Suchitra Pillai
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Lars Kjeldsen
​
(m. 2005)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsSony Music

Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970)[1] 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.

Personal life

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

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

Films

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
2021Cold CaseZara Zacchai, a blind occult researcherMalayalam movie released in Amazon Prime

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelOther notes
1997Ghar JamaiSubbulakshmiZee TVSpecial Appearance only in Episode no 32
1998Hip Hip HurrayAlaknanda Ma'am
1998X Zone KavyaEpisode-96
2001Pradhan Mantri (Zee)Journalist
2003-2005Koi Dil Main HaiSony TV
201324Mehek AhujaColors TV
2013–2014BeintehaaSurraiya Usman Abdullah
2014Bigg Boss 8GuestReality show
2016-17Ek Shringaar-SwabhimanSandhya Singhania

Web series

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 Netflix Hindi Web series
2023 Rana Naidu Tara Web series

Singing career

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

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

Live action television series

Program titleActorCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageEpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
The SandmanGwendoline ChristieLucifer MorningstarHindiEnglish2022–Present

Live action films

Film titleActressCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
Live Free or Die Hard[15]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. ↑ "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. 1 2 "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
  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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