Sonali Kulkarni first made her appearance on the screen in a Kannada film titled Cheluvi directed by Girish Karnad. She has appeared in many films including an Italian film titled Fuoco Su di Me for which she won an award in the 2006 Milan International Film Festival.
She has received a Special Jury Award (non-feature) in the 49th National Film Awards (2002) for her role in a short film in Marathi Chaitra.
Apart from acting, she was an editor with Viva, a supplement of Marathi daily newspaper Loksatta from June 2005 till May 2007. She used to pen a weekly column called "So Kool". The columns are published in the book So Kool by Rajahansa Prakashan. Actor Nana Patekar on the release of this book said, "Whenever I read her articles, I feel she is talking to me. There is so much of simplicity in her writing."
Kulkarni showed her dancing skills in the second season of the popular celebrity-dance competition show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Sony TV.
She has also worked with Doordarshan channel and did some films like Gulabari in 1994 in Hindi which telecast in 1995 and Kata Rute Kunala in 1996 in Marathi for which she has also got RAPA Award-Best television performance of the year.
She was also seen in one story (Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai-Directed by Tanuja Chaturvedi) of Star Bestsellers TV Series telecast in 1999-2000 on Star Plus.
Kulkarni was born to Maharashtrian father and Tamil mother in Pune, Maharashtra. Her father is an engineer and she has two brothers: Sandeep and Sandesh. She completed her schooling from Abhinava Vidyalaya and did her graduation from Ferguson College, where she majored in Political Science and got a scholarship in Marathi literature. For her interest in acting she attended a workshop by Satyadev Dubey after which she and Sandesh formed a theater group called Samanvay. Sandesh is now a film director.
Sonali's first brief marriage with Chandrakant Kulkarni, film and theatre director and writer, ended in a divorce. Since 24 May 2010 she is married to Nachiket Pantvaidya, current head of Sony Entertainment Television.
Sonali's first movie was Cheluvi aka the Flowering Tree (1992). The film is based on a Karnataka folk tale. Directed and written by Girish Karnad, it reflects on the role of women in Indian society (to serve loved ones without expectations, and regardless of her own suffering) and also contains an environmental message relating to deforestation. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2017 | Kaccha Limbu | --------- | Marathi | |
2017 | Ti Ani Itar | --------- | Marathi | [6] |
2017 | Poster Boys | Sunita | Hindi | |
2017 | Gulabjaam | --------- | Marathi | [7] |
2015 | Aga Bai Arechyaa 2 | Shubhangi Hemant Kudalkar | Marathi | |
2014 | Dr. Prakash Baba Amte | Dr. Mandakini Amte | Marathi | |
2013 | Pune 52 | Prachi Apte | Marathi | |
2013 | The Good Road | Kiran | Gujarati | Selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but failed to get a nomination |
2011 | Deool | Vahini Saheb | Marathi | |
2011 | Singham | Megha Kadam | Hindi | director Rohit Shetty |
2011 | Mumbai Cutting | Hindi | ||
2010 | Ringa Ringa | Manasi Desai | Marathi | Director Sanjay Jadhav DREAMING 24by7 production |
2010 | Well Done Abba | Vikas Jha's wife | Hindi | |
2010 | The Camp | Sonali Manthe | Hindi | |
2009 | Love Khichdi | Shanta Bheemrao Bhansode | Hind | |
2009 | Shadow | Inspector Sanjana Singh Rajpoot | Hindi | |
2009 | Mohandas | Meghna | Hindi | |
2009 | Gandha | Raavi | Marathi | |
2009 | Gabhricha Paus | Alka | Marathi | |
2009 | Tya Ratri Paus Hota | Marathi | ||
2009 | Gulmohar | Vidya | Marathi | |
2008 | Rishton Ki Machine | Hindi | ||
2008 | Rama Rama Kya Hai Ye Drama | Hindi | ||
2008 | Vasudev Balwant Phadke | Bhawani | Marathi | |
2008 | Via Darjeeling | Rimli Sharma / Sangeeta | Hindi | |
2008 | Sirf | Namita Ranade | Hindi | |
2007 | Sakhi | Nishi | Marathi | |
2007 | Strangers | Nandini S. Rai | Hindi | |
2006 | Restaurant[8] | Marathi | ||
2006 | I See You | Kuljeet A. Kapoor | Hindi | |
2006 | Darna Zaroori Hai | Mrs. Pilgaonkar | Hindi | |
2006 | Taxi Number 9211 | Mrs. Sunita R. Shastri | Hindi | |
2005 | Love is Blind | Gujarati | ||
2005 | White Rainbow | Priya | Hindi | |
2005 | Dansh | Maria | Hindi | |
2005 | Devari | Seena | Marathi | |
2005 | Fuoco su di me | Graziella | Italian | |
2004 | Bride & Prejudice | Chandra Lamba | English | |
2004 | Devrai | Seena | Marathi | |
2004 | Hanan | Devi Bhagwati / Pagli | Hindi | |
2004 | Silence Please... The Dressing Room | Reporter Aparna Sen | Hindi | |
2004 | 1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love | Asha | English | |
2003 | Danav | Lakshmi | Hindi | |
2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Gauri | Hindi | |
2002 | Agni Varsha | Nittilai | Hindi | |
2002 | Kitne Door Kitne Paas | Jaya Patel | Hindi | |
2002 | Chaitra | Krati | Marathi | |
2002 | Junoon | Hindi | ||
2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | Pooja | Hindi | |
2001 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Geeta | Hindi | |
2000 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | Ramabai Ambedkar | English | |
2000 | Mission Kashmir | Neelima Khan | Hindi | |
2000 | Kairee | Kamli's daughter (adult) | Marathi | |
1999–2000 | Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai | Anju | Hindi | a story of Star Bestsellers TV Series-telecast on Star Plus in 1999-2000 |
1999 | Jahan Tum Le Chalo | Namrata Shorey | Hindi | |
1996 | Daayraa | The Girl | Hindi | |
1996 | Badalte Rishte | Ulka | Hindi | TV Serial |
1996 | Vrindavan Film Studios | Radha | English | |
1996 | Kata Rute Kunala | Meera | Marathi | Telecast on Doordarshan and also got RAPA Award-Best television performance of the year |
1995 | Doghi | Krishna | Marathi | |
1994 | May Madham | Sandhya | Tamil | |
1994 | Mukta | Mukta | Marathi | |
1994 | Gulabari | Gulabari | Hindi | a Doordarshan production-telecast in 1995 |
1992 | Cheluvi | Cheluvi | Kannada | a Doordarshan production |
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