Lekha Washington

Lekha Washington
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Occupation(s)	Actress Music VJ

Lekha Washington is an Indian actress.

Background

Washington was born and brought up in Chennai, India. She is part Maharashtrian, part Italian, part Burmese.

Career

A qualified film-maker from NID, Ahmedabad, Lekha began her career as a theatre artist. In 2006 she became a VJ on SS Music, and hosted the popular show PCO and later Connect. She is also a sculptor, having held her first solo exhibition at the age of 18. She started by playing the leading role in the film 'Framed' directed by independent director Chetan Shah. She anchored the first IPL cricket tournament telecast on Sony TV. She subsquently went on to host the Canadian 20/20 on international telivision. Her first release Jayamkondaan, in which she played the protagonist alongside Vinay Rai won her accolades as she "performed a subtle and complex character with elan". She is signed to shoot 'Vedam', the second film from Telugu director Krish, in mid-2009. In February 2009, Lekha made her entry into Bollywood when she was chosen to play Rajeev Khandelwal's leading lady in "Peter Gaya Kaam Se", currently being produced by UTV Spotboy.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Framed	Vini	English
	Unnale Unnale	Lekha	Tamil	Cameo appearance
2008	Jayamkondaan	Brinda Sekhar	Tamil
2009	Vedam		Telugu	Filming
	Peter Gaya Kaam Se		Hindi	Filming
Rakkozhi		Tamil	Filming

References

http://southside.in/article_details.php?article_id=246&cat_id=5

http://sifymax.com/bbhome/max_newpopup_new.php?f=Lekhawashisngton_Clive_04sep08-128k.wmv

http://www.fhmindia.com/site/content/article.aspx?ID=26867

http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2002/01/17/stories/2002011700090300.htm

http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1658494

http://archives.chennaionline.com/film/Interviews/Aug2007/08int18.asp

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/31/stories/2007083151310400.htm