Atul Kulkarni

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Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni graces the screening of Sonata.jpg
Atul at the screening of Sonata
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965 (age 59)
Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Alma mater National School of Drama, New Delhi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Website www.atulkulkarni.com

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]

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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
1997 Bhoomi Geetha Kannada
2000Kairee Marathi
Jayam Manade Raa Basavayah Telugu
Hey Ram Shriram Abhyankar Hindi/Tamil
2001 Chandni Bar Potya Sawant [13] Hindi
2002 Run BhaskarTamil
Bhet PrabhakarMarathi
BibhatsaHindi
Dahavi Fa Ganesh DeshmukhMarathi
2003 Mango Soufflé Edwin 'Ed' PrakashEnglish
88 Antop Hill Pratyush ShelarHindi
Satta Yashwant VardeHindi
Dum 'Encounter' ShankarHindi
VaastupurushNishikant DadaMarathi
2004 Andhrawala Bade Mia's sidekickTelugu
Chanti MLA SarvarayuduTelugu
Gowri SarkarTelugu
MansarovarMalayalam
Vajram Malayalam
Khakee Dr. Iqbal AnsariHindi
Devrai SheshMarathi
Manmadhan ACP DevaTamil
Leela Mahal Center GKTelugu
ChakwaTushar KhotMarathi
2005 Page 3 Vinayak ManeHindi
2006 Kedi Minister PughazhenthyTamil
Raam Telugu
Rang De Basanti Laxman PandeyHindi
Corporate NarratorHindi
2007 Aa Dinagalu Agni Shridhar Kannada
Maati MaayNarsuMarathi
Gauri: The Unborn SandeepHindi
2008 Valu Swanand GaddamwarMarathi
Talappavu Krishnadeva SaivarMalayalam
Kurukshetra Malayalam
D-17Malayalam
2009 Yeh Mera India RajHindi
Delhi 6 GobarHindi
Padikathavan Kasi AnandanTamil
Vandae Maatharam Malayalam / Tamil
Jail LawyerHindi
2010 Yaksha Machendranath PoonjaKannada
SukhaantMarathi
Natarang Guna KagalkarMarathi
Allah Ke Banday School TeacherHindi
Bumm Bumm Bole Hindi
2011 Panjaa KulkarniTelugu
Koffi Bar Business manTelugu
Aagaah: The Warning Aazan KhanHindi
Chaalis Chauraasi BobbyHindi
2012 Suzhal Tamil
Edegarike Agni Shridhar Kannada
2013NimidangalBusiness manTamil
Aarambam JCP Milind VirekarTamil
The Attacks of 26/11 Inspector ShindeHindi
Popat JanyaMarathi
Vallinam Basketball Coach [14] Tamil
Premachi Goshta RamMarathi
Zanjeer JayadevHindi
The Lovers RaojiEnglish
2014 @Andheri Rajan PillaMalayalam
Ugramm Dhiraj ShivrudralingaiahKannada
Veeram AadalarasuTamil
Abhinetri Kannada
Burma Bothra SethTamil
Happy Journey Niranjan Marathi
2015 Dirty Politics Police InsceptorHindi
Mythri RaviprakashKannada / Malayalam
Jazbaa LawyerHindi
NellikkaSatheeshMalayalam
Kanal Kuruvila MathewMalayalam
Rajwade and SonsShubhankar Rajwade Marathi
2016PranamHindi
Akira Akira's fatherHindi
2017 Raees JairajHindi
The Ghazi Attack Lieutenant Commander Santosh DevrajHindi/Telugu
Bongu Subash, assistant commissionerTamil
Aval/The House Next Door Paul, Jenny's FatherTamil/Hindi [15]
Koode Coach AshrafMalayalam
2018Black BudMehmood KhanHindi
PatnagarhIG Arun AgnihotriOdia/Telugu
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Tatya Tope Hindi
706 ShekhawatHindi
Mere Pyare Prime Minister In PMOHindi
Junglee Keshav KotianHindi
Majili Anshu's FatherTelugu
Athiran Dr. Benjamin DiazMalayalam
Valiyaperunnal ShivajiMalayalam
Alidu UlidavaruPolice InspectorKannada
2020 Wild Dog [16] DIG HemanthTelugu
2021 Koi Jaane Na Dr. RaoHindi
2022 A Thursday Javed KhanHindi
ManasmitaPanchakshariKannada
Anya PanchakshariMarathi
2023 Khufiya Shashank Mehra, KM's ex-husbandHindi
MindgameOdia

As screenwriter

YearFilmLanguage
2022 Laal Singh Chaddha Hindi

Television/web series

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2017–18 The Test Case Colonel Ajinkya Sathe
2019–2023 City of Dreams Ameya Rao Gaikwad
2020The Raikar CaseYashwant Naik Raikar
Bandish Bandits Digvijay Rathore
Sandwiched Forever VK Sarnaik [17]
2021–presentFaraar - Kab Tak?Host
2022 Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness DCP Gautam Navlakha
2023 Happy Family: Conditions Apply Ramesh Mansukhlal Dholakia

Awards and nominations

AwardsYearFilmCategoryResultRef.
National Film Awards 2000 Hey Ram Best Supporting Actor Won [18]
2003 Chandni Bar Won [19]
Filmfare Awards 2001 Hey Ram Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Filmfare Awards South 2012 Edegarike Best Supporting Actor – Kannada Won [20]
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards 2023Best Actor Male in a Comedy SeriesNominated
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival

References

  1. ↑ "47th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 34–35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Atul Kulkarni Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Atul Kulkarni | eTimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "NSD-GRADUATES1" (PDF). nsd.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Theatre actor Geetanjali Kulkarni gets 'stamp' for film journey". The Times of India . 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "www.atulkulkarni.com/". atulkulkarni.com. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "19970630-gandhi-virudh-gandhi-to-be-staged-at-tejpal-auditorium-mumbai-832641-1997-06-30". indiatoday.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Actor Atul Kulkarni shares his thoughts on evolving subjects in cinema and throws light on his NGO, Quest". 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "genesis". quest.org.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "ganeet_lekh". quest.org.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Actor-Atul-Kulkarni-visits". snehalaya.org. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "article17430551.ece". thehindu. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Happy Birthday Tabu: From Andhadhun, Astitva, Chandni Bar to Cheeni Kum, Drishyam, Haider; actor's best roles till date | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India.
  14. ↑ G Dhananjayan (2014). Pride Of Tamil Cinema: 1931 To 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 546.
  15. ↑ "Mani Ratnam isn't a fan of horror films: Milind Rau". 5 October 2017.
  16. ↑ K., Janani (29 August 2020). "Nagarjuna turns 61: Wild Dog team unveils new poster on actor's birthday". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  19. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  20. ↑ Sharanya CR (21 July 2013). "Atul Kulkarni wears a Kannada attire for his Filmfare award". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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