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{{Infobox person
| name = Kirti Kulhari
| image = Kirti Kulhari launches Sonia Gandhi's kalamwali.com in 2014 (01).jpg
| caption = Kulhari in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|05|30|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kirti Kulhari's on a self love trip this birthday |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kirti-kulhari-s-on-a-self-love-trip-this-birthday/story-JZI2psuGlSV50sniKcz2SO.html |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=29 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kirti Kulhari to don khaki in her next |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2022/jan/03/kirti-kulhari-to-don-khaki-in-her-next-2402348.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=3 January 2022 |quote=The 36-year-old actor wrote|access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| years_active = 2009–present
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{Marriage|Saahil Sehgal|2016|1 April 2021|reason=separated}}
}}

'''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 (film)|Shaitan]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Awaasthi |first=Kavita |date=2 August 2012 |title=Eyes are the most important |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Wellness/Eyes-are-the-most-important-Kirti-Kulhari/Article1-907021.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805101516/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Wellness/Eyes-are-the-most-important-Kirti-Kulhari/Article1-907021.aspx |archive-date=5 August 2012 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> She then appeared in the films ''[[Jal (film)|Jal]]'' (2013), ''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]'' (2016), ''[[Indu Sarkar]]'' (2017), ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]'' (2019), and ''[[Mission Mangal]]'' (2019). Kulhari has starred in several streaming series, which includes ''[[Four More Shots Please!]]'' (2019–present), ''[[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'' (2020) and ''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]'' (2022).

==Personal life==
Kulhari was born and brought up in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), [[Maharashtra]]. Her family hails from [[Jhunjhunu district]] in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Coming-soon_-Aapno--zombie/DNJAI34102 |title=Coming Soon: Aapno Zombie |publisher=DNA |date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194305/http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Coming-soon_-Aapno--zombie/DNJAI34102 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=11 December 2012}}</ref> Her father was a Commander in the Indian Navy.<ref name="SheThePeople">{{Cite magazine |last=Bora |first=Sugandha |date=1 April 2021 |title=Kirti Kulhari: 10 Things To Know About The Versatile Actor |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/artists/kirti-kulhari-the-girl-on-the-train-parineeti-chopra/ |magazine=[[SheThePeople]] |access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> Kulhari married actor Saahil Sehgal in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kirti Kulhari Says Marriage To Saahil Sehgal Has Affected Her Career in 'the Best Possible Way' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kirti-kulhari-says-marriage-to-saahil-sehgal-has-affected-her-career-in-the-best-possible-way-2818301.html |access-date=31 December 2020 |work=News18 |date=26 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She announced separation from him on 1 April 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raghuvanshi |first1=Aakanksha |title=Actress Kirti Kulhari Announces Separation From Husband Saahil Sehgal: "Not On Paper But In Life" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/actress-kirti-kulhari-announces-separation-from-husband-saahil-sehgal-not-on-paper-but-in-life-2403713 |access-date=1 April 2021 |publisher=NDTV |date=1 April 2021}}</ref>

==Acting career==

===Early career===
Kulhari started her career in theatre and TV commercials. She did a one-month acting workshop with a Hindi theatre group called Yatri Theatre, under the direction and guidance of [[Om Katare]]. After that, She worked on three plays - ''Chinta Chhod Chintamani'' with Yatri Theatre, ''Shehenshah of Azeemo'' with AK Various Productions and a Hindi adaptation of ''Sakharam Binder'' with Yatri Theatre. Kulhari was the face of many television commercials – Lotus Mutual Funds, Travel Guru, Videocon Air Conditioners, Parachute Gorgeous Hamesha Campaign, ICICI Bank, [[Kaya Limited|Kaya Skin Clinic]], Taj Mahal Tea, Everyuth Face Wash, Whirlpool Refrigerators, Spice Mobile, Virgin Mobiles, Close-up, JK White Cement and Tic Tac mouth freshener.<ref name="SheThePeople"/> For two years, Kulhari was the face of the beauty brand Nivea Visage Sparkling Glow's face. Kulhari was also a part of music videos – "Hik Vich Jaan" in the ''Desi Rockstar 2'' album by [[Gippy Grewal]].

Kulhari started her film acting career in [[Bollywood]] with ''[[Khichdi: The Movie]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Barua |first=Richa |date=5 October 2010 |title=Khichdi was fun: Kirti Kulhari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Khichdi-was-fun-Kirti-Kulhari/articleshow/6683970.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126053628/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-05/news-interviews/28255851_1_khichdi-modeling-parminder |archive-date=26 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> which released in October 2010. Kulhari was noticed as an actress for her second film, ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Nayak |first=Elina Priyadarshini |date=9 June 2011 |title=Shaitan is not my first film: Kirti Kulhari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shaitan-is-not-my-first-film-Kirti-Kulhari/articleshow/8787861.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126061012/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-09/news-interviews/29638208_1_first-film-kirti-kulhari-shaitan |archive-date=26 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> which released in June 2011.

