Sonalee Kulkarni
Biography
Sonalee Benodekar (née 'Kulkarni; born 18 May 1988) is an Indian actress who mainly acts in Marathi cinema and Bollywood films. She is the recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Awards Marathi. She is noted for her lavani dance song, "Apsara Aali" in the Marathi film Natarang.
After working as a model in her early career, Sonalee made her debut in Kedar Shinde's film Bakula Namdeo Ghotale, for which she received the Zee Gaurav Puraskar Award for Best Actress.
She is noted for her lavani dance song, "Apsara Aali" in the Marathi film Natarang, followed by Kshanbhar Vishranti, Ajintha, and Zapatlela 2. In 2014, she was seen alongside Swapnil Joshi and Prarthana Behere in Mitwaa for which she was nominated at Zee Gaurav Puraskar in the category of Best Actress.
She made her Hindi film debut in the adult sex comedy Grand Masti wherein she played the role of Mamta, wife of Ritesh Deshmukh's character. Sonalee also made a cameo appearance in the Ajay Devgan picture Singham 2.
Sonalee married Kunal Benodekar on 7 May 2021 in Dubai.
