Personal Info
Birth date
1953-09-07 (71 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mumbai, India
Also known as
Lilette Dubey
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.
Filmography
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
6
Overview:
Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.Star Wars: Visions
7.166
Overview:
This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the mythos of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.Dabba Cartel
6.9
Overview:
When an investigation into a pharma company hits close to home, five women launch a tiffin service with a secret ingredient.Qubool Hai 2.0
8
Overview:
It is the story of Asad and Zoya -- two individuals who have surrendered to their ideals. One to the cause of his country, another to her duty towards her family.Call My Agent Bollywood
3.5
Overview:
From pulling off casting coups to calming celebrity egos, the drama never stops for four Mumbai talent agents hustling to save their sinking company.Queen
6.7
Overview:
A brilliant young girl, who wishes to study further, is forced to become an actress. After achieving superstardom, she sets her eyes on political dominion while trying to rein in her wayward heart.Tryst With Destiny
NYR
Overview:
A billionaire learns there is something money can't buy, a lower-caste couple attempts to build a new life, and a corrupt city cop finds himself far outside of the law in Nair's slyly biting triptych on class in contemporary India.Showtime
6
Overview:
An epic saga of legacy and ambition, get a glimpse behind the multi million-dollar industry of Bollywood, nepotism and power struggles at the top.Waack Girls
NYR
Overview:
Six Kolkata girls create Waack Girls, a dance group in a city unfamiliar with waacking. Led by Ishani, an expert waacker and managed by Lopa, this light hearted story is filled with music, dance, comedy and drama.Akoori
7
Overview:
When Dara, a 55 year old bigot, in the midst of trying to protect his property from the hungry clutches of his cousin and hotel industry agent Zeus, finds out about his wife's comatose situation, he is forced to invite his children, who blatantly despise him and vice versa. What ensues is a drama wrapped in tragic hilarity when the dysfunctional Irani family realize that it will take a lot more than a common last name to survive under one roof.Kabhie Kabhie
NYR
Overview:
Kabhie Kabhie is an Indian television drama directed by Mahesh Bhatt and written by Anurag Kashyap, Akash Khurana and Vinta Nanda; Anil Sharma directed 25 episodes of the series. The series was produced by Amit Khanna's Plus Channel and was telecast on Star Plus.Murder in Agonda
4.5
Overview:
A quiet villa in a scenic village of Goa, Agonda but a murder changes everything! Secrets, mysteries, plotting, heart-breaks and chaos, everything will unleash. Will the culprit be caught or will innocents suffer?Kal Ho Naa Ho
7.4
Overview:
An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.Yeh Crazy Dil
NYR
Overview:
A modern-day urban-age take on relationships, breakups, friendship, romance, and rebounds. Set in apna Bombay. The show follows the life of Addy and Koyal, a not-so-perfect couple in a not-so-perfect relationship and their journey of finding back their love amidst heartbreaks, rebounds, and guilt.The Reunion
8
Overview:
Aarya, Dev, Deva and Gaurav go back to school after 10 years only to realise its important to look back to move forward. Friendships, relationships and some memories are at stake. Amidst ...Zindaginama
5
Overview:
An Anthology series that highlights the stigmas around mental health and mental illness in India. According to the latest World Health Organization report on depression, almost 7.5% of Indians suffer from major or minor mental disorders that require expert intervention. The brainchild of Dr. Neerja Birla, Zindaginama strives towards creating an environment where mental health dialogue is encouraged. It's okay not to be okay. Six different stories from six creators with a common theme - to encourage us to be sensitive to our environment and peers and to show openness to acknowledging mental health struggles in our lives.The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6.946
Overview:
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.Fanaa
6.8
Overview:
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision.Housefull
5.7
Overview:
Believing himself to be a jinx and bringing bad luck upon himself and others, a man attempts to find true love, but ends up in very complicated relationships.The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6.417
Overview:
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.Baghban
6.8
Overview:
After dedicating their whole life in upbringing their children, elderly couple Raj Malhotra and Pooja gets homeless. Instead of caring, their children treat them as a burden.Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
6.7
Overview:
Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family, now living in Amritsar, gets the shock of their lives when Sakina learns that her father (Amrish Puri), whom she previously believed died in the riots back in Amritsar, is still alive after seeing his picture in a tattered, old newspaper. Upon contacting him, Sakina's father, now the mayor of Lahore in Pakistan, arranges for his daughter to arrive in Lahore to see him. Sakina leaves for Lahore minus Tara and her son, and upon reaching the city, learns of her father's plans for her - plans that include forcing Sakina to forget about her family and start life anew in Pakistan. Then begins an extraordinary journey which will lead Tara to cross the border into Pakistan to find his love SakinaLakshya
6.648
Overview:
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.The Lunchbox
7.334
Overview:
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.Chalte Chalte
6.3
Overview:
A man pursues a woman who is already engaged and eventually gets married to her. Differences between the two lead to a bitter separation that threatens to destroy their relationship forever.Yaariyan 2
4.4
Overview:
As three cousins embrace the warmth of a new city, they also face challenges that transform their lives.Americanish
6.1
Overview:
In Jackson Heights, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam and their newly-immigrated cousin Ameera must navigate the consistent — and sometimes conflicting — demands of romance, culture, work and family.Main Aisa Hi Hoon
5.323
Overview:
A mentally challenged man fights his former father-in-law for custody of his daughter.Monsoon Wedding
6.765
Overview:
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.Dosti: Friends Forever
4.5
Overview:
Karan (Bobby Deol) was wealthy and a mansion was his habitat. Raj (Akshay Kumar) had empty pockets and the sky was his roof. Karan's jet ensured that he could fly if he wanted. Raj could only depend on his two feet. Karan had a family and yet craved love. Raj had love to share, but craved a family. Karan was the eternal Casanova. Raj was the proverbial one-woman man. Karan had it all, and yet felt empty. Raj had nothing, but his heart was full. They were two people as different as can be. Yet they found a common ground. One that led to the glorious road of Friendship! But can they sustain their friendship when new conflicts arise?Acting
TBASongs of Paradise as Unknown
TBAGinny Weds Sunny 2 as Unknown
2025Dabba Cartel (7 Episodes) as Moushumi Majumdar
2025Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story as Dr. Shenaya Karody
2024Waack Girls (1 Episode) as Abby (Tess's Mother)
2024Khwaabon Ka Jhamela as Rokshana
2024Zindaginama (1 Episode) as Mitali
2024Showtime (7 Episodes) as Sarika
2023Yaariyan 2 as Unknown
2023Americanish as Khala
2023Blind as Aunty Maria
2022Tadka as Samantha
2022Murder in Agonda (5 Episodes) as Mala
2021Tryst With Destiny (4 Episodes) as Mrs. Ashwa
2021Call My Agent Bollywood (6, 1 Episode) as Special Appearance, Lillete Dubey
2021Star Wars: Visions (1 Episode) as Rugal (voice)
2021Qubool Hai 2.0 (10 Episodes) as Phuphi
2020Unpaused as Archana (segment "Rat-a-tat)
2020Tryst With Destiny as Unknown
2019Queen (11 Episodes) as Interviewer
2019Season's Greeting as Suchitra
2019Jhootha Kahin Ka as Mrs. Mehta
2018Yeh Crazy Dil (6 Episodes) as Sunaina
2018Akoori (12 Episodes) as Rita Shah
2018Purana Pyaar as Unknown
2018The Reunion (1 Episode) as Leela (Special Appearance)
2017Aksar 2 as Miss Khambatta
2017Sonata as Subhadra
2016Mahayoddha Rama as Kaikayee
2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Mrs. Kapoor
2014Dr. Cabbie as Nellie
2014Adhe Adhure as Savitri
2014Dance Like a Man as Older Ratna Parekh
2014One by Two as Kalpana Patel
2013The Lunchbox as Ila's Mother
2013Chashme Baddoor as Miss Josephine
2012Heroine as Mrs. Arora
2012Delhi in a Day as Kalpana
2012The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Mrs. Kapoor
2011Na Jaane Kabse as Unknown
2011Always Kabhi Kabhi as Ms. Das
2010Break Ke Baad as Pammi Bua
2010Housefull as Zulekha Ji
2010Pankh as Mary
2009Bollywood Beats as Jyoti
2008Hari Puttar as Santosh 'Toshi'
2008Saas Bahu Aur Sensex as Anita B. Jethmalani
2006Aap Ki Khatir as Unknown
2006Fanaa as Madam
2005Dosti: Friends Forever as Kiran Thapar
2005Sau Jhooth Ek Sach as Moushami Pradhan
2005Main Aisa Hi Hoon as Ritu
2005My Brother... Nikhil as Anita Rosario Kapoor
2004Bow Barracks Forever as Unknown
2004Morning Raga as Pinky's mother
2004Lakshya as Mrs. Dutta
2003Kal Ho Naa Ho as Jaswinder Kapoor
2003Pinjar as Mrs. Mohanlal
2003Baghban as Shanti Patel
2003Chalte Chalte as Anna Mausi
2003Johnny as Smitha
2002Om Jai Jagadish as Neetu's mother
2002Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (1 Episode) as Herself
2001Monsoon Wedding as Pimmi Verma
2001Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Shabana
2001Zubeidaa as Rose Davenport
2000Bawandar as Anita
2000Driving Miss Palmen as Connie Palmen
1997Kabhie Kabhie (1 Episode) as Shama Joshi