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Biography :: |
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Name: |
Atul Kulkarni |
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Education: |
BA with English Literature from Shivaji University. |
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Post Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Arts from
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National School of Drama, New Delhi. (1992-1995 batch) |
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Birth Date: |
September 10, 1965 |
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Height: |
180 cm. (About 6 feet)
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Weight: |
67 Kg.
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Skin Colour: |
Wheatish |
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Eyes Colour: |
Brown |
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Atul was born in Belgaum, a small and beautiful town in Karnataka from South India. His father, a businessman and mother, a housewife were settled in Solapur where he was brought up and educated. |
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His first appearance on stage was in his school, Haribhai Devkaran High School, Solapur. In his first play as a child, he personified colour BLUE! His friends remember him as a very quiet and introvert student. Academically he was an average student. His parents were always worried about his performance in exams...and his future too...! |
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Atul preferred home rather than play grounds... books than sports! Atul was always found in his favourite corner of his house...Reading... |
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His parents sent him to Belgaum for Junior College.
He appeared for the 12th standard board exam...TWICE!! |
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Still entered into an Engineering College in Pune...
and appeared for the First Year exam...THRICE!!! |
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He quit engineering...
...came back to Solapur. |
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Finally Atul entered the field where he always wanted to be...Arts!
And he topped at the graduation level from D. A. V. College, Solapur! |
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While in college, he helped his father in his business and also worked in an insurance company for a while. |
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During his college days, he appeared in a comedy at a cultural gathering...and he realised what he wanted!
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Atul joined Natya Aradhana, an amateur theatre group from Solapur. |
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Natya Aradhana groomed Atul as an actor under the able stewardship of
Dr. Waman Degaonkar. He worked at back stage for two years and then got a chance to act on the stage of Natya Aradhana. These years of serious theatre ignited his passion for theatre, especially acting...the bug had bit him! |
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The part time activity was insufficient to quench his thirst.
He decided to take acting as his profession. |
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Feeling the need for a formal training, he decided to enter into the premier institute in theatre training in India, National School of Drama, New Delhi. |
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Atul passed out from NSD in 1995
and at the age of 30, he became a professional actor. |
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Since 1995, Atul has acted in 8 plays in 4 languages, 26 films in 6 languages and has won several awards, including Two National Awards. |
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