Atul Kulkarni

Acting

Atul Kulkarni

Born

1965-09-10 (61)

Known for

Acting

Credits

69 titles

Atul Kulkarni is an Indian film actor who has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and English language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the best supporting actor for the films Hey Ram and Chandni Bar. He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education.

Known for

The Kapil Sharma Show poster
7.0

Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.

The Kapil Sharma Show

2016

City of Dreams poster
7.0

An assassination attempt on Mumbai's most powerful politician triggers a dirty game of power and politics in the Gaikwad family. With his son and daughter racing to the throne, lines between moral and immoral blur and a lot is at stake

City of Dreams

2019

Bandish Bandits poster
7.5

A classical singer Radhe falls in love with pop singer Tamanna and embarks on a path that forces him to compromise his classical roots. With time, both the singers try to get out of their comfort zone while trying to protect their stardom. This series tests their resolve for their passion and love.

Bandish Bandits

2020

Laal Singh Chaddha poster
6.2

Events in India's history — from the Emergency and the famous Cricket World Cup win to the Punjab riots , unfold from the perspective of an innocent Sikh man Laal Singh Chaddha, a person with a low IQ but high optimism. Laal is able to achieve everything under the sun but his childhood love continues to elude him.

Laal Singh Chaddha

2022

Dacoit poster
7.0

Betrayed by his better half, a man is convicted for a crime he didn't commit. Once free, he hunts her down in pursuit of vengeance, as their stories intertwine with a series of robberies.

Dacoit

2026

Rang De Basanti poster
7.1

After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.

Rang De Basanti

2006

Film credits

2020s · 9 titles

Dacoit poster
7.0

Betrayed by his better half, a man is convicted for a crime he didn't commit. Once free, he hunts her down in pursuit of vengeance, as their stories intertwine with a series of robberies.

Dacoit

2026

Biker poster
6.2

A seasoned motocross rider returns to the grueling sport he once abandoned, confronting fierce competition and a father who might push him to the brink.

Biker

2026

Khufiya poster
6.3

When a mole in an intelligence unit leads to the murder of an undercover spy, a hardened agent relentlessly pursues him to avenge the death.

Khufiya

2023

Khudiram Bose poster
NR

A pan-Indian biopic chronicling the life and sacrifice of Khudiram Bose, the young and iconic revolutionary who became one of the first and youngest martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle. The film follows his journey from his childhood in the Medinipur district, the profound influence of leaders like Sister Nivedita, to the high-stakes Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case of 1908. At just 18 years old, Bose walked to the gallows with a smile, sparking a wave of nationalism across the country.

Khudiram Bose

2022

Koi Jaane Na poster
5.5

A heartbroken writer struggling with writer`s block goes to a quiet hill station where he finds love again but uncovers a copycat serial killer who has mysteriously come alive and is killing everyone around him.

Koi Jaane Na

2021

Gul Makai poster
NR

Fear is like an elastic band. You stretch the band inside of your mind and it keeps expanding, till one moment it snaps or you cut it for it to break. 'Gul Makai' is such a story, a story of courage that overcame fear and oppression. 'Gul Makai' accounts the courageous journey and struggle of Nobel laureate Malala Yousufzai, from her humble upbringing in the Swat Valley to her becoming the champion for free education to all. 'Gul Makai' is a small tribute to this lion hearted girl who is in every essence a global citizen championing a cause that transcends boundaries, caste, religion and geography.

Gul Makai

2020

A Thursday poster
6.6

When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.

A Thursday

2022

Wild Dog poster
5.5

Wild Dog aka Vijay Varma is an NIA agent who’s brought back to field from a desk job to handle a terrorism case. Despite having a personal motive, he moves heaven and earth to ensure justice is served for the sake of the country.

Wild Dog

2021

Black Bud poster
3.5

Sanya, a rebellious contemporary girl but a poet at heart, escapes her strict orthodox father's house in search of a new life.

Black Bud

2021

2010s · 27 titles

Raees poster
6.6

Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.

Raees

2017

The Lovers poster
4.8

The Lovers is an epic romance time travel adventure film. Helmed by Roland Joffé from a story by Ajey Jhankar, the film is a sweeping tale of an impossible love set against the backdrop of the first Anglo-Maratha war across two time periods and continents and centred around four characters — a British officer in 18th century colonial India, the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, an American present-day marine biologist and his wife.

The Lovers

2015

Majili poster
6.5

Poorna fails to appreciate the blessings in his life due to his unfulfilled dream of a cricket career and a failed romance that changes him.

