Sonali Kulkarni

Acting

Sonali Kulkarni

Born

1974-11-03 (51)

Place of birth

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

74 titles

Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress. She was born in Pune. She has worked in Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, and Tamil films. She is known for her roles in Doghi, Deool, Dil Chahta Hai, Singham, and Taxi No 9211

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 9 titles

The Paradise poster
4.4

In 1980s Secunderabad, a marginalized tribe battles discrimination and fights for citizenship under an unexpected leader's guidance, challenging systemic oppression.

The Paradise

2026

Chandu Champion poster
7.2

9 bullet wounds (one still in the body), three different sports and an unshakable determination to fulfill the dream of an Olympic Gold later, Muralikant Petkar, India's first Paralympian to finish at the top of the podium, got the recognition by his own country 45 years after he achieved what no athlete from his country could.

Chandu Champion

2024

Toofaan poster
5.2

An inspiring story about an orphan boy from the streets of Dongri, who grows up to become a local goon of his area and how his life changes after he meets the young and compassionate Ananya, who guides him towards the right path and makes him realize his true calling i.e boxing.

Toofaan

2021

Love, Sitara poster
4.7

Tara and Arjun travel to her hometown to work on their relationship before marriage. What happens when her family starts sharing their darkest secrets?

Love, Sitara

2024

Ticha Shahar Hona poster
NR

It is the story of the metamorphosis of an upper-middle-class urban woman named Archana into an aware, considerate, and fearless voice in an indifferent city like Mumbai. A random encounter with a house-help and subsequent events shake her perspective and give an altogether new meaning to life.

Ticha Shahar Hona

2024

No artwork available
NR

A mother barrs her daughter from wearing a short dress to the party.

The Dress

2024

Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai poster
6.5

Mitesh Meghani a family man, attempts to buy back their love through a scheme of conning an old man and getting him to transfer his property in his name.

Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai

2024

Susheela Sujeet poster
3.0

Two strangers find themselves locked in a room and make increasingly absurd attempts to get out.

Susheela Sujeet

2025

OutHouse poster
6.0

Nana, a retired single adamant old man, has no idea that an unwelcomed guest on his four - a puppy is going to change the course of his life. Aadima, a senior graphic designer artist, doesn’t have the faintest inkling that the same puppy is going to force her to go on adventures she otherwise wouldn’t. And Neel, her grandson has no clue that he is going to help Nana and Aadima understand the needs of elderly singles.

OutHouse

2024

2010s · 17 titles

Singham poster
6.5

An honest, small town cop is transferred to a big city that is controlled by a crime boss that he had once humiliated. Remake of Tamil Singam (2010).

Singham

2011

Deool poster
8.4

Keshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change

Deool

2011

No artwork available
NR

A small “country” within a country, which is still not on the map of India. A story of a Doctor who is still living in one corner of India where a tiger, lion, deer are living together in his courtyard.

HEMALKASA

2015

Dr. Prakash Baba Amte: The Real Hero poster
7.6

Dr Prakash Baba Amte : The Real Hero is a Marathi film on biopic of Dr. Prakash Amte featuring actors like Nana Patekar and Sonali Kulkarni.

Dr. Prakash Baba Amte: The Real Hero

2014

Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar poster
8.3

The true story of the first Marathi superstar Kashinath Ghanekar, chronicling his struggles and hardships in marriage and life to pursue his passion for acting and attain the unmatched heights of stardom in Marathi theatre and cinema.

Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar

2018

Pune 52 poster
6.0

Amar works as a private detective and tries to make his overbearing wife happy. He becomes involved in a police investigation and has an affair with his client's paramour.

Pune 52

2013

Hope Aur Hum poster
6.1

A father obsessed with an old school copying machine wreaks havoc on the family, causing a change in their relationships. Explores the life of each family member and how their lives are intertwined with each other.

