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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 written the screenplay of Aamir Khan's movie Laal Singh Chadda.[3] which is the official remake of Forrest Gump.

Atul Kulkarni
Atul at the screening of Sonata
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965 (age 57)
Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Alma materNational School of Drama, New Delhi
Occupation
  • 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 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



Films


YearFilmRoleLanguage
1997Bhoomi GeethaDebut filmKannada
2000KaireeJadhav teacherMarathi
2000Jayam Manade RaaBasavayahTelugu
2000Hey RamShriram AbhyankarHindi/Tamil
2001Chandni BarPotya Sawant[13]Hindi
2002RunBhaskarTamil
2002BhetPrabhakarMarathi
2002BibhatsaHindi
2002Dahavi FaGanesh Deshmukh (teacher)Marathi
2003Mango SouffléEdwin 'Ed' PrakashEnglish
200388 Antop HillPratyush ShelarHindi
2003SattaYashwant VardeHindi
2003Dum'Encounter' ShankarHindi
2003VaastupurushNishikant DadaMarathi
2004AndhrawalaBade Mia's sidekickTelugu
2004ChantiMLA SarvarayuduTelugu
2004GowriSarkarTelugu
2004MansarovarMalayalam
2004VajramMalayalam
2004KhakeeDr. Iqbal AnsariHindi
2004DevraiSheshMarathi
2004ManmadhanACP DevaTamil
2004Leela Mahal CenterGKTelugu
2005Page 3Vinayak ManeHindi
2005ChakwaTushar KhotMarathi
2006KediMinister PughazhenthyTamil
2006RaamTelugu
2006Rang De BasantiLaxman PandeyHindi
2006CorporateNarratorHindi
2007Aa DinagaluAgni ShridharKannada
2007Maati MaayNarsuMarathi
2007Gauri: The UnbornSandeepHindi
2008ValuSwanand GaddamwarMarathi
2008TalappavuKrishnadeva SaivarMalayalam
2008KurukshetraMalayalam
2008D-17Malayalam
2009Yeh Mera IndiaRajHindi
2009Delhi 6GobarHindi
2009PadikathavanKasi AnandanTamil
2009Vandae MaatharamMalayalam / Tamil
2009JailLawyerHindi
2010YakshaKannada
2010SukhaantMarathi
2010NatarangGuna KagalkarMarathi
2010Allah Ke BandaySchool TeacherHindi
2010Bumm Bumm BoleHindi
2011PanjaaKulkarniTelugu
2011Koffi BarBusiness manTelugu
2011Aagaah: The WarningAazan KhanHindi
2011Chaalis ChauraasiBobbyHindi
2012SuzhalTamil
2013NimidangalBusiness manTamil
2013AarambamJCP Milind VirekarTamil
2012EdegarikeAgni ShridharKannada
2013The Attacks of 26/11Inspector ShindeHindi
2013PopatJanyaMarathi
2013VallinamBasketball Coach[14]Tamil
2013Premachi GoshtaRamMarathi
2013ZanjeerJayadevHindi
2013The LoversRaojiEnglish
2014@AndheriRajan PillaMalayalam
2014UgrammDhiraj ShivrudralingaiahKannada
2014VeeramAadalarasuTamil
2014AbhinetriKannada
2014BurmaBothra SethTamil
2014Happy JourneyNiranjanMarathi
2015Dirty PoliticsPolice InsceptorHindi
2015MythriRaviprakashKannada / Malayalam
2015JazbaaLawyerHindi
2015NellikkaSatheeshMalayalam
2015KanalKuruvila MathewMalayalam
2015Rajwade and SonsShubhankar RajwadeMarathi
2016PranamHindi
2016AkiraAkira's fatherHindi
2017RaeesJairajHindi
2017The Ghazi AttackLieutenant Commander Santosh DevrajHindi/Telugu
2017BonguSubash, assistant commissionerTamil
2017Aval/The House Next DoorPaul, Jenny's FatherTamil/Hindi[15]
2017KoodeCoach AshrafMalayalam
2021Black BudMehmood KhanHindi
2018PatnagarhIG Arun AgnihotriOdia/Telugu
2019Manikarnika: The Queen of JhansiTatya TopeHindi
2019706ShekhawatHindi
2019Mere Pyare Prime MinisterIn PMOHindi
2019JungleeKeshav KotianHindi
2019MajiliAnshu's FatherTelugu
2019AthiranDr. Benjamin DiazMalayalam
2019Madhura RajaMalayalam
2019Section 375Hindi
2019ValiyaperunnalShivajiMalayalam
2019Alidu UlidavaruPolice InspectorKannada
2020Wild Dog[16]DIG HemanthTelugu
2021Koi Jaane NaDr. RaoHindi
2022A ThursdayJaved KhanHindi
2022ManasmitaPanchakshariKannada
2022AnyaPanchakshariMarathi
2022Laal Singh ChaddhaWriterHindi

Television/web series


Year Series Role Notes
2017–18 The Test Case Colonel Ajinkya Sathe
2019–2021 City of Dreams Amey Rao Gaikwad
2020 The Raikar Case Yashwant Naik Raikar
2020 Bandish Bandits Digvijay Rathore
2020 Sandwiched Forever VK Sarnaik [17]
2021–present Faraar - Kab Tak? Host
2022 Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness DCP Gautam Navlakha

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
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". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 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". 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".
  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. 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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