Lillete Dubey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1953-09-07

Place of Birth

Mumbai, India

Lillete Dubey

Biography

Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress who has worked in theatre, television and Hindi films. Lillete was born in Pune as Lillete Kiswani to a Sindhi Hindu family. Her father, Govind Kiswani, was an engineer with the Indian Railways, and her mother, Leela, was a gynaecologist who worked with the Indian Army. Her father wanted to give her a "modern" sounding name, and came up with "Lillete" as a faux-French derivation of her mother's name, Leela, with the intended meaning being "little Leela." Lillete, however, never liked her name "from day one" due to personal reasons, such as getting made fun of when she was younger.

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Acting History

2025
Songs of Paradise as Khala
2025
Dabba Cartel as Moushumi Majumdar
2025
Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story as Dr. Shenaya Karody
2024
Waack Girls as Abby (Tess's Mother)
2024
Khwaabon Ka Jhamela as Rokshana
2024
Zindaginama as Mitali
2024
Showtime as Sarika
2023
Yaariyan 2
2023
Americanish as Khala
2023
Blind as Aunty Maria
2022
Tadka as Samantha
2022
Murder in Agonda as Mala
2021
Tryst With Destiny as Mrs. Ashwa
2021
Call My Agent Bollywood as Special Appearance
2021
Call My Agent Bollywood as Lillete Dubey
2021
Star Wars: Visions as Rugal (voice)
2021
Qubool Hai 2.0 as Phuphi
2020
Unpaused as Archana (segment "Rat-a-tat)
2020
Tryst With Destiny
2019
Queen as Interviewer
2019
Season's Greeting as Suchitra
2019
Jhootha Kahin Ka as Mrs. Mehta
2019
3 Days to Go as Lakshmi
2018
Yeh Crazy Dil as Sunaina
2018
Akoori as Rita Shah
2018
Purana Pyaar
2018
The Reunion as Leela (Special Appearance)
2017
Aksar 2 as Miss Khambatta
2017
Sonata as Subhadra
2016
Mahayoddha Rama as Kaikayee
2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Mrs. Kapoor
2014
Dr. Cabbie as Nellie
2014
Adhe Adhure as Savitri
2014
Dance Like a Man as Older Ratna Parekh
2014
One by Two as Kalpana Patel
2013
The Lunchbox as Ila's Mother
2013
Chashme Baddoor as Miss Josephine
2012
Heroine as Mrs. Arora
2012
Delhi in a Day as Kalpana
2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Mrs. Kapoor
2011
Na Jaane Kabse
2011
Always Kabhi Kabhi as Ms. Das
2010
Break Ke Baad as Pammi Bua
2010
Housefull as Zulekha Ji
2010
Pankh as Mary
2009
Bollywood Beats as Jyoti
2008
Hari Puttar as Santosh 'Toshi'
2008
Saas Bahu Aur Sensex as Anita B. Jethmalani
2006
Aap Ki Khatir
2006
Fanaa as Madam
2005
Dosti: Friends Forever as Kiran Thapar
2005
Sau Jhooth Ek Sach as Moushami Pradhan
2005
Main Aisa Hi Hoon as Ritu
2005
My Brother... Nikhil as Anita Rosario Kapoor
2004
Bow Barracks Forever!
2004
Morning Raga as Pinky's mother
2004
Lakshya as Mrs. Dutta
2003
Kal Ho Naa Ho as Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor
2003
Pinjar as Mrs. Mohanlal
2003
Baghban as Shanti Patel
2003
Chalte Chalte as Anna Mausi
2003
Johnny as Smitha
2002
Om Jai Jagadish as Neetu's mother
2002
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Herself
2001
Monsoon Wedding as Pimmi Verma
2001
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Shabana
2001
Zubeidaa as Rose Davenport
2000
Bawandar as Anita
2000
Driving Miss Palmen as Connie Palmen
1997
Kabhie Kabhie as Shama Joshi
Ginny Weds Sunny 2