★ HOW OLD IS SONALEE KULKARNI?
Sonalee Kulkarni is 38 years old, born May 18, 1988 in IN · Taurus.
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About
Sonalee Kulkarni built her status as one of Marathi cinema's highest-paid actresses through versatile, powerful performances across TV and film. Born in India in 1988, she began as a model and dancer before her acting debut in the 2006 TV series Ha Khel Sanchitacha and film Gauri. Her breakthrough came with the title role in Bakula Namdeo Ghotale (2007), which earned her the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress and Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Debut Actress. Natarang (2010), where she played dancer Nayna Kolhapurkarin, cemented her as the "Apsara of Marathi Industry" and remains a critical and commercial landmark. A Taurus born May 18, she's known for grounded, emotionally intelligent work across genres.
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Biography
Sonalee Kulkarni is an Indian actress and former model-dancer who became one of Marathi cinema's most acclaimed and highest-paid performers. Born May 18, 1988, in India, she holds a Life-Path number of 4—a sign of discipline, stability, and precision—traits reflected in her choice of complex, layered roles. As a Taurus, her earth-sign nature aligns with the grounded authenticity critics praised in her work. Actors in Marathi cinema often navigate regional prestige and cross-platform reach; Kulkarni's career exemplifies both.
Kulkarni's entry into acting came through television and film simultaneously in 2006: the Marathi TV series Ha Khel Sanchitacha and the film Gauri. Her breakthrough arrived in 2007 with the title role in director Kedar Shinde's Bakula Namdeo Ghotale, a performance that earned her the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress and the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Debut Actress. Two years later, she appeared in Nitin Chandrakant Desai's Ajintha (2012) and the horror comedy Zapatlela 2 (2013). Her 2010 role in Natarang—a Tamasha drama where she portrayed dancer Nayna Kolhapurkarin—became her signature moment, winning widespread recognition and the title "Apsara of Marathi Industry".
Throughout the 2010s, she demonstrated versatility in the ensemble coming-of-age film Classmates (2015), the thriller Shutter (2015), and the romantic drama Mitwaa (2015), which earned her a Filmfare Award Marathi nomination for Best Actress. She expanded into Hindi cinema with supporting roles in Grand Masti (2013) and Singham Returns (2014). Her performances as an unhappy girl in Hampi (2017), a dissatisfied wife in Tula Kalnnaar Nahi (2017), and a brave mother in Hirkani (2019)—the latter earning her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress—showcased her ability to inhabit morally complex, understated characters.
Recent work includes Dhurala (2020), which garnered her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Jhimma (2021), Pandu (2021), and Tamasha Live (2022), for which she received a Maharashtra State Film Awards nomination in the Best Actress category. In 2024, she made her Malayalam-language debut opposite Mohanlal in Malaikottai Vaaliban. She has accumulated two Filmfare Awards Marathi, a Maharashtra State Film Award, four Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, and four Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Awards. She married Kunal Benodekar in Dubai in 2021.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Sonalee Kulkarni began her career as a model and dancer before transitioning to acting. Her entry into entertainment came through dual debut in 2006: the Marathi television series Ha Khel Sanchitacha and the film Gauri.
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Trivia
- Her breakthrough role as the title character in Bakula Namdeo Ghotale (2007) won her both the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress and the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Debut Actress in the same year.
- Her 2010 performance in Natarang, where she played dancer Nayna Kolhapurkarin, earned her the title "Apsara of Marathi Industry" and remains a critical and commercial landmark.
- She made her Malayalam-language debut in 2024 opposite Mohanlal in Malaikottai Vaaliban, marking her entry into another major Indian film industry.
- She married Kunal Benodekar in Dubai in 2021.
- Across her career, she has earned two Filmfare Awards Marathi, a Maharashtra State Film Award, four Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, and four Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Awards.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Sonalee Kulkarni succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 4 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Sonalee Kulkarni?
- Sonalee Kulkarni is 38 years old (born May 18, 1988).
- When is Sonalee Kulkarni's birthday?
- Sonalee Kulkarni was born on May 18, 1988.
- What is Sonalee Kulkarni's zodiac sign?
- Sonalee Kulkarni is a Taurus, born May 18, 1988.
- What is Sonalee Kulkarni's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Sonalee Kulkarni was born in 1988, the year of the Earth Dragon.
- Where is Sonalee Kulkarni from?
- Sonalee Kulkarni is from IN.
- What does Sonalee Kulkarni do?
- Sonalee Kulkarni is a actor.
- Is Sonalee Kulkarni still alive?
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