Hope Aur Hum

2018

Kachha Limbu poster
9.5

Based on a novel written by legendary Marathi writer Shri. Jaywant Dalvi, Kaccha Limbu is set in the 80's. Mr. Katdare and his wife Shaileja live with their mentally unstable son. While Mr. Katdare works perpetual night shifts at the telegraph office, Shaileja works for a private firm. Their son, Bacchu, is now 16 years old and his growing age and sexuality are a cause of concern for this couple, especially Shaileja. Mr. Katdare tries to find the solution for his problems in death, while Shaileja, in her quest for happiness, finds herself drifting towards her benign boss Mr. Pandit. How this couple, who is on the verge of getting lost in the quagmire of their circumstances, fight their way back to sanity and togetherness is a heart warming story of this film, Kaccha Limbu, which is a term used on the Indian playgrounds to signify the underdog.

Kachha Limbu

2017

Sugar Salt and Love poster
NR

Three women navigate their way through life and love.

Sugar Salt and Love

2015

Well Done Abba poster
6.4

Armaan tells his employer why he was away for three months looking for a husband for his daughter.

Well Done Abba

2010

No artwork available
NR

Kokanastha is the remake of Mahesh Manjrekar’s own Hindi film Viruddh (2005). The story focuses on Ramchandra Gokhale (Sachin Khedekar) and his wife's (Sonali Kulkarni) fight for justice for their deceased son Rohan (Rohan Talwalkar), who was killed by the son of the Home Minister

Kokanastha

2013

Rahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taare poster
5.0

A relationship drama based on the lives of two creative people and their work. A tribute to 1950s Hindi cinema, it is heavily inspired by the life of filmmaker Guru Dutt, his singer-wife Geeta Dutt, and their tumultuous marriage.

Rahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taare

2017

Madhuri poster
NR

In a beautiful sleepy town of Panchgani lives a strict, principled professor with her equally rebellious and difficult daughter. In a quirky twist of fate, the professor meets with an accident and her memory travels back to the age of twenty. What follows is the total role reversal for the daughter, who does not know how to handle the situation. The only saving grace here is the psychiatrist who is treating her mother. On coming abreast with a completely different side of the mother's personality, she sets on a journey to find out about her mother's past. Will she be able to mend the troubled relationship she had with her mother? Will the psychiatrist be able to revive back the professor's memory?

Madhuri

2018

Poster Boys poster
5.1

Life of three men comes in trouble when their photos appear on advertisement for sterilization.

Poster Boys

2017

No artwork available
NR

A child is kidnapped and others in the group get stranded while on a camping trip.

The Camp

2010

Ringa Ringa poster
7.5

Rangrao is all set to become Goa's Chief Minister despite his links with terrorists. But one of his men has a change of heart and makes the dangerous choice to work against him. He spills the beans of Rangrao to the Party Chief. He is assigned the task of getting the evidence against Rangrao. The latter is soon killed but before dying, he reveals to his wife the location of the evidence.

Ringa Ringa

2010

Pension poster
NR

Here's a family of three Balu, his mother, and grandmother. They survive on his grandfather's pension of rupees eight hundred a month. Once Balu starts going to school, the expenses increase and unfortunately, the grandmother falls ill. Find out how this family struggles to survive against all odds.

Pension

2019

2000s · 27 titles

Bride & Prejudice poster
6.5

Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.

Bride & Prejudice

2004

Dil Chahta Hai poster
6.9

Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

Dil Chahta Hai

2001

Darna Zaroori Hai poster
5.3

Five children enter a haunted house and find an old woman. She promises to tell them six scary stories that they won't be able to handle.

Darna Zaroori Hai

2006

I See You poster
5.8

Dr Shivani Dutt living and working in a hospital in London, notices some of her colleagues delving in organ trafficking. Before she can expose them she is involved in an accident, leaving her on a life support machine.

I See You

2006

Taxi No. 9211 poster
6.3

A taxi driver and a businessman create havoc in each other's lives after a chance meeting.

Taxi No. 9211

2006

Mission Kashmir poster
6.3

A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.

Mission Kashmir

2000

Mohandas poster
NR

Meghna Sengupta, a correspondent working at a news channel in New Delhi, one day receives a videotape from a remote place in Madhya Pradesh, Anuppur. On the tape, a battered young man claims to be the real Mohandas and alleges that someone else has stolen his identity. Someone else is living as 'Mohandas'.

