Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970)[1][non-primary source needed] is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering from the Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra (West), Mumbai,[2] she chose a career in arts over engineering.[3] Apart from movie roles, including Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Page 3 (2005), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), and Fashion (2008), Suchitra is a singer in the Indi pop and rock genre with an album Such is Life released in 2011. [4] She is also an accomplished theater artist.

Suchitra Pillai
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970 (age 54)
Occupations
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Lars Kjeldsen
(m. 2005)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsSony Music

Personal life

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When Suchitra was 20 she married Pavan Malik and later divorced. In 2005, Suchitra married Lars Kjeldsen, an engineer from Denmark, whom she met at a mutual friend's house. They have one daughter.[5]

Film career

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While in school in Mumbai, Pillai was very much interested in theatre but graduated with a B.E. in Electronics Engineering in 1991.[6] She left for London soon after, where she became involved in a children's theatre.[4] She started acting in movies in 1993 when she was offered her first role in a French film Le prix d'une femme as well as a role in the English film Guru in Seven. She has also appeared in the music videos of “Arranged Marriage” (1993) by Apache Indian and “Morning Glory (Oasis song)” (1995) by Oasis (band).

Pillai then returned to Mumbai and was offered a job as a veejay. She first appeared in a music video by Apache Indian and then in Bally Sagoo's "Dil cheez hai kya" video.[7] She has also forayed into television with shows like Simply South, Red Alert, Hip Hip Hurray, Beintehaa, Rishta.com, and Cabaret Cabaret. Pillai appears in the 2016 Hollywood film The Other Side of the Door,[8] and in the 2017 indie film The Valley, for which she won the Best Actress award at both The Long Island International Film Festival[9] and The Milan International Filmmakers Festival in 2017.[10]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Other notes
1993 Le prix d'une femme French film
1998 Guru in Seven English film
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine Jessica Hindi film
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai A Reporter
Dil Chahta Hai Priya
2003 Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II Shalu
Satta
88 Antop Hill Mrs. Antara Shelar
2005 Page 3 Fashion Designer Sonal Roy
2006 Shiva Manasi
Karkash Manasi
Pyaar Ke Side Effects Anjali/Dracula
2007 Marigold: An Adventure in India Rani
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Michelle
2008 Fashion Avantika Sarin
Dasvidaniya Suchi
2010 Dulha Mil Gaya Jasmine
2016 Fitoor Reporter
2016 The Other Side Of The Door Piki
2016 Oppam School Principal Malayalam film
2017 The Valley Roopa
2021 Cold Case Zara Zacchai, a blind occult researcher Malayalam movie released in Amazon Prime

Television

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Year Title Role Channel Other notes
1997 Ghar Jamai Subbulakshmi Zee TV Special Appearance only in Episode no 32
1998 Hip Hip Hurray Alaknanda Ma'am
1998 X Zone Kavya Episode-96
2001 Pradhan Mantri (Zee) Journalist
2003-2005 Koi Dil Main Hai Sony TV
2013 24 Mehek Ahuja Colors TV
2013–2014 Beintehaa Surraiya Usman Abdullah
2014 Bigg Boss 8 Guest Reality show
2016-17 Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman Sandhya Singhania

Web series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2017 Romil & Jugal Bhagyalaxmi Subramaniam ALTBalaji
2018 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain Sheena ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2019 Made in Heaven (TV series) Mani Pandey Amazon Prime
2020 Betaal Commander Tyagi Netflix Horror
2020 Bebaakee Dana Alqaazi ALTBalaji Hindi Web series
2021 Call My Agent: Bollywood Suchitra Netflix Hindi Web series
2021 Hello Mini 3 KD Maa MX Player [11]
2022 Bestseller Sukanya Amazon Prime Hindi Web series
2022 Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Ray's mother Netflix Hindi Web series
2023 Rana Naidu Tara Web series
2024 Big Girls Don't Cry Khanna Ma'am Prime Video Hindi series
Call Me Bae Neel's Mother

Singing career

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Pillai made her debut as a singer with her first song in the album Mere Liye in 2001.[12][13] Later, she sang few other songs.

Dubbing career

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In 2007, she performed her first dub-over role in the Hindi version of the American movie, Live Free or Die Hard- Maggie Q's role of Mah Linh.[14] Since then she has dubbed several other roles in Hindi; the parts of Angelina Jolie (Beowulf), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight), as Hela for Cate Blanchett in the Hindi version of Thor: Ragnarok, and most recently in the 2020 Netflix original October Faction as Deloris Allen.

Dubbing roles

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Live action television series

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Program title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
The Sandman Gwendoline Christie Lucifer Morningstar Hindi English 2022–Present

Live action films

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Film title Actress Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Live Free or Die Hard[15] Maggie Q Mai Linh Hindi English 2007 2007
The Dark Night Maggie Gyllenhaal Rachel Dawes Hindi English 2008 2008 Katie Holmes portrayed this character in Batman Begins and was voiced by Neshma Chemburkar in Hindi.
Thor: Ragnarok Cate Blanchett Hela Hindi English 2017 2017

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Birthday is on 27 August". Twitter suchitra pillai.
  2. ^ "Fr. CRCE Alumni Spotlight".
  3. ^ "Metro Plus Kochi : Brains and Beauty". The Hindu. 9 April 2005. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Suchi's life and her many loves". The Hindu. 23 September 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ Chavda, Sanaya (11 November 2011). "Suchitra Pillai and Lars Kjeldsen is a perfect pair". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Alumni Spotlights". alumni.frcrce.ac.in. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Suchitra Pillai: On a high note".
  8. ^ "The Other Side of the Door reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. ^ "2017 LIIFE Nominees & Winners". The Long Island International Film Expo. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Suchitra Pillai on cloud nine with award for 'The Valley' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Hello Mini 3 | Watch Hello Mini New Season 3 All Latest Episodes Online - MX Player". www.mxplayer.in. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Mere Liye (2001) - Hindi Album, Tracklist, Full Album Details and more". ZG Discography. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Mere Liye (2001) - Hindi Album, Tracklist, Full Album Details and more (Archived)". ZG Discography. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  14. ^ MumbaiMirror[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Mohan-Suchitra dub for 'Die Hard 4' - Entertainment - DNA". Daily News and Analysis. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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