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Atul Kulkarni (Actor) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth10 September 1965

Age59 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceBelgaum, Mysore State, India

ProfessionActor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseGeetanjali Kulkarni (Actress)

Atul Kulkarni (Actor) Biography

Atul Kulkarni is an Indian actor known for his work across multiple languages and for winning two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Trainedat

Early life and background
Atul Kulkarni was born on 10 September 1965 in Belgaum (Belagavi), then part of Mysore State, India. He grew up in the region and completed his school education at Haribhai Deokaran High School in Solapur, Maharashtra. He went on to earn a B.A. in English Literature from D. A. V. College in Solapur before moving to New Delhi to study acting at the National School of Drama, where he completed a postgraduate diploma in Dramatic Arts.

Career
Kulkarni began performing on stage during his high school years and continued to take part in cultural and amateur theatre while in college, including work with the Natya Aradhana group in Solapur. He has built a film career spanning many Indian languages, including Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and English.

His screen debut came in Kannada with the 1997 film Bhoomi Geetha. Over the following years he expanded into other industries, appearing in Hindi cinema with Hey Ram (2000), Marathi with Kairee (2000), Telugu with Jayam Manade Raa (2000), Tamil with Run (2002), English with Mango Soufflé (2003) and Malayalam with Mansarvoar (2004).

Kulkarni’s performances have earned significant recognition. He received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his work in Hey Ram (2000) and Chandni Bar (2001). Beyond film acting, he has remained engaged with efforts to improve education and serves as president of Quest, an organisation focused on enhancing educational quality.

Public profile
Atul Kulkarni is known for a deliberate, theatre-informed approach to his craft, shaped by formal training at the National School of Drama and years of stage experience. He is regularly cited for his versatility across languages and genres.

Personal life
Kulkarni is married to fellow actor Geetanjali Kulkarni; the couple met while both were students at the National School of Drama. He lists reading, travelling and listening to music among his interests. Physical details listed in public profiles include a height of approximately 178 cm (about 5'10") and a weight around 70 kg (154 lbs). His eye colour is reported as black and his hair colour as white.

Other notes
Publicly available information lists Kulkarni’s religion as Hinduism and his zodiac sign as Virgo. He has been identified as a smoker and a drinker in some profiles. Favourite actors he has mentioned include Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Latest updates
Kulkarni continues to be recognized for his past achievements and remains active in matters related to theatre, film and education. Specific recent projects beyond those listed in his early multilingual film work and the awards noted above are not detailed in the available excerpt.

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Recent Work

Hey Ram

Hindi film for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

2000
Chandni Bar

Hindi film for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

2001
Bhoomi Geetha

Kannada debut film

1997
Kairee

Marathi debut film

2000
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Career Highlights

  1. Two-time National Film Award winner for Best Supporting Actor (Hey Ram, Chandni Bar)
  2. Multilingual film career across Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and English
  3. Postgraduate training from the National School of Drama, New Delhi
  4. President of Quest, an organisation focused on improving education quality
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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