Born in Karnataka, India, Atul Kulkarni is a National School of Drama pass-out and has acted in acclaimed films like Hey Ram (2000), Chandni Bar (2001), Page 3 (2005), Rang De Basanti (2006), Natarang (2010), and Jazbaa (2015). For Kamal Haasan`s period drama Hey Ram, and Madhur Bhandarkar`s drama film Chandni Bar, Atul Kulkarni received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2000 and 2002 respectively. His other significant acting credits include Rahul Dholakia`s Raees (2017), Taj`s Bongu and Sankalp Reddy`s The Ghazi Attack (2017), Baazaar (2018) and 706 (2019), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Mere Pyare Prime Minister (2019), Jessie, Junglee (2019), Pranaam (2019), Madhuraraja (2019), Alidu Ulidavaru (2019), Gul Makai (2020), Wild Dog (2021), Black Bud (2021), Anukoni Athidhi (2021).