Majili

2019

Natrang poster
7.6

Guna is a village labourer in the hinterlands of Maharashtra. Holding a passion for the 'tamasha' theatre shows, he decides to start his own troupe. Instead of the prestigious role of the king he always dreamed of, he ends up having to play a 'nachya', an effeminate, homosexual man. He goes ahead with the decision, which forever changes him and his family, as he ends up torn between his artistic passion and his societal prestige.

Natrang

2010

Madura Raja poster
5.5

When an illegal hooch baron's reign of terror troubles an entire village, the people turn to the only man who can save them: Raja, the flamboyant don with a heart of gold.

Madura Raja

2019

The Ghazi Attack poster
7.1

India’s first underwater war film tries to decode the mystery behind the sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi during the India-Pakistan war of 1971.

The Ghazi Attack

2017

Zanjeer poster
4.3

A remake of the 1973 action film of the same name.

Zanjeer

2013

Premachi Goshta poster
7.0

Premachi Goshta (Marathi: प्रेमाची गोष्ट , meaning: Story of Love) is a 2013 Marathi language film directed by Satish Rajwade. The story is all about LOVE and discovering that correct person in life who can become the life partner. It's a story of believing on the person in front, its like a leap of faith.

Premachi Goshta

2013

Athiran poster
6.1

In an isolated hospital in the high ranges of Kerala, an autistic patient with special skills piques the interest of a psychiatrist, whose investigation into her past leads to startling revelations

Athiran

2019

Jessie poster
4.6

Set in an abandoned house, the film follows a team of professional ghost hunters trying to conduct a paranormal investigation to unveil the mystery of two sisters, Jessie and Amy, where Amy shows unusual mental and physical behaviour.

Jessie

2019

The Attacks of 26/11 poster
7.1

Rakesh Maria, Mumbai's Joint Commissioner, recounts the events of 26/11, where ten Pakistani terrorists attacked the city

The Attacks of 26/11

2013

Junglee poster
6.7

A veterinarian returns home to his father's elephant reserve where he encounters and fights an international poachers' racket.

Junglee

2019

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi poster
6.5

Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

2019

Panjaa poster
5.9

Jai, an orphan, falls into bad company after Bhagwan, a gangster, gives him shelter and hope to live. However, Jai and Munna, Bhagwan's son, fight with each other after Munna kills an innocent woman.

Panjaa

2011

Veeram poster
5.3

A straightforward man, who uses violence to settle disputes, decides to mend his ways for the sake of his lover, but when he learns that her family is in danger, he decides to save them at all cost.

Veeram

2014

No artwork available
NR

Mumbai Underworld tells the tale of two 12 year old boys (Vijay and Yakub) who grow up in the slums of India. Wanting to make a name for themselves in the mafia world, they start delivering drugs and loot people with the help of their transvestite friend. Things go wrong when they are sent to a juvenile reformatory after being wrongly convicted for a murder. They learn life is much tougher in the reformatory than the world they came from. They are tortured by the warden and senior inmates. But instead of reforming they develop a more sinister plan in their quest for ultimate power. Unexpected events force the two men to decide between redemption and their quest for power. Will they find redemption, if so, at what price?

Mumbai Underworld

2017

Chaalis Chauraasi poster
6.3

Four friends -- Pankaj (Naseeruddin Shah), Bobby (Atul Kulkarni), Shakti Chinappa (Ravi Kissen), Albert Pinto (Kay Kay Menon) -- want to rob a lonely house in a lonely stretch of it's Rs 20 crore fake Indian currency... and the very fake note vending machine that lies in there. Just one problem: They have no plan...

Chaalis Chauraasi

2012

Alidu Ulidavaru poster
5.8

The film follows a popular TV host and a Bonafide myth buster of superstition, through his journey of making the 100th episode for his show.

Alidu Ulidavaru

2019

Arrambam poster
6.2

A former anti-terrorism officer teams up with a hacker and his girlfriend to execute a string of strategic attacks. As the authorities race to stop them, their true motive slowly unravels—a dangerous mission to uncover a high-level conspiracy involving government corruption and betrayal.

Arrambam

2013

Rajwade and Sons poster
7.0

The movie follows the story of cousins Anay, Shweta, Annaya and Virajas, the youngest generation of the rich and powerful Rajwade family. They each wish to follow they own dreams, but their grandfather, the head of the family, has other plans for them. Each will have to fight, argue, and question the foundations of the joint family if they want to live their dreams. Rajwade and Sons is the story of a happy joint family who want to find a way to stay together, in the ever-changing modern times.

Rajwade and Sons

2015

Bongu poster
6.0

Three hi-tech burglars, who lose their jobs because of a business tycoon, set out to take revenge against him.

