Koel Purie

Koel Purie
Born
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationsActress, Film producer
Years active2001–present
SpouseLaurent Rinchet
FatherAroon Purie
RelativesMadhu Trehan (aunt)

Koel Purie Rinchet is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.[1][2]

Biography

Purie made her debut with Rahul Bose's directorial venture Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001 and later featured in Road to Ladakh, starring with Irrfan Khan. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London.[3]

Purie has written for publications such as Cosmopolitan, DNA, Harper's Bazaar, and India Today. While living in Tokyo, Purie shot several videos to promote tourism in Japan.[4] Purie lives in Paris, where she produces films through the company 185 Carat Films.[5]

Purie hosted a talk show, On The Couch With Koel, on the Indian news channel Headlines Today. She has produced and hosted various TV shows from Great Escape for Star plus to Aaj Ki Naari for DD metro.

Koel Purie is the daughter of media tycoon Aroon Purie.[3]

Filmography

Films & TV

Year Title Role language
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine! Nikita "Nikki" English
2004 American Daylight Sujata a.k.a. Sue English
2004 Road to Ladakh Sharon English
2004 Dirty War DC Sameena Habibullah English
2005 White Noise Gauri English
2005 Nazar Sub-Inspector Sujata Deshmukh Hindi
2006 Mixed Doubles Kalpana Hinglish
2006 Mera Dil Leke Dekho Hindi
2006 The Lookalike
2007 Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Richa M. Gupta Hindi
2007 Amal Pooja Seth English
2007 It's Breaking News Vidya Hindi
2007 The Great Indian Butterfly Liza English
2008 Secrets of the Seven Sounds
2008 Rock On! Devika Hindi
2012 10ml LOVE Minnie Hindi
2019 The Zoya Factor Monika, Zoya's boss Hindi
2023 The Archies Alice Cooper, Betty's mother English
2025 Do You Wanna Partner Malini Mathur Hindi

TV

  • The Great Escape- Star Plus
  • Aaj Ki Naari....Deepika (all episodes)- DD Metro (1998)
  • Holby City (1 episode, 2003) - "For Better, for Worse" as Seleena Chowdhury
  • The Vice (1 episode, 2003) - "Gameboys" as WPC Charlie Carter
  • Indian Dream (2003) as Neeraj
  • As If (1 episode, 2004) - "Jamie's POV" as Travel Agent
  • The Afternoon Play (1 episode, 2005) - "Reverse Psychology" as Sonia Bhose
  • Losing Gemma (2006) as Coral
  • Fairy Tales (1 episode, 2008) - "The Empress's New Clothes" as Shekeelia
  • On the Couch with Koël (2008-2012) - Headlines Today
  • Couching with Koël (2013-2015) - India Today TV

References

  1. ^ "Bikini babe, Koel Purie?". The Times of India. 11 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Koel Purie hot photos: The 'Rock On!' actress' steamy bikini looks are just too hot to handle!". Archived from the original on 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Roy, Amit (17 December 2004). "Red Hot". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 January 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. ^ "In Japan with Koel". Koël Purie Rinchet. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 November 2020). "William Dalrymple & Anita Anand's Book 'Koh-I-Noor: The History Of The World's Most Infamous Diamond' Optioned For Drama Series Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 29 June 2024.