Kirti Kulhari

Biography

Kirti Kulhari (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi-language films and series. She made her acting debut with the film Khichdi: The Movie in 2010 and then starred in Shaitan in 2011.

She then appeared in the films Jal (2013), Pink (2016), Indu Sarkar (2017), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), and Mission Mangal (2019).

Kulhari has starred in several web series, which include Four More Shots Please! (2019–present) on Amazon Prime Video, Criminal Justice (2020), and Human (2022) on Disney+Hotstar.

Kulhari was born and brought up in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra. Her family hails from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Her father was a Commander in the Indian Navy.

Kulhari married actor Saahil Sehgal in 2016. She announced her separation from him on 1 April 2021.

In 2016, she was seen in Pink with Tapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan in which her performance was praised. The film was both commercially and critically successful and earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2017, she appeared in the title role of Indu in Madhur Bhandarkar's political thriller film Indu Sarkar. In 2018, she starred in Blackmail with Irrfan Khan.

In August 2020, Kulhari joined the cast of The Girl On The Train directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. It also features Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary, and Sammy Jonas Heaney.

Her performance was well-received and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In January 2022, Kulhari turned producer by launching the production house Kintsukuroi Films and will star in its first project, a dark comedy thriller film Nayeka written and directed by Ajaykiran Nair. Kirti started shooting for the film on 2 January.