Bongu

2017

Koode poster
7.2

Following the loss of his sister, a young man is forced to reflect on his childhood and reassess his future. However, he finds support and courage from unexpected quarters.

Koode

2018

Aval poster
5.8

Two families have a tough time dealing with a revenge-seeking spirit, which is strangely connected with one of its members

Aval

2017

Bumm Bumm Bole poster
7.0

Two siblings decide to share a pair of shoes till their father can afford to buy another. But things look bleak when their father is unable to find a job and is also suspected of criminal offences.

Bumm Bumm Bole

2010

Helicopter Eela poster
6.0

Eela, an aspiring playback singer, and single mother has given up all her dreams to raise her only son, who backlashes her for invading his privacy.

Helicopter Eela

2018

Mythri poster
6.0

Fast paced and evocative, this contemporary social drama delves into concepts of love and fidelity in human relationships in view of modern liberal lifestyles, through the lives of a scientist and a news anchor.

Mythri

2015

No artwork available
NR

Koffi Bar is about the way a life changes to couple of youngsters who by accident get to know some terror plans of terrorists in a coffee bar. This knowledge added with some romance lead them to a horrifying experience.

Koffi Bar

2011

2000s · 22 titles

Rang De Basanti poster
7.1

After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.

Rang De Basanti

2006

Gauri The Unborn poster
2.0

Gauri: The Unborn is a 2007 Hindi film directed by Akku Akbar, starring Atul Kulkarni and Rituparna Sen Gupta. It received great critical acclaim, but commercially was an average grosser. The film was produced by Shogun Films. [1] It was remade as a Malayalam film, Kana Kanmani (2009) directed by Akku Akbar.

Gauri The Unborn

2007

Delhi-6 poster
6.0

Roshan, an NRI, arrives in Old Delhi with his ailing grandmother and starts to rediscover himself before getting caught in a religious dispute that shakes the once peaceful neighborhood.

Delhi-6

2009

Hey Ram poster
7.1

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

Hey Ram

2000

Khakee poster
6.5

DCP Anant and his team get tasked with escorting an alleged terrorist to Mumbai. However, a rogue ex-police officer makes their task difficult as he tries to stop them from reaching their destination.

Khakee

2004

Dum poster
5.1

Uday dreams of becoming a police officer and serving his country. His dream is accompanied by a fierce determination and drive to make his dream come true. Even as he courageously treads on his chosen path, he is confronted by the face of evil in the form of a crooked police officer, Shankar. But Uday soon meets with a television employee named Kaveri and once again finds his life upside down.

Dum

2003

Manmadhan poster
6.0

When Mythili meets Madhan, she's at once attracted towards and terrified of him since he looks exactly like the serial killer from her nightmares.

Manmadhan

2004

Gowri poster
6.0

Gowri (Sumanth) is a motorcycle mechanic living in Dhoolpet area of Hyderabad. Shweta (Charmme Kaur) is a college student who is the daughter of media baron Chandra Shekhar (Vizag Prasad). Gowri and Shweta fall in love with each other to the disapproval of Chandra Shekhar. He seeks the help of a mafia leader Sarkar (Atul Kulkarni) to separate Gowri and Shweta. The rest of the story is all about how Gowri overcomes Shweta's father and Sarkar to gain Shweta's hand in marriage.

Gowri

2004

Manasarovar poster
7.0

Kerala-based George Nair is an efficiency expert who travels to Pune to provide a report on downsizing. He is met with the firm's Vice-President, Malathy Chandran, and must come up with a plan to let go a number of employees. Both spend time together and Malathy confides how she had exchanged matrimonial correspondence with another male from Kerala, while George describes his family, his Hindu mother and Christian father, and his elder brother who has been missing for two months. Neither are aware that George's brother, and the male that Malathy refers to, is one and the same. Will they find out his whereabouts?

Manasarovar

2004

Chandni Bar poster
6.6

The gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.

Chandni Bar

2001

Page 3 poster
6.2

'Page 3' takes a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyles of the A-list celebrities in metro cities. It explores the networking and the power play between the air-kissing

Page 3

2005

1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love poster
NR

In this topsy-turvy romance, Gulshan Grover plays Prabhod, a filmmaker at work on his latest movie with director of photography M (Atul Kulkarni). When M is introduced to the project's star, Sushmitha (Masoomi), the actress is instantly smitten. But during shooting, Prabhod begins to have feelings for Sushmitha as well. To further complicate matters, Sushmitha's seductive mother (Rathi Agnihotri) also stirs things up. Who will end up with whom?

