Biography

Mrinal Kulkarni is an Indian theatre artist, TV & film actor, and film director.She belongs to a Hindu family from Maharashtra. A childhood picture of Mrinal Kulkarni.She was spotted by the Marathi film actor & director Gajanan Jagirdar in 1990, while she was performing at an inter-college festival. He then offered her to act in the Marathi TV series Swami, and she accepted the offer. During an interview, while sharing the incident, she said, Actually, it was at an inter-collegiate festival in 1990 that Gajanan Jahagirdar, who was making Swami, spotted me. I wasnt looking for roles or anything. Since Swami was a prestigious project, I agreed immediately. Even then, I continued with my studies, took my graduation exams..She wanted to pursue a PhD degree from SNDT Womens University in Mumbai after completing her graduation. Although she enrolled herself in the university for PhD programme, after her debut Marathi serial, she could not pursue the degree as she started getting more offers for TV serials and films. During an interview, she talked about it. She said, I was offered Shrikant. I did it in order to work with talented actors like Farooque Sheikh. Yet, I was so sure that I wanted to finish my PhD. I wasnt comfortable doing the kind of roles that were being offered to me. So I enrolled myself for research at SNDT University. Meanwhile, I got married. I had a son. The offers kept coming. Then in 1996, Sanjay Khan offered me a choice of roles in The Great Maratha. I refused it outright, but he insisted that I should at least hear him out. He offered me a choice between playing the role of Mahadji Scindias wife and Ahilyabai Holkar. By the end of the meeting, Ahilyabai Holkars role had caught my fancy. It was then that I thought that Id take up acting as a profession..She then acted in many Marathi TV serials such as The Great Maratha (1994), Avantika (2001), and Raja Shivchatrapati (2008). Avantika (2001).Mrinal has also acted in Hindi TV serials like Son Pari (2000), AstitvaEk Prem Kahani (2002), Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (2008), and Kaali Ek Agnipariksha (2010).She received professional training in Kathak under the renowned Kathak guru Pandit Uma Dogra Ji for the 2009 Hindi TV serial Meera. Mrinal Kulkarni with Pandit Uma Dogra.Apart from TV serials, she has also appeared in various Hindi and Marathi films. Some of her Marathi films are Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha (2012), Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta (2013), Farzand (2018), and Pawankhind (2022). Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta (2013) film poster.She has appeared in Hindi films like Jai Dakshineshwar Kali Maa (1996), Veer Savarkar (2001), Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014), and The Kashmir Files (2022). Jai Dakshineshwar Kali Maa (1996) film poster.Mrinal has also performed in many Hindi and Marathi theatre plays.