Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin (French: ⁱ/ˌkəlkiˈkeɪklɑː/; born 10 January 1984) is an Indian film and stage actress, producer, playwright and screenwriter, of French descent who is pre-dominantly known for her work in Bollywood.

Koechlin made her screen début in the black comedy Dev.D in 2009, and her performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the comedy-dramas Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), both ranked among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of their respective release years. She also worked as a co-screenwriter for That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011) in which she starred.

Koechlin won the Best Actress at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the Screen Award for Best Actress Jury Award for her role as a young disabled girl in Shonali Bose's coming-of-age drama Margarita with a Straw (2014). Her other notable works include the crime-thriller Shaitan (2011), the comedy-drama My Friend Pinto (2011), the critically successful political thriller Shanghai (2012) and the romantic comedy Happy Ending (2014).