Mohandas

2009

Chaitra poster
NR

The story of a proud woman, her poetic vindication of unfair social insult, and her inevitable sad destiny. A very culture-specific film dipped in a local festival of rural women.

Chaitra

2000

Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya poster
6.1

Ria Jaiswal lives a very wealthy lifestyle along with her mom and dad. As she is the only child in this family, her parents dot on her and give in to her every wish.

Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya

2001

Agni Varsha poster
3.6

Based on an incident from the Mahabharata and also made as a play on a Girish Karnad titled Fire in the Rain. The film features Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo appearance as Lord Indra. Jackie Shroff plays the main lead in the film as Puravasu the head priest, Raveena playing the role of his unfaithful wife in love with Yavakri. Nagarjuna played Yavakri the priest's jealous rival and Prabhudeva as a demon who kills Yavakri. While Milind Soman plays the younger brother of Jackie Shroff as Aravasu, the female lead opposite Milind is played by Sonali Kulkarni.

Agni Varsha

2002

Sakhi poster
7.3

The friendship between a widower and a married woman is misunderstood.

Sakhi

2008

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

Hanan: An Assault on Faith poster
8.0

The Indian belief that birth, death and marriage are decided in the heaven is challenged one night in Rampur, when a woman abused by her husband curses the Goddess Bhagwati for not creating a true husband and commits suicide in Goddess's divine river...

Hanan: An Assault on Faith

2004

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

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar poster
7.7

The movie tells the story of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in shaping the Constitution of India, as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly. He dedicated his life to fight against the evils of untouchability.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

2000

Fire at My Heart poster
6.0

The story of Eugenio, young soldier of the Napoleonic army, in the Napoli of 1815 after the era of Gioacchino Murat.

Fire at My Heart

2006

Strangers poster
5.0

An overnight train journey, from London into France, business class, is comfortable and expensive. The premise where two of the film's protagonists,'strangers' to each other, meet, talk and decide to eliminate each other's spouses to alleviate themselves of the hell they are trapped in.

Strangers

2007

The Sacred Grove poster
7.7

Devrai depicts a story of a man who suffers from schizophrenia and is struggling to come to terms with his illness and the frustration of his helpless sister.

The Sacred Grove

2004

Love Khichdi poster
2.9

A talented Sous-Chef woos a variety of women with a view of using them to try and fulfill his dream.

Love Khichdi

2009

Sirf poster
NR

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, is a city that never sleeps. Rapidly changing at a feverish pace with every passing second, it is always on the move and so are the people living in it. In this story, we take an insight into the lives of the people living in this city and how the pace of the city affects their relationships and how they deal with it. No matter what happens life has to go on. This is also a story of four couples and their lives in a metropolitan city. They belong to different social and financial strata and every one has got its own problems to deal with. What one couple has, the other doesn't?

Sirf

2008

Mumbai Cutting poster
NR

An anthology of eleven short films from eleven directors featuring stories of life in Mumbai.

Mumbai Cutting

2008

Gulmohar poster
NR

Deven, an achiever and competent young man is married to Vidya who has loved him for whatever he was and whatever he wants to be. Yet the pace and anxiety of the city life with its unending demands takes a toll on their relationship. Deven's attitude to have everything his way doesn't help but puts his relationship though further strain.

Gulmohar

2009

White Rainbow poster
9.0

Inspired by true events is the story of Priya (Sonali Kulkarni - Bride & Prejudice), a beautiful, affluent young woman suddenly widowed and left to fate. Alone in a land of extreme contrasts, she seeks peace in the "City of Widows", but instead of finding solace, Priya finds a cruel world filled with brutality. Despondent, she meets three remarkable women and together they embark on a journey of empowerment as they fight for the rights of the widows of India in this ultimately hopeful and uplifting story.

White Rainbow

2005

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar poster
5.6

Three friends, who have known each other for a long time, decide to enter a singing and musical competition. The events that lead to this competition, and their personal lives, including their romantic ties, is the theme of this movie. Included are popular Burman Movie songs, a delight to hear any time.

