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Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin

Actor, also writer · Born January 10, 1983 (43) · Puducherry, India

Kalki Koechlin (born January 10, 1984) is a French-Indian actress, screenwriter, playwright, and women's rights activist actively working in Hindi cinema and theatre. Known for her versatile and unconventional roles, she is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award and two Screen Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 10, 1983 (43)
From
Puducherry, India
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 24% in 30 days

What are Kalki Koechlin's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
11
Dread
6
Romantic
5
Contemplative
7
Other
19

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kalki Koechlin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Kalki Koechlin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kaher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Ahana

  • Veerabhadruni Rahasyam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 40 episodes · Actor

  • Her Song(2026)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Irene

  • Tiny Little Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Nesippaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Tees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Chairwoman

  • Kho Gaye Hum Kahan(2023)

    as Simran Kohli

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Sam Bahadur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Goldfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Anamika Fields

  • Switchh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Paava Kadhaigal(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • The New Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Voice over

  • Kadakh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Francoise Marie

  • Bhram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alisha Khanna

  • Nerkonda Paarvai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Cameo

  • Made in Heaven(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Faiza Naqvi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Gully Boy(2019)

    as Shweta / Sky

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Smoke(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tara

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Sacred Games(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Batya Abelman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Candyflip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Ribbon(2017)

    as Sahana Mehra

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Jia aur Jia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jia

  • Azmaish: A Journey Through the Subcontinent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Mantra(2017)

    as Piya Kapoor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • A Death in the Gunj(2016)

    as Mitali "Mimi"

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tara Deshpande

  • Un + Une(2015)

    as Kalki

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Man's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Promotion Announcer

  • Kaash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Cameo

  • Margarita with a Straw(2014)

    as Laila Kapoor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Happy Ending(2014)

    as Vishakha Singh

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani(2013)

    as Aditi Mehra

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Ek Thi Daayan(2013)

    as Lisa Dutt

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Shanghai(2012)

    as Shalini Sahay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • My Friend Pinto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maggie

  • That Girl in Yellow Boots(2010)

    Story · as Ruth Edscer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara(2011)

    as Natasha Arora

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Shaitan(2011)

    as Amrita "Amy" Jayshankar

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Film Emotional Atyachar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sophie

  • Dev.D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Leni (‘Chanda')

  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Anarth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Film career

20072026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 42 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thWriting1 of 43: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 13% of 15 roles
0712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kalki Koechlin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kalki Koechlin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles6–60 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles25–63 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles29–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–72 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles6–56 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kalki Koechlin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kalki Koechlin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gulshan Devaiah shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles