Made her appearance on the silver screen in a Kannada movie titled ‘Cheluvi’, and thereafter has appeared in a total of 32 movies, which includes an Italian film titled ‘Fuoco Si Di Me‘ for which she won an award in the 2006 Milan International Film Festival.
She has received a Special Jury Award (non-feature film) in the 49th National Film Awards (2002) for her role in a short film in Marathi Chaitra (film).
Apart from acting, she is also an editor with ‘Viva’, a supplement of ‘Loksatta’, and pens a weekly column called ‘So Kool‘.
Sonali has shown her dancing skills in a popular dance program (Jhalak dikla jaa) on Sony TV.
She was married to famous Marathi play director Chandrakant Kulkarni for a while, but the couple divorced. She did her schooling from Abhinava Vidyalaya Marathi Medium School, Pune. In May 2010, she married the Managing Director of Fox Television Studio India, Nachiket Pantvaidya, in a low profile wedding ceremony
Films Done By Sonali Kulkarni
- 2019 Bharat Janaki Devi Hindi
- 2018 Ani Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Sulochana Latkar Marathi
- 2018 Gulabjaam Radha Agarkar Marathi
- 2017 Kaccha Limbu Shaila Katdare Marathi
- 2017 Ti Ani Itar Naina Godbole Marathi
- 2017 Poster Boys Sunita Hindi
- 2015 Aga Bai Arechyaa 2 Shubhangi Hemant Kudalkar Marathi
- 2014 Dr. Prakash Baba Amte Dr. Mandakini Amte Marathi
- 2013 Pune 52 Prachi Apte Marathi
- 2013 The Good Road Kiran Gujarati Selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but failed to get a nomination
- 2011 Deool Vahini Saheb Marathi
- 2011 Singham Megha Kadam Hindi director Rohit Shetty
- 2011 Mumbai Cutting Hindi
- 2010 Ringa Ringa Manasi Desai Marathi Director Sanjay Jadhav DREAMING 24by7 production
- 2010 Well Done Abba Vikas Jha’s wife Hindi
- 2010 The Camp Sonali Manthe Hindi
- 2009 Love Khichdi Shanta Bheemrao Bhansode Hindi
- 2009 Shadow Inspector Sanjana Singh Rajpoot Hindi
- 2009 Mohandas Meghna Hindi
- 2009 Gandha Raavi Marathi
- 2009 Gabhricha Paus Alka Marathi
- 2009 Tya Ratri Paus Hota Marathi
- 2009 Gulmohar Vidya Marathi
- 2008 Rishton Ki Machine Hindi
- 2008 Rama Rama Kya Hai Ye Drama Hindi
- 2008 Vasudev Balwant Phadke Bhawani Marathi
- 2008 Via Darjeeling Rimli Sharma / Sangeeta Hindi
- 2008 Sirf Namita Ranade Hindi
- 2007 Sakhi Nishi Marathi
- 2007 Strangers Nandini S. Rai Hindi
- 2006 Restaurant Marathi
- 2006 I See You Kuljeet A. Kapoor Hindi
- 2006 Darna Zaroori Hai Mrs. Pilgaonkar Hindi
- 2006 Taxi Number 9211 Mrs. Sunita R. Shastri Hindi
- 2005 Love Is Blind Gujarati
- 2005 White Rainbow Priya Hindi
- 2005 Dansh Maria Hindi
- 2005 Devari Seena Marathi
- 2005 Fuoco su di me Graziella Italian
- 2004 Bride & Prejudice Chandra Lamba English
- 2004 Devrai Seena Marathi
- 2004 Hanan Devi Bhagwati / Pagli Hindi
- 2004 Silence Please… The Dressing Room Reporter Aparna Sen Hindi
- 2004 1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love Asha English
- 2003 Danav Lakshmi Hindi
- 2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Gauri Hindi
- 2002 Agni Varsha Nittilai Hindi
- 2002 Kitne Door Kitne Paas Jaya Patel Hindi
- 2002 Chaitra Krati Marathi
- 2002 Junoon Hindi
- 2001 Dil Chahta Hai Pooja Hindi
- 2001 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Geeta Hindi
- 2000 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Ramabai Ambedkar English
- 2000 Mission Kashmir Neelima Khan Hindi
- 2000 Kairee Kamli’s daughter (adult) Marathi
- 1999–2000 Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai Anju Hindi a story of Star Bestsellers TV Series-telecast on Star Plus in 1999-2000
- 1999 Jahan Tum Le Chalo Namrata Shorey Hindi
- 1996 Daayraa The Girl Hindi
- 1996 Badalte Rishte Ulka Hindi TV Serial
- 1996 Vrindavan Film Studios Radha English
- 1996 Kata Rute Kunala Meera Marathi Telecast on Doordarshan and also got RAPA Award-Best television performance of the year
- 1995 Doghi Krishna Marathi
- 1994 May Madham Sandhya Tamil
- 1994 Mukta Mukta Marathi
- 1994 Gulabari Gulabari Hindi a Doordarshan production-telecast in 1995
- 1992 Cheluvi Cheluvi Kannada a Doordarshan production
Reality TV shows Done By Sonali Kulkarni
- Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 on Colors TV
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 on Sony TV