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar

2002

Tya Ratri Paus Hota poster
NR

Avinash and Ravee come face to face and recognize each other despite several years of separation. Ravee has become a drug-addict due to circumstances. On that rainy day, they recall their days when they were kids and what led to their separation.

Tya Ratri Paus Hota

2009

Via Darjeeling poster
4.5

Via Darjeeling is the story of a honeymooning couple Ankur (Kay Kay Menon) and Rimli (Sonali Kulkarni) who are very much in love. On the day of their departure from Darjeeling, Ankur disappears mysteriously leaving Rimli all alone frantically searching for him. Here enters the policeman Robin Dutt (Vinay Pathak) who tries to trace Ankur, but in vain. The story then moves onto a group of friends partying and having a good time, where Robin who is one of the guests narrates the story of Ankur and Rimli to his friends. How each one of them make their own interpretations as to what happened to Ankur makes the movie an interesting watch.

Via Darjeeling

2008

Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke poster
NR

Vasudev Balwant Phadke's sacrifice rekindled the dying flames of the 1857 Uprising and he came to be worshipped as the foremost revolutionary of the nation. Watch the movie to find out how he fought against all odds.

Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke

2007

1990s · 5 titles

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

No artwork available
NR

Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

2002

Khatron Ke Khiladi poster
6.0

Twelve celebrity contestants face their worst fears and perform a series of death-defying stunts under the supervision of a host to win the coveted title.

Khatron Ke Khiladi

2008

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa poster
3.0

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is a television reality show and the Indian version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa

2006

The Trial poster
6.8

A housewife is forced to take full responsibility of her family after her husband is imprisoned over a corruption and sex scandal.

The Trial

2023

Mumbai Diaries poster
7.3

A medical thriller set in the Emergency Room of a government hospital. The series explores the challenges faced by the medical staff at the hospital as well as other first responders across the city of Mumbai in dealing with a crisis of immense magnitude. In this battle to save lives and heal others, the ones doing the fixing are the most broken.

Mumbai Diaries

2021

Crackdown poster
7.0

Top agent, RP, and his team are leading the charge to neutralize India’s biggest enemies. With time running out, can our secret agents eliminate the threat before it eliminates them?

Crackdown

2020

Manvat Murders poster
NR

Seven murders; Unsolved for over one & half year. Will the ace cop from Mumbai, Ramakant Kulkarni be able to bring Justice?

Manvat Murders

2024

School of Lies poster
6.0

A young 12-year-old boy, who goes missing from a private boarding school, RISE, and how the subsequent domino effect it causes as the truth is only as complex as simple.

School of Lies

2023

Oops Ab Kya poster
5.7

An accident during a medical check-up changes Roohi's life completely, she must face whatever fate has in store for her.

Oops Ab Kya

2025

Dharavi Bank poster
7.2

A 30,000 Crore crime nexus is being ruled by the unattainable Thalaivan right in the heart of Mumbai, in Dharavi. JCP Jayant Gavaskar is on a mission to bring down Thalaivan and his adversaries, at any cost.

Dharavi Bank

2022

The Whistleblower poster
8.0

Sanket, an intern doctor studying at a government hospital discovers a massive medical entrance exam scam that has been running for years, lured by greed becomes a part of it, only to lose everything that his perfect life was made of. Now, determined to find his father’s killer, he turns into a whistleblower, unaware of how deep the rot runs.

The Whistleblower

2021

Half Pants Full Pants poster
4.5

Set in a small town in South India, before the internet & mobiles, the series is a nostalgic ride about imagination, adventures and the magic of childhood. A little boy from a railway colony strives to bring his modest family a modicum of glory through highly fanciful means while constantly being brought back to reality by his level-headed father. It is a universal story of Child Vs Man.

Half Pants Full Pants

2022

Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha poster
NR

Kaali Ek Agnipariksha was a Hindi language crime fiction TV series. The show tackled the idea of physical violence and sexual harassment of women in India and is inspired from Ruchika Girhotra case.

Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha

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