Atul Kulkarni

Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Actor for the films Hey Ram and Chandni Bar.[1][2] He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education. He left his study in engineering at College of Engineering, Pune while he was in his first year. He is known for his performances in films like Hey Ram, Chandni Bar, Rang De Basanti (2006), Natarang (2010) among others. He has also written the screenplay of Laal Singh Chadda, the official remake of Forrest Gump.[3]

Atul Kulkarni
Atul at the screening of Sonata
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965
Belagavi, Mysore State, India
Alma materNational School of Drama, New Delhi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Websitewww.atulkulkarni.com

Early life and career

Kulkarni received his diploma in acting from the National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1995.[4] He is married to theater actress Geetanjali Kulkarni, whom he met at the National School of Drama.[5]

Kulkarni's first stint on stage was during his high school days. He participated in the Maharashtra State Drama Competition regularly. Between 1989 and 1992, he won awards for Acting and also for Drama-Direction.[6] Atul enacted in Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi, the play made later famous by Dilip Prabhavalkar in Marathi professional theatre circuit until mid-90s.[7] Later during his college days he actively participated in cultural gatherings. While studying, Atul joined Natya Aradhana, an amateur theatre group from Solapur. Atul Kulkarni holds a postgraduate diploma in dramatic arts from National School of Drama, New Delhi. Atul Kulkarni, a national-award winner and a fine actor, expresses his belief of art being a product of social, political and economic changes in the society.[8]

Other works

Philanthropy

Kulkarni has been serving as President of Quest Education Support Trust.[9] Quest Trust invests in running workshops and enabling Teachers, to support education for children of marginalized communities between 3–14 years. All this activity is mainly in State of Maharashtra. It conducts its activities in Marathi language.[10]

Atul Kulkarni has been active in sharing his knowledge on running NGO with other NGO's. He does visit Maharashtra based NGO's like Snehalaya regularly.[11] Kulkarni has been involved in an environmental project, making a 24-acre barren land in Satara District into Green area.[12]

Filmography

As actor
YearFilmRoleLanguage
1997Bhoomi GeethaKannada
2000KaireeMarathi
Jayam Manade RaaBasavayahTelugu
Hey RamShriram AbhyankarHindi/Tamil
2001Chandni BarPotya Sawant[13]Hindi
2002RunBhaskarTamil
BhetPrabhakarMarathi
BibhatsaHindi
Dahavi FaGanesh DeshmukhMarathi
2003Mango SouffléEdwin 'Ed' PrakashEnglish
88 Antop HillPratyush ShelarHindi
SattaYashwant VardeHindi
Dum'Encounter' ShankarHindi
VaastupurushNishikant DadaMarathi
2004AndhrawalaBade Mia's sidekickTelugu
ChantiMLA SarvarayuduTelugu
GowriSarkarTelugu
MansarovarMalayalam
VajramMalayalam
KhakeeDr. Iqbal AnsariHindi
DevraiSheshMarathi
ManmadhanACP DevaTamil
Leela Mahal CenterGKTelugu
ChakwaTushar KhotMarathi
2005Page 3Vinayak ManeHindi
2006KediMinister PughazhenthyTamil
RaamTelugu
Rang De BasantiLaxman PandeyHindi
CorporateNarratorHindi
2007Aa DinagaluAgni ShridharKannada
Maati MaayNarsuMarathi
Gauri: The UnbornSandeepHindi
2008ValuSwanand GaddamwarMarathi
TalappavuKrishnadeva SaivarMalayalam
KurukshetraMalayalam
D-17Malayalam
2009Yeh Mera IndiaRajHindi
Delhi 6GobarHindi
PadikathavanKasi AnandanTamil
Vandae MaatharamMalayalam / Tamil
JailLawyerHindi
2010YakshaMachendranath PoonjaKannada
SukhaantMarathi
NatarangGuna KagalkarMarathi
Allah Ke BandaySchool TeacherHindi
Bumm Bumm BoleHindi
2011PanjaaKulkarniTelugu
Koffi BarBusiness manTelugu
Aagaah: The WarningAazan KhanHindi
Chaalis ChauraasiBobbyHindi
2012SuzhalTamil
EdegarikeAgni ShridharKannada
2013NimidangalBusiness manTamil
AarambamJCP Milind VirekarTamil
The Attacks of 26/11Inspector ShindeHindi
PopatJanyaMarathi
VallinamBasketball Coach[14]Tamil
Premachi GoshtaRamMarathi
ZanjeerJayadevHindi
The LoversRaojiEnglish
2014@AndheriRajan PillaMalayalam
UgrammDhiraj ShivrudralingaiahKannada
VeeramAadalarasuTamil
AbhinetriKannada
BurmaBothra SethTamil
Happy JourneyNiranjanMarathi
2015Dirty PoliticsPolice InsceptorHindi
MythriRaviprakashKannada / Malayalam
JazbaaLawyerHindi
NellikkaSatheeshMalayalam
KanalKuruvila MathewMalayalam
Rajwade and SonsShubhankar RajwadeMarathi
2016PranamHindi
AkiraAkira's fatherHindi
2017RaeesJairajHindi
The Ghazi AttackLieutenant Commander Santosh DevrajHindi/Telugu
BonguSubash, assistant commissionerTamil
Aval/The House Next DoorPaul, Jenny's FatherTamil/Hindi[15]
KoodeCoach AshrafMalayalam
2018Black BudMehmood KhanHindi
PatnagarhIG Arun AgnihotriOdia/Telugu
2019Manikarnika: The Queen of JhansiTatya TopeHindi
706ShekhawatHindi
Mere Pyare Prime MinisterIn PMOHindi
JungleeKeshav KotianHindi
MajiliAnshu's FatherTelugu
AthiranDr. Benjamin DiazMalayalam
ValiyaperunnalShivajiMalayalam
Alidu UlidavaruPolice InspectorKannada
2020Wild Dog[16]DIG HemanthTelugu
2021Koi Jaane NaDr. RaoHindi
2022A ThursdayJaved KhanHindi
ManasmitaPanchakshariKannada
AnyaPanchakshariMarathi
2023KhufiyaShashank Mehra, KM's ex-husbandHindi

As writer
Year Film Language
2022 Laal Singh Chaddha Hindi

Television/web series
Year Series Role Notes
2017–18 The Test Case Colonel Ajinkya Sathe
2019–2023 City of Dreams Ameya Rao Gaikwad
2020 The Raikar Case Yashwant Naik Raikar
Bandish Bandits Digvijay Rathore
Sandwiched Forever VK Sarnaik [17]
2021–present Faraar - Kab Tak? Host
2022 Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness DCP Gautam Navlakha
2023 Happy Family: Conditions Apply Ramesh Mansukhlal Dholakia

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards
Year Film Category Result Ref.
2000 Hey Ram Best Supporting Actor Won [18]
2003 Chandni Bar Won [19]

Filmfare Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
  • 2010: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor for Natarang
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival
  • 2019: Won: Best Actor in Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

References
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  17. "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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