Date of Birth:
Biography:
Kalki was born to French parents in a small village in Pondicherry. Her parents had come to India as hippies 38 years ago and settled there after they fell in love with the country. Her parents are devotees of Sri Aurobindo.
Kalki was studying in Ooty when her parents insisted her to attend university. Kalki studied drama and theatre in Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also worked with a theatre company called Theatre of Relativity for two years. She performed in various plays like David Hare's The Blue Room, Marivaux's The Dispute and a devised play The Rise of the Wild Hunt in her two year stint with the theatre group.
Kalki later decided to move to Mumbai to try her luck in Indian Cinema. She was doing modeling assignments for Television commercials before being shortlisted for the role of Chandramukhi (Chanda) in Dev.D. Kalki can speak Tamil, English and French while she had to learn Hindi to prepare for her role in Dev.D. Kalki was apprehensive about how people will judge her after seeing her in the role.
She won The Hindu metro playwright award 2009 along with Prashant Prakash for their co-authored entry 'Skeleton Woman.' She had also acted in the play "Hair" directed by Ajay krishnan.
Kalki was studying in Ooty when her parents insisted her to attend university. Kalki studied drama and theatre in Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also worked with a theatre company called Theatre of Relativity for two years. She performed in various plays like David Hare's The Blue Room, Marivaux's The Dispute and a devised play The Rise of the Wild Hunt in her two year stint with the theatre group.
Kalki later decided to move to Mumbai to try her luck in Indian Cinema. She was doing modeling assignments for Television commercials before being shortlisted for the role of Chandramukhi (Chanda) in Dev.D. Kalki can speak Tamil, English and French while she had to learn Hindi to prepare for her role in Dev.D. Kalki was apprehensive about how people will judge her after seeing her in the role.
She won The Hindu metro playwright award 2009 along with Prashant Prakash for their co-authored entry 'Skeleton Woman.' She had also acted in the play "Hair" directed by Ajay krishnan.
Marital Status:
She married filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on April 30, 2011 in a private wedding ceremony in Ooty.The two had been dating each other since the release of Dev.D.Following Dev.D., the two associated in That Girl in Yellow Boots again, with Kalki working as a co-writer as well.
Films:
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dev.D | Chandramukhi | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2010 | THE FILM Emotional Atyachar | Sophie | |
| 2011 | Shaitan | Amrita Jayshankar | |
| 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Natasha | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2011 | That Girl in Yellow Boots | Ruth | |
| 2011 | My Friend Pinto | Maggie | |
| 2012 | Shanghai | Shalini Sahay | |
| 2013 | Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani | Diya Varma | Upcoming |
| 2013 | Ek Thi Daayan | Upcoming | |
| 2013 | Prague | Announced |
Awards:
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Dev.D | Won |
| 2012 | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Nominated |
| 2012 | Screen Awards | Best Actress | Shaitan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Screen Awards | Best Villain | Shaitan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Stardust Awards | Best Actress | Shaitan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Global Indian Film and Television Honours | Best Supporting Actress | Shaitan | Won |
| 2012 | IIFA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Nominated |
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