Suchitra Pillai-Malik
| Suchitra Pillai | |
|---|---|
 Suchitra Pillai at LAKME FASHION WEEK 2011 | |
| Occupation | actress, Voice actress, model, anchor, veejay |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lars Kjeldsen[1] |
Suchitra Pillai, is an Indian actress, model, anchor, and VJ born in 1960. A graduate in electronic engineering, she chose a career in arts over engineering.[2] Apart from roles in movies 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 [3] She is also an accomplished theater artiste.
Film career
While in school in Mumbai, Pillai was very much interested in theatre but she graduated in electronic engineering. She left for London soon after, where she became involved in children's theatre.[3] 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.
Pillai then returned to Mumbai and was offered the 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. She has also forayed into television with shows like Simply South, Red Alert, Hip_Hip_Hurray, Beintehaa,Rishta.com and Cabaret Cabaret. Pillai will be seen in 2016 in the Hollywood film The Other Side of the Door, co-starring Sarah Wayne Callis and Jeremy Sisto.[4]
Personal life
In 2006, Suchitra married Lars Kjeldsen, an engineer from Denmark.[5] They met at dinner at a common friend's house. They have a daughter Annika, born in 2008.[5]
Filmography
| 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 | first 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 | The Valley | Roopa | upcoming film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hip Hip Hurray | Zee TV | Indian Weekend Soap Era | |
| 2013 | 24 | Mehek Ahuja | Colors TV | Indian Weekend Soap Era |
| 2013–2014 | Beintehaa | Surraiya Usman Abdullah | Colors TV | Indian Daily Soap Era |
Dubbing career
In 2007, she was given the opportunity to dub-over a role in the Hindi dubbed version of American movie, Live Free or Die Hard, which it's her first film that she dubbed. She gave her Hindi-dubbing voice to Maggie Q's role as Mah Linh, while Mohan Kapoor who is an Indian actor and anchor, has given his Hindi-dubbing voice to Bruce Willis's role as John McClane, the main protagonist.[6]
Dubbing roles
Live action films
| Film title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Free or Die Hard [7] | Maggie Q | Mai Linh | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Suchitra Pillai and Lars Kjeldsen is a perfect pair". The Times of India.
- ↑ "The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi : Brains and Beauty".
- 1 2 "Suchi’s life and her many loves". The Hindu. 2012-09-23. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ "The Other Side of the Door reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Suchitra Pillai and Lars Kjeldsen is a perfect pair - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ MumbaiMirror
- ↑ "Mohan-Suchitra dub for ‘Die Hard 4’ - Entertainment - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2012-07-14.