Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and English films. She has received several awards including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Marathi Awards.
She has worked in over 70 films, both experimental and non-experimental, in additional to acting in a few non-Indian films. She is regarded as one of the most versatile Marathi actresses. Although born into a middle-class Maharashtrian family in Pune, Kulkarni was drawn to acting at an early age and had attended Satyadev Dubey's acting workshops. At the age of 18, she made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Cheluvi (1992). Later, she debuted with Mukta (1994) in Marathi. This was followed by critical praise with Doghi (1995), Daayraa (1996), and Gharabaher (1999), the former earning her Maharashtra State Film Award and Filmfare Marathi Award. Subsequently, she starred in the Hindi films Mission Kashmir (2000), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000), Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Taxi Number9211 (2006), and Singham (2011). She received further acclaim and a National Film Award for her portrayal of a powerful woman in the Marathi-language, short film Chaitra (2002).
Kulkarni garnered further successes with Deool (2011), Pune 52 (2013), The Good Road (2013), Gulabjaam (2018), and Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar (2018). Moreover, she won three Filmfare Marathi Awards for her roles in the biography Dr. Prakash Baba Amte-The Real Hero (2014), the emotional drama Kachcha Limboo (2017), and the survival drama Pension (2021).
Apart from acting, Kulkarni formerly wrote a weekly column for a supplement of the Marathi daily newspaper Loksatta titled So Kul. In 2010, she published her article book So Kul. She also formed So kul Productions, which produced the Marathi and English play WhileLily & Night [1]
SonaliKulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared...
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Kannada film directed by Girish Karnad. The film stars Girish Karnad and SonaliKulkarni in her film debut. This film won the National Film Award for Best Film...
Kulkarni was born in Hamdapur in 1963. He was married to the film actress SonaliKulkarni for a brief time but later got divorced. 2012 – Tukaram : Best Film...
series by director Samit Kakkad and actors Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, SonaliKulkarni and Samikssha Batnagar. The series is Suniel Shetty's OTT debut. Cast...
directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, SonaliKulkarni in lead roles. The film...
SonaliKulkarni is an Indian actress who has won several awards and nominations. She has received a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards Marathi...
stars Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff, Preity Zinta, and SonaliKulkarni. It deals with terrorism and the tragedy of children suffering from...
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romantic musical film directed by Venus Balu. The film stars Vineeth and SonaliKulkarni, and has music by A. R. Rahman. It is based on the 1953 American film...
The film features Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shreyas Talpade along with SonaliKulkarni, Samikssha Batnagar and Tripti Dimri. The film is an official remake...
on 19 February 2010. The music was composed by Ajay-Atul. Starring SonaliKulkarni and Ajinkya Deo, Ankush Chaudhari in the lead roles, it also stars...
Usha Nadkarni Swapnil Joshi Bharti Achrekar Johnny Lever Anu Malik SonaliKulkarni Mahesh Manjrekar Shivaji Satam Ashwini Bhave Color key Hasya Khurda...
Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna). It also stars Preity Zinta, SonaliKulkarni and Dimple Kapadia. Dil Chahta Hai was based on Akhtar's diary detailing...
directed by Sachin Kundalkar and starring Siddharth Chandekar and SonaliKulkarni in lead roles and Madhura Deshpande and Chinmay Udgirkar in supporting...
show is produced by OML Studios and features Ashwanth Ashokkumar, SonaliKulkarni, Ashish Vidyarthi and Kartik Vijan in the lead roles. Half Pants Full...
Suri as Devdarshan “Dev” Suri Namrata Shirodkar as Raksha Krish Kumar SonaliKulkarni as Gauri Shahapukar Bhavna Pani as Rachna Suri, Dev's sister Asrani...
thriller drama film directed by Arindam Nandy. It stars Kay Kay Menon, SonaliKulkarni, Vinay Pathak, Sandhya Mridul and Rajat Kapoor. The film revolves around...
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