Kalki Koechlin is an actress and screenwriter. She is a recipient of the National Film Award. Kalki has also been awarded the “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” by the French Minister of Culture for her immense contribution to cinema.
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Kalki Koechlin was born on 10 January 1984 (age 40 years; as in 2024) in Pondicherry, India. His parents were ardent followers of Sri Aurobindo, hence, he spent most of his childhood in Auroville. When she was 15, her parents divorced and she moved in with her mother. She studied at Hebron School in Ooty and went to Goldsmiths, University of London to study drama and theatre.
Kalki Koechlin in childhood
She was shy and quiet in childhood. She wanted to become a criminal psychologist. While she was studying at Goldsmiths, University of London, she started working at a theater company called Theater of Relativity. He acted in various plays such as The Blue Room and The Dispute. When Kalki was in London, she also worked as a waitress on weekends.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 53 Kgs
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Eye colour: amber
family and caste
Kalki Koechlin belongs to a Hindu family.
parents and siblings
She is the daughter of Joel Koechlin and Françoise Armandy. He has a brother named Oriel Koechlin.
Kalki Koechlin with her mother
husband and children
Kalki married Anurag Kashyap in a private ceremony in Ooty in April 2011. However, the couple divorced in 2015.
Kalki Koechlin with Anurag Kashyap
She is in a relationship with Israeli classical pianist Guy Hershberg. In September 2019, Kalki announced that she was 5 months pregnant with her boyfriend Guy Hershberg. Kalki also said that she would opt for water birth of her child. On 7 February 2020, Kalki gave birth to a daughter, who was named Sappho.
Kalki Koechlin with her boyfriend Guy Hershberg
other relatives
She is the granddaughter of Maurice Koechlin, who was the chief engineer of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.
relationships/affairs
Anurag Kashyap
Before getting married in 2011, Kalki dated Anurag Kashyap.
guy hershberg
Kalki and Hershberg were in a relationship for over five years before welcoming their first child in 2020. Kalki once took to Instagram to reveal some special moments from the early years of her relationship with Guy. The post reflected their dedication to bridging their cultural gap: Guy mastered the art of cooking biryani, while Kalki learned to make shakshouka; Additionally, Guy took Hindi classes, and Kalki turned to French films to better understand the language.
An excerpt from Kalki Koechlin’s Instagram post
Jim Sarbh
In 2016, Kalki Koechlin was reported to be dating an actor Jim Sarbh; However, in 2017 there were reports that the two had separated.
Kalki Koechlin with Jim Sarbh
livelihood
Kalki started her acting career by playing the role of Chanda in the drama “Dev.D” (2009). Her performance in the film earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Subsequently, she appeared in “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” (2011) and “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” (2013).
Subsequently, she appeared in the political drama “Shanghai” and the supernatural thriller “Ek Thi Daayan”.
She continued her career with the independent films ‘Waiting’ (2015), ‘A Death in the Gunj’ (2016), and ‘Margarita with a Straw’ (2014).
Margarita with a straw
In 2011, Koechlin made his debut as a screenwriter with the crime thriller “That Girl in Yellow Boots”. He played the lead role in the film.
the girl with the yellow shoes
Apart from acting, Kalki has written, produced and acted in various stage plays. She co-wrote the play “Skeleton Woman” with Prashant Prakash, which won her the Metroplus Playwright Award in 2009.
Favourite Things
- Cuisine: Pista, Pizza, Italian, Chinese, Indian
- Actresses: Rekha, Kalpana
- Movies: Dev D, Water, Dweepa
- Restaurants: Calcutta Club, Bombay Canteen at Lokhandwala
- Travel Destination: New York, Kashmir
fact
- He is proficient in Hindi, English, Tamil and French.
- Her hobbies include dancing and reading.
- Koechlin is fond of cats.
Kalki’s love for cats
- His parents were hippies who met in India 38 years ago and found love and life in the country.
- Kalki hates India’s obsession with ‘fairness creams’ and ‘fair skin’. He has always rejected fairness cream advertisements.
In addition to the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Kalki’s great-grandfather Maurice Koechlin (1856–1946) made significant contributions to the construction of the Statue of Liberty during his tenure as managing director of Gustave Eiffel’s Compagnie des Establishments Eiffel.
Maurice Koechlin, great grandfather of Kalki Koechlin
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