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Koechlin was brought up in a strict environment in Ooty where she spoke English, [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and French.<ref name="life" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohammed |first=Nishadh |title=Kalki Koechli: She's namma ooru ponnu |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130827/entertainment-bollywood/article/kalki-koechli-she%E2%80%99s-namma-ooru-ponnu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004002643/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130827/entertainment-bollywood/article/kalki-koechli-she%E2%80%99s-namma-ooru-ponnu |archive-date=4 October 2016 |access-date=25 July 2016 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was fifteen; her father moved to [[Bangalore]] and remarried, while Koechlin continued living with her mother.<ref name="life">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Priya |date=16 November 2014 |title=Kalki Koechlin: Anurag and I both love each other very much |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kalki-Koechlin-Anurag-and-I-both-love-each-other-very-much/articleshow/45158252.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416031147/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kalki-Koechlin-Anurag-and-I-both-love-each-other-very-much/articleshow/45158252.cms |archive-date=16 April 2015 |access-date=15 April 2016 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> She has described the time that she spent at Kallatty between the ages of 5 and 8, before her parents' divorce, as her "happiest".<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2016 |title=I despise Donald Trump: Kalki Koechlin |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-proust-questionnaire-with-kalki-koechlin/article8810633.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705055546/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-proust-questionnaire-with-kalki-koechlin/article8810633.ece |archive-date=5 July 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Koechlin has a half-brother from her mother's previous marriage, and a half-brother from her father's subsequent marriage.<ref name="life" />
Koechlin studied at [[Hebron School]], a boarding school in [[Ooty]], where she was involved in acting and writing. She has admitted to being shy and quiet as a child.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2015 |title=Kalki Koechlin was 'shy' in school |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-was-shy-in-school/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317034258/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-was-shy-in-school/ |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=14 February 2016 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Koechlin aspired to study psychiatry and become a criminal psychologist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2016 |title=Kalki Koechlin aspired to be criminal psychiatrist |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-aspired-to-be-criminal-psychiatrist-2818963/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731212218/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-aspired-to-be-criminal-psychiatrist-2818963/ |archive-date=31 July 2016 |access-date=17 July 2016 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> After completing her schooling at the age of 18, she moved to London and studied drama and theatre at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]]. 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 (playwright)|David Hare]]'s ''[[The Blue Room (play)|The Blue Room]]'' and [[Pierre de Marivaux|Marivaux]]'s ''[[La Dispute|The Dispute]]''.<ref name="life" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalki Koechlin Biography |url=http://www.koimoi.com/actress/kalki-koechlin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219133030/http://www.koimoi.com/actress/kalki-koechlin/ |archive-date=19 February 2016 |access-date=20 January 2016 |publisher=
After completing her studies, Koechlin moved back to India and lived with her maternal half-brother in Bangalore. 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". They were looking for actors for a theatrical festival, ''Contacting the World'', to be held in [[Liverpool]].<ref name=colourblind/><ref name="bonafide" />
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After moving to Mumbai, Koechlin auditioned for [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s black comedy-drama ''[[Dev.D]]'' (2009), a modern-day adaptation of [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]]'s 1917 Bengali novel ''[[Devdas]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2012 |title=Kalki Koechlin on being a bona fide Bollywood star |work=[[India Today]] |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kalki-koechlin-bollywood-dev-d-zindagi-na-milegi-dobara-shanghai/1/199377.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120038/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kalki-koechlin-bollywood-dev-d-zindagi-na-milegi-dobara-shanghai/1/199377.html |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Starring alongside [[Abhay Deol]] and [[Mahie Gill]], Koechlin plays the role of Leni / Chanda, a young woman who turns to prostitution after a leaked sex tape scandal. The character was based on [[Chandramukhi (character)|Chandramukhi]], a pivotal character in the novel, a [[Hooker with a heart of gold|prostitute]] who fell in love with the titular character.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 February 2009 |title=Dev D is inspired by 'rich city brats' |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/EHUorKoEQAY93fAydkRrMN/Dev-D-is-inspired-by-8216rich-city-brats8217.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929044341/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/EHUorKoEQAY93fAydkRrMN/Dev-D-is-inspired-by-8216rich-city-brats8217.html |archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> Kashyap initially rejected Koechlin as she was not Indian, and did not match his visualisation of the character, but he changed his mind and offered her the role after seeing her audition tape.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2014 |title=Kalki Koechlin: Anurag initially rejected me for 'Dev D' |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-anurag-initially-rejected-me-for-dev-d/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113935/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-anurag-initially-rejected-me-for-dev-d/ |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> The film opened to positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise for Koechlin's performance, which was described as "imbued [...] with a touching fragility"<ref name="baliga">{{Cite web |last=Baliga |first=Shashi |date=20 April 2009 |title=Review: Dev D |url=https://hindustantimes.com/india/review-dev-d/story-awziNSMsZrk5XNsldaTK2N.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624035704/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/review-dev-d/story-awziNSMsZrk5XNsldaTK2N.html |archive-date=24 June 2018 |access-date=24 June 2018 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> and "astonishingly [appropriate]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=6 February 2009 |title=Movie Review: Dev D |work=The Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-dev-d/419996/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305163701/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-dev-d/419996/ |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="devd">{{Cite news |date=27 February 2010 |title=Winners of 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/776/ |url-status=dead |access-date=28 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075020/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/776/ |archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref> Critics were more impressed by her character's complexity, but thought of Koechlin's performance in the film's first half as "amateurish".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=6 February 2009 |title=Dev D |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/dev-d-376 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100921/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/dev-d-376 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=17 December 2015 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=6 February 2009 |title=Devdas Learns To Rock |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/06review-dev-d.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601044801/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/06review-dev-d.htm |archive-date=1 June 2016 |access-date=26 January 2016 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Moreover, it emerged as a commercial success at the box-office, earning ₹208 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2009 |title='Dev D' strikes gold at box office |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/dev-d-strikes-gold-at-box-office/story-2Chw50bNnZRlirtPWuBQFP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807215301/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/dev-d-strikes-gold-at-box-office/story-2Chw50bNnZRlirtPWuBQFP.html |archive-date=7 August 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dev D - Movie - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=785 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> Koechlin's performance in the film earned her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].
Koechlin's only film appearance of 2010 was in a supporting role in the black comedy ''[[The Film Emotional Atyachar]]''. Co-starring [[Ranvir Shorey]], [[Vinay Pathak]] and [[Ravi Kishan]] among others, the film opened to mixed-t-negative reviews from critics, as did Koechlin's performance as a manipulative woman who is abducted by two corrupt policemen.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Film Emotional Atyachar (2010) |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/537127 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075828/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/537127 |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="tfea">{{Cite web |last=Chettiar |first=Blessy |date=2 September 2010 |title=Review: 'Emotional Atyachar' is only for the mature |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-emotional-atyachar-is-only-for-the-mature-1432768 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125121804/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-emotional-atyachar-is-only-for-the-mature-1432768 |archive-date=25 November 2016 |access-date=2 April 2016 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] of ''
===Breakthrough and commercial success (2011–14)===
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