skilled in English, French, Hindi, and Tamil.
4. Her great-grandfather, Maurice Koechlin, was the chief engineer of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.
5. She co-wrote "That Girl In Yellow Boots" with Anurag Kashyap.
6. Kalki is a playwright who won the MetroPlus Playwright award in 2009 for "Skeleton Woman."
7. Her French parents, who met in India, found love and life in the country.
8. In September 2019, Kalki announced her pregnancy and plans for a water birth with boyfriend Guy Hershberg.
9. Kalki and Guy shared their cross-cultural relationship journey, learning each other's languages and cuisines.
10. Maurice Koechlin, a Swiss engineer, greatly contributed to the construction of the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty.
11. Her great-grandfather, Maurice Koechlin, was a French structural engineer who played an important role in the design and construction of the Eiffel Tower.
12. Kalki is a playwright and advocate for LGBTQ+ and women's rights.
13. Her French parents came to India in the 1970s as hippies and settled there after falling in love with the country; they are devotees of Sri Aurobindo.
14. She worked with Theatre of Relativity theatre company for two years while studying at Goldsmiths.
15. Kalki is an advocate for LGBTQ+ and women's rights.
16. She spent a significant amount of her early childhood in Auroville.
17. Her father established a business designing hang gliders and ultralight aircraft.
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