Suchitra Pillai-Malik

Suchitra Pillai

Suchitra Pillai at LAKME FASHION WEEK 2011
Occupation actress, Voice actress, model, anchor, veejay
Years active 1993present
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

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