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Girish Kulkarni is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Indian born on 25 november 1977 at Pune (Inde)

Girish Kulkarni

Girish Kulkarni
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Birth name Girish Pandurang Kulkarni
Nationality Inde
Birth 25 november 1977 (47 years) at Pune (Inde)

Girish Pandurang Kulkarni is a National Award winning Indian film actor, writer, and producer. He is known for Marathi films such as Valu (The Wild Bull), Vihir (The Well), Deool (The Temple) and Gabhricha Paus (The Damned Rain). His latest release is the Hindi film Ugly.

Biography

Girish Kulkarni was born in the Paranda Taluka of Osmanabad District and he was brought up in Pune. He pursued his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from PLGPL, Latur. While studying in Latur, he was involved in local stage plays. Post his graduation, he worked for private engineering companies for a while but soon enough, he decided to follow his passion and pursue a career in writing.

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Filmography of Girish Kulkarni (11 films)

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Actor

Dangal
Dangal (2016)
, 2h41
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Action, Historical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films, Bollywood, Children's films
Actors Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Rajkummar Rao, Girish Kulkarni, Vivan Bhathena
Roles Coach Pramod Kadam
Rating82% 4.149014.149014.149014.149014.14901
Mahavir Singh Phogat rêvait d'être lutteur professionnel et de remporter une médaille d'or pour l'Inde, mais a été contraint d'arrêter. Il place alors tous ses espoirs sur le fils qu'il aimerait avoir. Après la naissance de sa quatrième fille, il baisse les bras. Un jour, une mère vient se plaindre que ses fils ont été passés à tabac par les deux filles aînées de Phogat. Il découvre alors chez elles l'amour du combat, et décide de les entraîner à son sport de prédilection.
Highway
Highway (2015)
, 2h55
Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Genres Drama
Actors Girish Kulkarni, Renuka Shahane, Tisca Chopra, Huma Qureshi, Mukta Barve, Sunil Barve
Rating71% 3.5551253.5551253.5551253.5551253.555125
Highway is a story of a simple, routine Mumbai- Pune journey that our characters begin in separate vehicles. They all come from different walks of life, carrying their own baggage of what they are. Each one is in a hurry to reach their respective destinations. The journey does not quite end as they expect it to. It provokes some questions that were hidden deep within. Highway is a film of that escape which all of us yearn for. It is an attempt to see our own reflections in today's time.
Ugly
Ugly (2013)
, 2h8
Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Girish Kulkarni, Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Rahul Bhat, Vipin Sharma, Surveen Chawla
Roles Inspector Jadhav
Rating78% 3.947223.947223.947223.947223.94722
The film opens with Shalini (Tejaswini Kolhapure) a lonely and troubled housewife addicted to alcohol, battling depression. She contemplates suicide, hoping to evoke some reaction from her stoic second husband, police chief Shoumik Bose (Ronit Roy), who behaves as if she doesn't exist. Shalini feels trapped in the marriage as Shoumik doesn't talk, taps her phone calls and treats her like a criminal. When she is about to shoot herself in the head with her husband's gun, she is interrupted by her 10-year-old daughter (from her first marriage) Kali (Anishika Shrivastava). Unaware of her mother's state of mind, Kali asks her to call her father, Shalini's estranged ex-husband, Rahul (Rahul Bhat). Rahul is a struggling actor. It is a Saturday, and Kali wishes to spend the day with her father, as decided in the custody agreement of the divorce.
Pune 52
Pune 52 (2013)

Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Sai Tamhankar, Radhika Apte, Swanand Kirkire
Roles Amar Apte
Rating67% 3.3822253.3822253.3822253.3822253.382225
Amar Apte is a private detective who makes ends meet by spying on cheating partners. His life is in shambles, and his marriage, a mess. A chance encounter with a client leads to dramatic changes in his life, as the city that he lives in, changes around him forms the crux of the story.
Masala
Masala (2012)

Actors Girish Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Mohan Agashe, Dilip Prabhavalkar
Rating75% 3.7636253.7636253.7636253.7636253.763625
A couple is forced to repeatedly move in search of sustainable business ventures. They live in constant fear of meeting their creditors, whose money they spent in unfruitful investments. When the couple meets another couple, things start changing for the better by following the wise counsel of their new acquaintances. The latter part of the movie showcases these changes.
Gabhricha Paus, 1h35
Directed by Satish Manwar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Sonali Kulkarni, Girish Kulkarni, Jyoti Subhash
Roles Kisna
Rating77% 3.8539353.8539353.8539353.8539353.853935
The plot of the movie is based on simple aspirations, the undying urge in the human race to live and to live against all odds.The film is about the life of a farmer Kisna (Girish Kulkarni), who is trying to get a good crop in the drought-stricken Vidarbha region, which has been notorious for farmer suicides. It also allegorically tells about how lack of information and education amongst the farmers, can ruin them, despite their indefatigable spirit.
Smell
Smell (2009)
, 1h36
Directed by Sachin Kundalkar
Genres Drama
Actors Girish Kulkarni, Milind Soman, Sonali Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Neena Kulkarni, Jyoti Subhash
Roles Mangesh
Rating75% 3.7686953.7686953.7686953.7686953.768695
Lagnaachya Vayachi Mulgi (English: A Bride To Be) Veena is a young girl who works in a college and is now a bride to be. Her parents are looking for a suitable groom for her. But due to her dark complexion, she is not able to get any groom. Mangesh, an arts student from the college accidentally meets her and she starts loving the fragrance that he brings with himself. She hears a rumour from her colleague that Mangesh is alcoholic and hence is drowsy in his classes and comes with red-eyes. One day she follows him to his home and then comes to know of the truth that Mangesh works in an incense stick factory at night. This explains the fragrance he brings and his drowsy look. They both talk and fall in love and decide to get married.
Valu
Valu (2008)
, 2h15
Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Genres Comedy
Actors Atul Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Nirmiti Sawant, Girish Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash
Roles Jeevan
Rating75% 3.779583.779583.779583.779583.77958
In the small village of Kusavde, there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "Valu", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and is the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, Valu becomes very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that happens in and around the village. Now catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits.

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Scriptwriter

Highway
Highway (2015)
, 2h55
Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Genres Drama
Actors Girish Kulkarni, Renuka Shahane, Tisca Chopra, Huma Qureshi, Mukta Barve, Sunil Barve
Roles Writer
Rating71% 3.5551253.5551253.5551253.5551253.555125
Highway is a story of a simple, routine Mumbai- Pune journey that our characters begin in separate vehicles. They all come from different walks of life, carrying their own baggage of what they are. Each one is in a hurry to reach their respective destinations. The journey does not quite end as they expect it to. It provokes some questions that were hidden deep within. Highway is a film of that escape which all of us yearn for. It is an attempt to see our own reflections in today's time.
Pune 52
Pune 52 (2013)

Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Sai Tamhankar, Radhika Apte, Swanand Kirkire
Roles Dialogue
Rating67% 3.3822253.3822253.3822253.3822253.382225
Amar Apte is a private detective who makes ends meet by spying on cheating partners. His life is in shambles, and his marriage, a mess. A chance encounter with a client leads to dramatic changes in his life, as the city that he lives in, changes around him forms the crux of the story.