The Best Kalki Koechlin Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 2010 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) with $31M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kalki Koechlin Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Kalki Koechlin is credited on. Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) leads with 82, followed by Sam Bahadur (2023) at 79. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Nerkonda Paarvai 2019 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Sam Bahadur 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Gully Boy 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Kadakh 2020 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Ribbon 2017 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Kho Gaye Hum Kahan 2023 · Drama
Biggest Kalki Koechlin Box Office Hits
Kalki Koechlin's films have made $66.3M worldwide in total. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) is the biggest hit at $31M, ahead of Gully Boy (2019) ($28.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2013 · Romance $31M $3.83M dom. - 2 Gully Boy 2019 · Drama $28.3M $5.57M dom.
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2011 · Romance $5.19M $3.11M dom. - 4 Nerkonda Paarvai 2019 · Action $769K
- 5 Sam Bahadur 2023 · Drama $739K
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Ek Thi Daayan 2013 · Thriller $206K $112K dom. - 7
Nesippaya 2025 · Action $3.01K - 8
Goldfish 2023 · Drama $980
The Best Kalki Koechlin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kalki Koechlin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Sam Bahadur (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films Sam Bahadur 2023 Movie Echo Score: 79
- Thriller 5 films Ek Thi Daayan 2013 · as Lisa Dutt
- Comedy 3 films Kadakh 2020 · as Francoise Marie Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 2 films Nerkonda Paarvai 2019 · as Cameo Movie Echo Score: 82
- Romance 2 films Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2013 · as Aditi Mehra
The Latest Kalki Koechlin Movies
The most recent films Kalki Koechlin is credited on, newest first — starting with Nesippaya (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nesippaya 2025 · Action
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Tees 2024 · Chairwoman - Kho Gaye Hum Kahan 2023 · Simran Kohli
- Sam Bahadur 2023 · Drama
- Goldfish 2023 · Anamika Fields
- Kadakh 2020 · Francoise Marie
- Nerkonda Paarvai 2019 · Cameo
- Gully Boy 2019 · Sky
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Smoke 2018 · Tara -
Candyflip 2017 · Thriller - Ribbon 2017 · Sahana Mehra
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Jia aur Jia 2017 · Jia
The Best Kalki Koechlin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kalki Koechlin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kalki Koechlin movie?
Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) is the best-rated Kalki Koechlin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Sam Bahadur (2023) (79) and Gully Boy (2019) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Nerkonda Paarvai: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kalki Koechlin movie?
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) made the most at the box office, with $31M worldwide, followed by Gully Boy (2019) with $28.3M. Together, Kalki Koechlin's films with box office figures have made $66.3M.
What is the best Kalki Koechlin drama movie?
Sam Bahadur (2023) is the best-rated of Kalki Koechlin's drama films, with a score of 79. In other genres: Ek Thi Daayan (thriller), Kadakh (comedy) and Nerkonda Paarvai (action).
What is the newest Kalki Koechlin movie?
The newest film on Kalki Koechlin's filmography is Nesippaya (2025).
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