Suchitra Pillai

Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970)[1] is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. 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.

Suchitra Pillai
Pillai at MAMI Film Festival 2017
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupationactress, Voice actress, model, engineer, anchor, VJ
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)Lars Kjeldsen (m. 2005)

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 appears in the 2016 Hollywood film The Other Side of the Door,[4] and in the 2017 indie film The Valley, for which she won the Best Actress award at both The Long Island International Film Festival[5] and The Milan International Filmmakers Festival in 2017.[6]

Personal life

In 2005, Suchitra married Lars Kjeldsen, an engineer from Denmark, after meeting at a mutual friend's house. They have one daughter Annika.[7]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleOther notes
1993Le prix d'une femmeFrench film
1998Guru in SevenEnglish film
2001Everybody Says I'm FineJessicaHindi film
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab HaiA Reporter
Dil Chahta HaiPriya
2003Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part IIShalu
Satta
88 Antop HillMrs. Antara Shelar
2005Page 3Fashion Designer Sonal Roy
2006ShivaManasi
KarkashManasi
Pyaar Ke Side EffectsAnjali/Dracula
2007Marigold: An Adventure in IndiaRani
Laaga Chunari Mein DaagMichelle
2008FashionAvantika Sarin
DasvidaniyaSuchi
2010Dulha Mil GayaJasmine
2016FitoorReporter
2016The Other Side Of The DoorPiki
2016OppamSchool PrincipalMalayalam film
2017The ValleyRoopa

Television

(2003-2005) KKOI Dil Mein Hai

YearTitleRoleChannelOther notes
1998Hip Hip HurrayAlaknanda Ma'amZee TVIndian Weekend Soap Opera
2003-2005 Koi Dil Mein Hai Sony TV BalagiTelefilms

Indian Weekend Soap Opera

201324Mehek AhujaColors TVIndian Weekend Soap Era
2001Pradhan Mantri (Zee)JournalistZee TVIndian Weekend drama
2013–2014BeintehaaSurraiya Usman AbdullahColors TVIndian Daily Soap Era
2014Bigg Boss 8GuestColors TVReality show
2016-17Ek Shringaar-SwabhimanSandhya SinghaniaColors TVIndian Daily Soap Era
2020BetaalCommander TyagiNetflixHorror

Dubbing career

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.[8] 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

Live action films
Film titleActressCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
Live Free or Die Hard [9]Maggie QMai LinhHindiEnglish20072007
The Dark NightMaggie GyllenhaalRachel DawesHindiEnglish20082008Katie Holmes portrayed this character in Batman Begins and was voiced by Neshma Chemburkar in Hindi.
Thor: RagnarokCate BlanchettHelaHindiEnglish20172017

See also

References
  1. ""My Birthday is on 27 August"". Twitter suchitra pillai.
  2. "The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi : Brains and Beauty".
  3. "Suchi's life and her many loves". The Hindu. 23 September 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. "The Other Side of the Door reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. "2017 LIIFE Nominees & Winners - The Long Island International Film Expo". The Long Island International Film Expo. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. "Suchitra Pillai on cloud nine with award for 'The Valley' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. "Suchitra Pillai and Lars Kjeldsen is a perfect pair - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. MumbaiMirror
  9. "Mohan-Suchitra dub for 'Die Hard 4' - Entertainment - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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