---
name: "Lillete Dubey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lillete-dubey"
fi1m_id: "lillete-dubey"
imdb_id: "nm0239267"
tmdb_id: 6498
wikidata_id: "Q1628810"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 September 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T03:28:54.148457+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lillete Dubey

## Identity

Lillete Dubey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lillete-dubey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lillete-dubey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0239267
- **TMDB ID:** 6498
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1628810
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillete_Dubey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1628810, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6498

Actor. Born 7 September 1953 in Mumbai, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 September 1953, Mumbai, India
- **Also known as:** 	Lilette Dubey
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillete_Dubey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1628810, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6498

## Biography

Lillete Dubey is an Indian actress and theatre director. She began her career in Delhi in 1973 as a founding member of Barry John’s Theatre Action Group and later established The Primetime Theatre Company in 1991, which she has directed and performed with in numerous productions.

Dubey is known for film roles including Pimmi Verma in *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), Jaswinder “Jazz” Kapoor in *Kal Ho Naa Ho* (2003), Mrs Kapoor in *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012) and its 2015 sequel, and Ila’s mother in *The Lunchbox* (2013). She has also appeared in *Baghban* (2003), *Fanaa* (2006) and *Housefull* (2010), as well as international and television work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, seema.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Pimmi Verma — [page](https://film.one/film/monsoon-wedding.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ginny Wedss Sunny 2* (2026), as Neelu
- *Songs of Paradise* (2025), as Khala
- *Dabba Cartel* (2025), series, as Moushumi Majumdar
- *Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story* (2025), as Dr. Shenaya Karody
- *Waack Girls* (2024), series, as Abby (Tess's Mother)
- *Khwaabon Ka Jhamela* (2024), as Rokshana
- *Zindaginama* (2024), series, as Mitali
- *Showtime* (2024), series, as Sarika
- *Yaariyan 2* (2023), Actor
- *Americanish* (2023), as Khala
- *Blind* (2023), as Aunty Maria
- *Tadka* (2022), as Samantha
- *Murder in Agonda* (2022), series, as Mala
- *Tryst With Destiny* (2021), series, as Mrs. Ashwa
- *Call My Agent Bollywood* (2021), series, as Special Appearance, Lillete Dubey
- *Star Wars: Visions* (2021), series, as Rugal (voice)
- *Qubool Hai 2.0* (2021), series, as Phuphi
- *Unpaused* (2020), as Archana (segment "Rat-a-tat)
- *Tryst With Destiny* (2020), Actor
- *Queen* (2019), series, as Interviewer
- *Season's Greeting* (2019), as Suchitra
- *Jhootha Kahin Ka* (2019), as Mrs. Mehta
- *3 Days to Go* (2019), as Lakshmi
- *Yeh Crazy Dil* (2018), series, as Sunaina
- *Akoori* (2018), series, as Rita Shah
- *Purana Pyaar* (2018), Actor
- *The Reunion* (2018), series, as Leela (Special Appearance)
- *Aksar 2* (2017), as Miss Khambatta
- *Sonata* (2017), as Subhadra
- *Mahayoddha Rama* (2016), as Kaikayee
- *The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2015), as Mrs. Kapoor
- *Dr. Cabbie* (2014), as Nellie
- *Adhe Adhure* (2014), as Savitri
- *Dance Like a Man* (2014), as Older Ratna Parekh
- *One by Two* (2014), as Kalpana Patel
- *The Lunchbox* (2013), as Ila's Mother
- *Chashme Baddoor* (2013), as Miss Josephine
- *Heroine* (2012), as Mrs. Arora
- *Delhi in a Day* (2012), as Kalpana
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), as Mrs. Kapoor
- *Na Jaane Kabse* (2011), Actor
- *Always Kabhi Kabhi* (2011), as Ms. Das
- *Break Ke Baad* (2010), as Pammi Bua
- *Housefull* (2010), as Zulekha Ji
- *Pankh* (2010), as Mary
- *Bollywood Beats* (2009), as Jyoti
- *Hari Puttar* (2008), as Santosh 'Toshi'
- *Saas Bahu Aur Sensex* (2008), as Anita B. Jethmalani
- *Aap Ki Khatir* (2006), Actor
- *Corporate* (2006), as Devyani Bakshi
- *Fanaa* (2006), as Helen
- *Dosti: Friends Forever* (2005), as Kiran Thapar
- *Sau Jhooth Ek Sach* (2005), as Moushami Pradhan
- *Main Aisa Hi Hoon* (2005), as Ritu
- *My Brother... Nikhil* (2005), as Anita Rosario Kapoor
- *Bow Barracks Forever!* (2004), Actor
- *Morning Raga* (2004), as Pinky's mother
- *Vanity Fair* (2004), as Ms. Green
- *Lakshya* (2004), as Mrs. Dutta
- *Kal Ho Naa Ho* (2003), as Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor
- *Pinjar* (2003), as Mrs. Mohanlal
- *Baghban* (2003), as Shanti Patel
- *Chalte Chalte* (2003), as Anna Mausi
- *Johnny* (2003), as Smitha
- *Om Jai Jagadish* (2002), as Neetu's mother
- *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), as Pimmi Verma — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/monsoon-wedding.md)
- *Gadar: Ek Prem Katha* (2001), as Shabana
- *Zubeidaa* (2001), as Rose Davenport
- *Bawandar* (2000), as Anita
- *Driving Miss Palmen* (2000), as Connie Palmen
- *Kabhie Kabhie* (1997), series, as Shama Joshi

## Gallery

- ![Lillete Dubey](https://film.one/media/person/3932995/gallery-bc0b469e1709.jpg) Lillete Dubey — Cswaru, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Lillete_Dubey_at_Marigold_Premiere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lillete Dubey](https://film.one/media/person/3932995/gallery-b21a6d81c5c4.jpg) Lillete Dubey — Image via TMDB

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