1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love

2005

No artwork available
NR

The Third Film from Director Jayaraj's 'Navarasa' Series.

Bibhatsa

2002

Padikathavan poster
4.0

Rocky is looked down upon by his father and spends all his time in a mechanic shop. Problems arise in his life after he falls in love with Gayathri.

Padikathavan

2009

Yeh Mera India poster
8.5

Every night we go home & turn on the news,to find headlines full of atrocities & we wonder how this world keeps moving in spite of so much multi-layered bias which is the root cause of all this. YMI is an attempt to explore the truth behind these headlines. These stories deal with racial,communal,caste,gender,lingual & immigrant bias that plaque the today's society and the outcome... Startling!!!!

Yeh Mera India

2009

Dahavi Fa poster
5.8

School kids who feel discriminated against must learn to channel their righteous indignation in a positive way.

Dahavi Fa

2002

Kedi poster
3.2

A happy-go-lucky student at a university gets embroiled in a love triangle with two very different young women.

Kedi

2006

The Raw Mango poster
3.3

Kairee narrates the sweet and sour experiences of a ten year old girl brought to her maternal aunt Taani's house due to the loss of her parents. The girl, uprooted from a secure and loving home, struggles to cope with hostilities in her new environment. Taanimausi, living a barren existence with a brute of a husband, tries single-handedly to preserve the child's innocence and sensitivity as together they face the unpleasantness of an adult world. Taanimausi helps the girl create a world of their own... a world full of love, beauty and hope... a world full of sunshine, woods, streams, peacocks... and a world of raw mangoes.

The Raw Mango

2000

Corporate poster
6.4

Two corporate giants compete in order to recklessly maximize their respective profits.

Corporate

2006

Valu poster
7.6

In the village of Kusavde, a wild bull named Valu is worshipped but has become uncontrollable. Forest officer Swanand Gaddamwar arrives to catch the bull, triggering chaos, comedy, and politics, as villagers' emotions, beliefs, and rivalries surface in this satirical drama.

Valu

2008

Chakwa poster
8.0

An Indian engineer from America, visits his village on an assignment. There, he gets embroiled in the mystery and suspense surrounding his ancestral house and the mango factory in the village.

Chakwa

2004

Aa Dinagalu poster
7.0

Chetan loves Mallika but his father hires an underworld don, Kotwal, to break their relationship. Irked by his father's actions, Chetan approaches Kotwal's rival, Jayaraj, to defeat him.

Aa Dinagalu

2007

Series credits

The Kapil Sharma Show poster
7.0

Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.

The Kapil Sharma Show

2016

City of Dreams poster
7.0

An assassination attempt on Mumbai's most powerful politician triggers a dirty game of power and politics in the Gaikwad family. With his son and daughter racing to the throne, lines between moral and immoral blur and a lot is at stake

City of Dreams

2019

Bandish Bandits poster
7.5

A classical singer Radhe falls in love with pop singer Tamanna and embarks on a path that forces him to compromise his classical roots. With time, both the singers try to get out of their comfort zone while trying to protect their stardom. This series tests their resolve for their passion and love.

Bandish Bandits

2020

Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness poster
7.1

Set in the Special Crimes Unit of the Mumbai Police, Revolving around DCP Rudraveer Singh, who is under the system’s radar despite being one of its best minds at work.

Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness

2022

Happy Family, Conditions Apply poster
5.7

Meet the Dholakias, a family of four generations living under one roof, as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives. While they appear to be picture perfect, they are endearingly, heartbreakingly human, each with their unique quirks and quibbles. Follow their journey as they try their best to navigate through all the things life throws at them.

Happy Family, Conditions Apply

2023

The Test Case poster
7.0

Captain Shikha Sharma (Nimrat Kaur) is the only woman in a group of Indian Army officers training to join the Special Forces. She is also the first woman to be undertaking the course making her a "test case" for inducting women into combat oriented roles in the Indian Army. The story line revolves around her journey of overcoming challenges at home to biases by her colleagues despite being an intelligent and a highly motivated individual.

The Test Case

2017

Sandwiched Forever poster
8.0

A newlywed couple - Naina (Aahana Kumra) and Sameer (Kunaal Roy Kapur) - struggles to manage their folks and in-laws who live next door.

Sandwiched Forever

2020

The Raikar Case poster
5.8

An edge-of-the-seat thriller about family, love, deceit, and the secrets that wrench us apart. It grapples with the dilemma of 'Will You Choose Truth Over Family?', and if trust can ever really be absolute.

The Raikar Case

2020

Behind the camera