Kalki Koechlin is an Indian actress of French descent. She has worked predominately in Bollywood, and is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, and a Screen Award. Koechlin is best known for her character roles that defy the stereotypical portrayal of women in Indian cinema, and has been credited in the media for publicly expressing her opinions. In addition to her film caree...Kalki Koechlin is an Indian actress of French descent. She has worked predominately in Bollywood, and is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, and a Screen Award. Koechlin is best known for her character roles that defy the stereotypical portrayal of women in Indian cinema, and has been credited in the media for publicly expressing her opinions. In addition to her film career, Koechlin has written, produced, and acted in several stage plays in India. She co-wrote the play Colour Blind, which was presented at the Sir Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Hall in Chennai, in August 2014, and won the The MetroPlus Playwright Award for the play Skeleton Woman (2009). Koechlin is also an activist and a celebrity endorser. She was married to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap from 2011 to 2015. Kalki Koechlin was born in Pondicherry, India, on 10 January 1984 to French parents, Joel Koechlin and Françoise Armandie, who came to India from Angers, France. She is a descendant of Maurice Koechlin, a French structural engineer, who played an important role in the design and construction of the Eiffel Tower. Her parents are devotees of Sri Aurobindo. She was brought up in a strict environment in Pondicherry and is fluent in English, Tamil, and French.