Suchitra Pillai-Malik
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Suchrita Pillai
Suchrita Pillai (} (born 15 April 1960) known simply as just Suchitra Pillai, is an Indian actress, model, anchor, and veejay. She was a graduate in electronic engineering, but chose modelling over engineering. She had small roles in hit movies including Dil Chahta Hai
(2001), Page 3
(2005), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
(2007), and Fashion
(2008).
, Pillai was very much interested in theatre, but she graduated in electronic engineering. She got married shortly after her studies and went to London
. She chose modelling as her career over electronic engineering. In 1993, Pillai was offered her first role for a French
film, Le Prix D'Une Femma. Pillai also was offered a role in the English film, Guru in Seven. Pillai then returned to Mumbai and was offered the job as a veejay
. In India, she first appeared in arranged marriage video by Apache Indian and then in bally sagoo's dil cheez kya hai video. She accepted and appeared in shows like Simply South, Red Alert, and Cabaret Cabaret. In her Indian film career, Pillai has mostly appeared in minor roles. Suchitra also was a part of the Zee TV drama, Hip Hip Hurray
.
Suchrita Pillai (} (born 15 April 1960) known simply as just Suchitra Pillai, is an Indian actress, model, anchor, and veejay. She was a graduate in electronic engineering, but chose modelling over engineering. She had small roles in hit movies including Dil Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia...
(2001), Page 3
Page 3 (film)
Page 3 is a 2005 Indian film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar about the Page 3 Culture and media in the city of Mumbai. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, Sandhya Mridul, Tara Sharma, Anju Mahendru, and Boman Irani...
(2005), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag - Journey Of A Woman is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and starring Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor and Anupam Kher with special appearances by Abhishek Bachchan and Hema Malini...
(2007), and Fashion
Fashion (film)
Fashion is a 2008 Indian film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film has a massive star cast which includes Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and newcomers Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa. Based on the dark side of the world of fashion, the movie depicts it through the...
(2008).
Career
While in school in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Pillai was very much interested in theatre, but she graduated in electronic engineering. She got married shortly after her studies and went to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She chose modelling as her career over electronic engineering. In 1993, Pillai was offered her first role for a French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
film, Le Prix D'Une Femma. Pillai also was offered a role in the English film, Guru in Seven. Pillai then returned to Mumbai and was offered the job as a veejay
Veejay
Veejay can mean:-*A VJ , someone who introduces music videos or similar.*A Veejay , software video instrument mixer and sampler for realtime performances*Another spelling for the Indian name Vijay....
. In India, she first appeared in arranged marriage video by Apache Indian and then in bally sagoo's dil cheez kya hai video. She accepted and appeared in shows like Simply South, Red Alert, and Cabaret Cabaret. In her Indian film career, Pillai has mostly appeared in minor roles. Suchitra also was a part of the Zee TV drama, Hip Hip Hurray
Hip Hip Hurray
Hip Hip Hurray was one of the popular Hindi television series that first aired on Zee TV channel in 1998, and after its success of the first season, the series began its second sequel in 2001-Plot:...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1993 | Le Prix D'Une Femma | French film | |
| 1998 | Guru in Seven | English film | |
| 2001 | Everybody Says I'm Fine | Jessica | first Hindi film |
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| Dil Chahta Hai Dil Chahta Hai Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia... |
Priya | ||
| 2003 | Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II , is a 2003 Indian movie starring Arshad Warsi. Shashanka Ghosh, the creative driver behind the launch of MTV and Channel V in India, marks his debut as a director with this film. Running in many parallel threads, the movie is in equal parts a comedy, satire, crime, and a... |
Shalu | |
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| 88 Antop Hill | Mrs. Antara Shelar | ||
| 2005 | Page 3 Page 3 (film) Page 3 is a 2005 Indian film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar about the Page 3 Culture and media in the city of Mumbai. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, Sandhya Mridul, Tara Sharma, Anju Mahendru, and Boman Irani... |
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| 2006 | Shiva Shiva Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a... |
Manasi | |
| Pyaar Ke Side Effects Pyaar Ke Side Effects Pyaar Ke Side Effects is a Bollywood movie released in September 2006. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time director Saket Chaudhary. Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat played the lead cast. The film is a romantic comedy, and... |
Anjali/Dracula | ||
| 2007 | Marigold: An Adventure in India | Rani | |
| Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Laaga Chunari Mein Daag - Journey Of A Woman is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and starring Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor and Anupam Kher with special appearances by Abhishek Bachchan and Hema Malini... |
Michelle | ||
| 2008 | Fashion Fashion (film) Fashion is a 2008 Indian film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film has a massive star cast which includes Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and newcomers Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa. Based on the dark side of the world of fashion, the movie depicts it through the... |
Avantika Sarin | |
| Dasvidaniya Dasvidaniya Dasvidaniya is a 2008 Bollywood film released on 7 November 2008.The name of the movie is a pun on the list of ten things to be done before death made by Vinay Pathak, and is derived from the Russian phrase до свидания , meaning good bye.-Synopsis:Shy Amar Kaul lives a nondescript life with people... |
Suchi | ||
| 2010 | Dulha Mil Gaya Dulha Mil Gaya The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap; and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti... |
Jasmine |