1. Lillete Dubey was born on 7 September 1953 and is an Indian actress and theatre director.
12 Facts About Lillete Dubey
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Lillete Dubey has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages.
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Lillete Dubey's father, Gobind Keswani, was an engineer with the Indian Railways, and her mother, Lila Keswani, was a Gynaecologist from Lady Harding who later worked with the Indian Army.
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Lillete Dubey has a sister, Lushin, and a brother, Patanjali.
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Lillete Dubey is the founder of the Lemon Tree hotel group.
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Lushin is the wife of Pradeep Lillete Dubey, a noted academic.
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Lillete Dubey debuted with the film Love You Hamesha starring Akshaye Khanna and Sonali Bendre in 1999.
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Lillete Dubey's second hit, Monsoon Wedding, came out later in the same year and became yet another milestone in her film career.
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Lillete Dubey acted in her first film Zubeidaa at the age of 47 which would have been considered a late start for an actor.
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Lillete Dubey was the only actress her age who could carry off smoking a cigarette in a shiny blouse and petticoat, with rollers in her hair, in Monsoon Wedding.
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Lillete Dubey played the role of Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor in Kal Ho Naa Ho, in 2003.
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Lillete Dubey is a founder member of the prestigious Delhi based Theatre Action Group.