Lillete Dubey | |
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 Lillete Dubey at the premiere of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in 2015 | |
| Born | Lillete Keswani 7 September 1953 Pune, Bombay State, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Director |
| Spouse |
Ravi Dubey
(m. 1978; died 2015) |
| Children | Neha Dubey Ira Dubey |
| Relatives | Lushin Dubey (sister) |
Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the founding member of his group - Theatre Action Group in 1973. In 1991 she set up her own theatre company - The Primetime Theatre Company.[1][2][3]
Dubey is best known for her film performances Zubeidaa, Monsoon Wedding (Winner Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival), Chalte Chalte, Baghban, Kal Ho Naa Ho, My Brother…Nikhil, Delhi in a Day, Bow Barracks Forever (Best Actress Filma Madrid International Film Festival), 3 Days to Go (Best Actress Simon Sabela Awards, KZN South Africa), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (BAFTA- Best Ensemble Cast) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Sonata.[4][5]
In theatre, she is known for her work like, '30 Days in September', 'Adhe Adhure' (Best Actress Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards), 'August - Osage County', Dance Like a Man,[6][7] 'Where did I Leave my Purdah', and 'Salaam Noni Appa' amongst others.
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- ^ "Lillete Dubey's theatre company, Primetime Theatre Co., celebrates 25 years... : www.MumbaiTheatreGuide.com". mumbaitheatreguide.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "PNC's Bow Barracks Forever wins Best Actress at FilmaMadrid International Film Festival 2008 « Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd". pritishnandycom.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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- ^ Akundi, Sweta (6 August 2019). "'Dance Like a Man' by Lillette Dubey: Dance, drama and relationships". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 September 2020.