Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India. [40] Shot in a short duration of thirteen days, the film was screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and the 67th Venice International Film Festival, among other venues. Posting a lovely picture of herself with boyfriend and co-parent Guy Hershberg, on Instagram, Kalki revealed how the two met. [69][70] She earned her third Filmfare Best Supporting Actress nomination. Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality Ancestry Race © 2020. Her parents, Joël Koechlin and Françoise Armandie, are French emigrants, from Angers, Maine-et-Loire. [24][25] Koechlin had committed to star in I am Afia, one of the four short films of Onir's anthology I Am, but it went into production with a modified plot for the segment. [160] She is also a supporter of animal rights, and appeared in a 2012 PETA advertisement campaign encouraging the adoption of stray cats and dogs. [199] Their daughter, Sappho was born on 7 February 2020 through water birth. ", "With just one answer, Kalki Koechlin shuts down gossipmongers", "Kalki Koechlin shares first pregnancy pic, says won't rush into wedding due to 'societal pressure, "Kalki Koechlin Shares Pic From When She Was Practicing Water Birth With Her 'Doula.' [107] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com called the film "absolutely riveting", and also lauded the "stunningly unhindered" Koechlin writing that she used her aura, "in the most mesmeric fashion to create a woman we sympathise with and wish well for". All in One about Guy Hershberg. [219][220] Koechlin has been a part of numerous fashion shows, including the Lakme Fashion Week, India International Jewellery Week, and Mijwan Fashion Show (Shabana Azmi's annual fund raiser). [136], Koechlin won The Hindu's 2009 The MetroPlus Playwright Award along with Prashant Prakash for the play Skeleton Woman which they co-wrote,[137] directed by Nayantara Kotian. [3][5], Koechlin was brought up in a strict environment in Ooty where she spoke English, Tamil, and French. Powered by  - Designed with the Hueman theme. She achieved Studied drama and theatre degree. [6] Nonetheless, she described her time on the film sets as "fun", and developed a close friendship with Padukone. She said that the character was, "someone who is not an accepted person [...] an outsider". advertisement campaign which encouraged women to, "find their best self". Anurag Kashyap, Kalki Koechlin take time off from each other", "Kalki Koechlin and husband Anurag Kashyap apply for divorce", "Kalki Koechlin Confirms She and Anurag Have Applied For Divorce", "I went through marriage counselling, reveals Kalki Koechlin", "Kalki Koechlin: I don't want my love life or my cat to be discussed! [88][89] Firstpost's Deepanjana Pal ascribed her screen appeal to her lack of acting pretense, and wrote "[Koechlin] has done a good job of miming the physicality [...] but what is truly remarkable is the lack of artifice in her expressions". His net worth is $110 Million at post time(2019). One of the most acclaimed actresses in India, she is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award and two Screen Awards. [85], Margarita with a Straw premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and was also screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, 19th Busan International Film Festival, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Her great-grandfather, Maurice Koechlin, was the chief engineer of the Eiffel Tower as well as the Statue of Liberty. She co-wrote the movie That Girl In Yellow Boots with Anurag Kashyap. [196] Koechlin adopted a rescue cat named Dosa. Koechlin played a French immigrant in Siddharth Sinha's short film The Job. [118] Critics, who were appreciative of Koechlin's performance, variously called her "ever dependable" and "perfect fit". [66][67][68] Koechlin was lauded for her performance and comic timing, with CNN-News18's Rajeev Masand writing, "Koechlin invests heart and spunkiness to the part". [103] The film had its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) in December 2015, and had its theatrical release in India on 27 May 2016. [125] Such critics as Sweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times and Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost singled out Koechlin's performance for praise while giving negative reviews to the film. Learn how your comment data is processed. But he changed his mind and offered her the role after seeing her audition tape. Saurabh Dwivedi of India Today wrote that "Koechlin steals the show with her perfect portrayal of a nagging girlfriend", and Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times noted that, although her character in the film felt a bit forced, she delivered a "charming" performance. [72][153] She appeared in Puma's "Do You?" Known for her unconventional body of work in the Hindi film industry, she is the recipient of such accolades as a National Film Award, a Filmfare, and two Screen Awards. [33][34] She played the role of Natasha, a South Bombay girl who works as an interior designer. She is the granddaughter of Maurice Koechlin, who was the chief engineer of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. [171] She also spoke at the All Indian Conference for Child Sexual Abuse organised by actor Rahul Bose's non-governmental organisation HEAL. Akhtar had expressed her wish to work with Koechlin in a prior interview with NDTV, having seen her in Dev.D and the then-unreleased That Girl in Yellow Boots. [154] She has been appointed as the ambassador of such campaigns as Vogue India's "Vogue Empower" and United Colors of Benetton's "#Unitedbyhalf", initiatives aimed at spreading awareness on issues of women's safety and gender equality respectively. His spouse is Aarti Bajaj (m. 2003–2009), Kalki Koechlin (m. 2011–2015). [2][35] With the worldwide collections of ₹1.53 billion (US$21 million), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was a blockbuster hit and became, at the time, the ninth highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. [2] Co-starring with Naseeruddin Shah, the film had her play a British woman name Ruth, who travels to Mumbai in search of her biological father. In response to the poem, Ishita Sengupta of The Indian Express suggested a re-reading of the fairy tales "in a new light". Although a French citizen, she has lived most of her life in India. 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