Girish Kulkarni

(1977-)

Indian actor, writer and producer (b. 1977)

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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. 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. He also starred as politician Bipin Bhonsle in the 2018 India's first Netflix Original series Sacred Games.