Girish Kulkarni

Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian film actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in Deool and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the same film. He is well known for Marathi films such as Valu (The Wild Bull), Vihir (The Well), Deool (The Temple), Gabhricha Paus (The Damned Rain) and Jaundya Na Balasaheb.[1][2][3] He is known to Hindi audiences for his role in the Aamir Khan starrer Dangal and Anurag Kashyap's movie ugly . He received acclaim for his portrayal of gangster 'Appa' in the 2017 Marathi crime thriller Faster Fene opposite Amey Wagh.[4] He also starred as politician Bipin Bhonsle in the 2018 India's first Netflix Original series Sacred Games.

Girish Kulkarni
Kulkarni at Masala Premiere
Born (1977-11-25) 25 November 1977
Paranda, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor, Writer, Producer, Director
AwardsNational Film Awards
2011 - Best Actor

Personal life

Girish Kulkarni was born on 25 November 1977 in the Paranda Taluka of Osmanabad district and he was brought up in Pune. He pursued his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic, Latur. He was involved in local stage plays. After his Post Graduation, he worked for private IT companies for a while but soon enough he decided to follow his passion and pursue a career in writing. Kulkarni then joined the Marathi film industry.

Career

Before starting his cinematic career, Girish Kulkarni was working with Radio Mirchi as a Cluster Programming Head.[5] He enjoys creating stories inspired by his observations, and many of the characters he writes reflect authentic village people. Valu, released in 2008, was a light, enjoyable movie portraying various stereotypical characters found in an Indian village through the simple story of a wild bull which needs to be captured.

Girish Kulkarni presents Valu in Karlovy Vary in 2008

In 2009's Gabhricha Paus, he portrayed the tragic story of an Indian farmer from a small village in Vidarbha, who is suffering because of sparse rain, evil money lenders and the negligence of the Indian government towards farmers. His second release in 2009, Vihir, was an abstract movie which told the story of an adolescent boy who sets out to understand the meaning of life and death after his cousin and close friend dies. Vihir was screened at Berlin International Film Festival in 2010 and garnered praise and critical appreciation from all over the world.

His following movie Deool, released in 2011, which depicted how politicians manipulate the beliefs of innocent masses in the name of God. The film earned him two National Film Awards, for best actor and for best screenplay.

His next writing and acting venture in Marathi cinema, the movie Masala released in 2012 quickly became a family favourite, unveiling new aspects of his talents. In 2013, he made his acting debut in Bollywood with film-maker Anurag Kashyap's thriller Ugly, in which his performance as the inadvertently funny cop brought him the attention and praise of the industry as well as the masses.

Currently, work on his upcoming films is underway. His next is a Marathi movie titled Highway, starring Huma Qureshi and Tisca Chopra, which he has written, acted in, and co-produced. He is also working on a comedy film, with which he will mark his directorial debut, apart from acting in it.[6]

He has acted as the National coach for Geeta Phogat in the acclaimed movie Dangal (film). The character had shades of grey and is shown to have issues with on-screen Mahavir Phogat. This was his biggest role in Bollywood, with Dangal earning over $300 million to become the 5th highest grossing non-English film of all time.[7] He was also seen in Kaabil as Inspector Nalawade. Later in 2017, Kulkarni portrayed local gangster Appa in Faster Fene, based on the popular book series written by Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat.

In 2018, Kulkarni portrayed politician Bipin Bhonsle in the Netflix original Sacred Games, based on the 2006 thriller by Vikram Chandra of the same name. With a star studded cast, including Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Radhika Apte, Sacred Games has been lauded by critics as one of the best web series to come out of India.[8][9][10]

Filmography
Acting credits
YearFilmRole Language
2006BadhaBevda Marathi
2008ValuJeevan Marathi
2009Gabhricha PausKisna Marathi
2009GandhaMangesh Marathi
2009VihirBhavasha Mama Marathi
2011DeoolKeshya Marathi
2012MasalaRevan Patil[11] Marathi
2013Pune 52Amar Aapte Marathi
2014UglyVijay Jadhav Hindi
2013PostcardPostman
2015HighwayShekhar Marathi
2016Jaundya Na BalasahebBalasaheb Marathi
2016DangalWrestling Coach Pramod Kadam Hindi
2017KaabilInspector Nalawade Hindi
2017 Faster FeneAppa Marathi
2018 Sacred GamesBipin Bhosle Web Series
2018 Fanney KhanKaran Kakkad Hindi
2018 Boyz 2 Marathi
2018 Firebrand Marathi
2020 Bhaag Beanie Bhaag Hindi
Writing and production credits
YearFilmNotes
2008ValuStory, screenplay, Dialogues and producer
2009VihirStory, screenplay, Dialogues
2011DeoolStory, screenplay, Dialogues
2012MasalaStory, screenplay, Dialogues
2016Jaundya Na BalasahebStory, screenplay, Dialogues, Direction
2018DhappaWriter, Producer

Awards
National Film Awards[12]

References
  1. "Girish Kulkarni". Mumbai Cinemas. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. Square on (12 March 2012). "Girish Kulkarni Latest Movies Videos Images Photos Wallpapers Songs Biography Trivia On". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. "Ugly IMDB".
  4. "Faster Fene review".
  5. "Ugly actor Girish Kulkarni". Marathi Sanmaan. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. Sumedha Deo*. "Afraid of getting typecast: Ugly actor Girish Kulkarni". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. "Dangal Gross". Forbes. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. "Sacred Games: Best Netflix show you aren't watching". GQ. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. "Netflix strikes gold with Sacred Games". Metro. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. "Sacred Games is a brilliant thriller". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. Shakti Salgaonkar (20 April 2012). "Review: Masala (Marathi)". DNA. Mumbai. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  12. Vidya Balan, Girish Kulkarni big winners at National Film Awards
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