Sandeep Kulkarni

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Sandeep Kulkarni
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Born
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Kanchan Naik
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(m. 1999)​
FatherShrikant Kulkarni

Sandeep Kulkarni is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Marathi films. [1]

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Early life and background

Kulkarni was born in Pune, Maharashtra to Shrikant and Lata Kulkarni. He was raised in a middle-class Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family. He attended the J. J. School of Arts in Mumbai. [2]

Career

After working in theatre for four years in English, Marathi and Hindi productions, he started to work in television. He played varied roles including a young Muslim lawyer in the TV Serial 9 Malabar Hill, which aired on Zee TV, a press reporter in Farz, which aired on DD Metro, an underworld don in the Doordarshan channel Swabhimaan and a counselor in Nyay. He also played the role of a cop who solves the mystery behind an old couple refusing to accept the dead body of their son in the one-hour suspense thriller First Kill directed by Sriram Raghavan. He also played a small role in CID.

His first film role was in the 1994 film Mammo, directed by Shyam Benegal, set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan partition (1947). He played the role of an immigration officer who tries to help the protagonist Mammo. In 1999, he acted in the film Shool .

He played the role of a gangster, Shankar in the 1996 film Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin , directed by Sudhir Mishra. In 1998, he played a naxalite turned activist in the film Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa , directed by Govind Nihalani. In 2004, he acted in the critically acclaimed Shwaas , which earned him recognition. He played the role of a oncologist who convinces the grandfather of a child suffering from eye cancer to agree to a life saving surgery although he is faced with the possibility that the child may become permanently blind. The film earned numerous awards such as the National Award for Best Film, as well as being India's official entry to the Oscars. Actress Shabana Azmi praised the actor's performance.

In 2005, he acted in the film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi , directed by Sudhir Mishra, where he played a Naxalite leader, involved in spreading the Naxalite Movement from Bangladesh to India. The same year he acted in the critically acclaimed Dombivli Fast , directed by Nishikant Kamat, which won the National Award for Best Film. He also played the role of Pandurang Sadashiv Sane, an Indian freedom fighter in his biopic.

In 2006, he acted in the film Traffic Signal, directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, where he played the role of a NGO volunteer helping street children. In 2009, he acted in the Marathi film Made In China where he played the role of a farmer. That same year he won the Best Actor Award at the Nigerian International Film Awards for his role in the film Ek Daav Sansaracha. In the film he played the role of a husband whose failing marriage causes problems in his personal life.

In 2010, he acted in the thriller The Waiting Room. In 2013, he acted in the film D-Day,

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesReferences
1994 Mammo Inspector ApteHindi
1996Is Raat ki Subah NahinShankarHindi
1998Hazaar Chowrasi ki MaaRituHindi
1999 Shool GopaljiHindi
2002 Hathyar MLA Kishan Rao MoreyHindi
Aadharstambh IqbalMarathi
2004 Shwaas Dr. SaneMarathi [3]
2005 Dombivli Fast Madhav ApteMarathi [3]
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi Probir (Naxalite)Hindi
AdhantariMarathi
2006 Sane Guruji Sane GurujiMarathi
2007 Traffic Signal Khadi (social worker)Hindi [3]
RajkaranMarathi
2008Maay BaapVishvanathMarathi
BedhundArmy MajorMarathi
Ek Daav SansarachaAjit SawantMarathi
2009 Ladies Special Shivam ShindeMarathiTelevision Show
Made in China Mohit JagdaleMarathi
Gaiir Sameer ShroffMarathi
2010 The Waiting Room GhanshyamHindi
Pratisaad - The ResponseDr. Aditya DeshmukhMarathi
Ankganit AnandacheAnandMarathi
Khel Saat-BaarachaKhobragadeMarathi
2011Nirvana 13NaseerHindi
Fakira Hindi
Paranoia
2013 D-Day Atul MishraHindi
Duniyadari M.K.(Shreyas)Marathi
AjinkyaAnant DharmadhikariMarathi
Premsutra Anand JoshiMarathi
2018DhaadPranjivanGujaratiDelayed Release
2019 Krutant Marathi [4]
2023 Tiger 3 Pakistan PM's secretaryHindi
2024 Satyashodhak Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Marathi [5]

Television

Awards and honors

International awards

National awards

State awards

Other awards

References

  1. ↑ "Sandeep Kulkarni". Saffronart. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Kadapa-Bose, Surekha (28 September 2014). "From Marathi theatre to Bollywood". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Shetty, Anjali (14 February 2019). "I look out for like-minded people: Sandeep Kulkarni". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sandeep Kulkarni makes a comeback with Krutant". The Times of India . 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "'Satyashodhak': Sandeep Kulkarni And Rajshri Deshpande Starrer Is All Set To Hit Screens On January 5, 2024". The Times of India . 1 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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