In the film, Koechlin plays the role of Leni, a young woman who turns to prostitution after a leaked sex tape scandal. Film career Early work (2009–2010) Īfter moving to Mumbai, Koechlin auditioned for Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D (2009), a modern-day adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 Bengali novel Devdas. They were looking for actors for a theatrical festival, Contacting the World, to be held in Liverpool. Unable to find work there, she moved to Mumbai, where she worked with theatre directors and with Atul Kumar and Ajay Krishnan, the founders of a Mumbai-based theatre company called "The Company Theatre". Īfter completing her studies, Koechlin moved back to India and lived with her maternal half-brother in Bangalore. There, she worked for two years with the theatre company Theatre of Relativity, writing The Rise of the Wild Hunt and performing in plays such as David Hare's The Blue Room and Marivaux's The Dispute. After completing her schooling at the age of 18, she moved to London and studied drama and theatre at Goldsmiths, University of London. Koechlin aspired to study psychiatry and become a criminal psychologist. She has admitted to being shy and quiet as a child.
Koechlin studied at Hebron School, a boarding school in Ooty, where she was involved in acting and writing. Koechlin has a half-brother from her mother's previous marriage, and a half-brother from her father's subsequent marriage. She has described the time that she spent at Kalatty between the ages of 5 and 8, before her parents' divorce, as her "happiest". Her parents divorced when she was fifteen her father moved to Bangalore and remarried, while Koechlin continued living with her mother. Koechlin was brought up in a strict environment in Ooty where she spoke English, Tamil, and French. Koechlin with her mother Françoise Armandie in 2016 Koechlin is also an activist and promotes various causes ranging from health and education to women empowerment and gender equality. She co-wrote the drama Skeleton Woman (2009), which won her The MetroPlus Playwright Award, and made her directorial debut on stage with the tragicomedy Living Room (2015). Koechlin has written, produced, and acted in several stage productions. She drew particular praise for her portrayal of a lonely socialite in Amazon Prime Video's Made in Heaven and a self-styled godwoman in Netflix's Sacred Games (both 2019). Beginning in late 2010s, Koechlin made a transition to web content and appeared in a spate of successful web series. She won further acclaim and a National Film Award for her role of a young woman with cerebral palsy in the coming-of-age drama Margarita with a Straw (2014).
Koechlin's continued association with such commercial films as the supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan (2013) and the musical drama Gully Boy (2019) sustained her success, as she continued to draw praise for her performances in independent films, including the comedy drama Waiting (2015) and the slice of life film Ribbon (2017). Koechlin expanded her career into screenwriting with the 2011 crime thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots, in which she also played the lead role. Subsequently, she starred in two of the highest-grossing films of their respective release years–the romantic comedy dramas Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), both of which garnered her Best Supporting Actress nominations at Filmfare. After returning to India, she made her screen debut as Chanda in the drama Dev.D in 2009–and won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She studied drama at Goldsmiths, University of London, and worked simultaneously with a local theatre company. Although a French citizen, she has been brought up and lived most of her life in India.īorn in Pondicherry, India, Koechlin was drawn to theatre from a young age. Known for her unconventional body of work in the Indian film industry, she is the recipient of such accolades as a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, and two Screen Awards. Kalki Koechlin ( / ˈ k ʌ l k i k eɪ ˈ k l æ̃/ ( listen) born 10 January 1984) is an Indian-born French actress and writer.
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