16 Facts About Girish Kulkarni

Girish Pandurang Kulkarni was born on 25 November 1977 and is an Indian actor, writer, and producer.

Girish Kulkarni 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.

Girish Kulkarni is well known for Marathi films such as Valu, Vihir, Deool, Gabhricha Paus and Jaundya Na Balasaheb.

Girish Kulkarni is known to Hindi audiences for his role in the Aamir Khan starrer Dangal and Anurag Kashyap's movie Ugly.

Girish Kulkarni received acclaim for his portrayal of gangster 'Appa' in the 2017 Marathi crime thriller Faster Fene opposite Amey Wagh.

Girish Kulkarni starred in India's first Netflix original series Sacred Games.

Girish Kulkarni pursued his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic Latur.

Girish Kulkarni began his career as a Cluster Programming Head for Radio Mirchi.

Girish Kulkarni's 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.

Girish Kulkarni's following movie Deool, released in 2011, which depicted how politicians manipulate the beliefs of innocent masses in the name of God.

Girish Kulkarni's 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.

Girish Kulkarni's next is a Marathi movie titled Highway, starring Huma Qureshi and Tisca Chopra, which he has written, acted in, and co-produced.

Girish Kulkarni is working on a comedy film, with which he will mark his directorial debut, apart from acting in it.

Girish Kulkarni has acted as the National coach for Geeta Phogat in the acclaimed movie Dangal.

Later in 2017, Girish Kulkarni portrayed local gangster Appa in Faster Fene, based on the popular book series written by Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat.

In 2018, Girish Kulkarni portrayed politician Bipin Bhonsle in the Netflix original Sacred Games, based on the 2006 thriller by Vikram Chandra of the same name.