===Breakthrough (2016–present)===
In 2016, she was seen in ''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]'' with [[Tapsee Pannu]] and [[Amitabh Bacchan]] in which her performance was praised.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Overwhelmed with the recognition for Pink: Kirti Kulhari |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Overwhelmed-with-the-recognition-for-Pink-Kirti-Kulhari/article14991679.ece |work=The Hindu |date=21 September 2016 |access-date=11 April 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2016/sep/21/people-are-talking-about-every-character-in-pink-kirti-kulhari-1522019.html |title=People are talking about every character in Pink: Kirti Kulhari |work=The New Indian Express |date=21 September 2016 |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref> 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 (2018 film)|Blackmail]]'' with [[Irrfan Khan]].

In 2019, she appeared in the role of an [[Indian Air Force]] officer Seerat Kaur in the commercially and critically successful military action film ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]''. The same year, she also appeared in the web television series ''[[Four More Shots Please!]]'' on [[Amazon Prime Video]] and ''[[Bard of Blood]]'' on [[Netflix]]. She acted in ''[[Mission Mangal]]'' (2019) a film based on India's [[Mars Orbiter Mission]].

In 2020, Kulhari joined the cast of ''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl On The Train]]'' directed by [[Ribhu Dasgupta]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kirti Kulhari to play British cop in Parineeti Chopra-starrer The Girl On The Train Hindi remake |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/kirti-kulhari-to-play-british-cop-in-parineeti-chopra-starrer-the-girl-on-the-train-hindi-remake-1577765-2019-08-06 |access-date=9 May 2021 |magazine=India Today |date=6 August 2019}}</ref> It also features [[Parineeti Chopra]], [[Aditi Rao Hydari]], [[Avinash Tiwary]], Sammy Jonas Heaney. Her performance was well received and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 January 2021 |title='The Girl On The Train': Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kirti Kulhari, Avinash Tiwary's character posters out |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-the-girl-on-the-train-parineeti-chopra-aditi-rao-hydari-kirti-kulhari-avinash-tiwary-character-posters-out-2871762 |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Kulhari turned producer by launching production house Kintsukuroi Films and will star in its first project, a dark comedy thriller film ''Nayeka'' written and directed by Ajaykiran Nair.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/13033973_Kirti-Kulhari-turns-producer-with---Nayeka----launches-her-banner-Kintsukuroi-Films|title=Kirti Kulhari turns producer with 'Nayeka', launches her banner Kintsukuroi Films|date=10 January 2022|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

As of April 2023, Kulhari has been shooting for ''Hisaab Barabar'', co-starring with [[R. Madhavan]].<ref name="HisaabBarabar">{{cite news |title=R Madhavan and Kirti Kulhari shoot in Purani Dilli |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/r-madhavan-and-kirti-kulhari-shoot-in-purani-dilli/photostory/99190509.cms |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=3 April 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Khichdi: The Movie]]''
| Parminder
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitaan]]''
| Tanya Sharma
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[Sooper Se Ooper]]''
| Gulabo (Gul)
|
|-
| ''Rise of the Zombie''
| Vinny
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Jal (film)|Jal]]''
| Kesar
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
| ''Cute Kameena''
| Avantika
|
|-
| ''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''
| Falak Ali
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Indu Sarkar]]''
| Indu Sarkar
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]''
|Reena Kaushal
|
|-
|rowspan="2”|2019
| ''[[Mission Mangal]]''
| Neha Siddiqui
|
|-
| ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]''
|Flight lieutenant Seerat Kaur
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2021
|''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''
| Dalbir Kaur Bagga
| Released on [[Netflix]]
|-
|''[[Shaadisthan]]''
| Sasha
| Released on [[Disney Plus Hotstar]]
|-
|2023
| ''[[Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan]]''
| Parminder
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Hisaab Barabar]]''
|Inspector Poonam Joshi
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Badass Ravi Kumar]]''
|Laila
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Singh |first=Anvita |date=5 January 2025 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/badass-ravi-kumar-trailer-himesh-reshammiya-promises-entertaining-cringefest-2660040-2025-01-05|title=Himesh Reshammiya's Badass Ravikumar trailer: So bad that it's good |magazine=India Today |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Platform
|-
| 2019–present
|''[[Four More Shots Please!]]''
| Anjana Menon
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|2019
|''[[Bard of Blood]]''
| Jannat
| [[Netflix]]
|-
|2020
|''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
|Anuradha Chandra
| rowspan="2" | [[Disney Plus Hotstar]]
|-
| 2022
|''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]''
| Dr. Saira Sabharwal
|-
|2024
|''[[Shekhar Home]]''
|Mumtaz Afsari
|[[JioCinema]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Nominated work
! Category
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[62nd Filmfare Awards|2017]]
|rowspan=3"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=10 January 2017 |title=62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html |website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[64th Filmfare Awards|2019]]
|''Maya''
|Best Actress in a Short Film
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/filmfare-awards-2019-list-of-winners-2011843 |title=Filmfare Awards 2019: List Of Winners |publisher=NDTV |date=23 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[67th Filmfare Awards|2022]]
|''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-67the-filmfare-awards-2022/|title=Nominations for the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=18 August 2022 |access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[2020 Filmfare OTT Awards|2020]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
|''[[Four More Shots Please!]]''
|rowspan="2"|Best Actress in a Drama Series
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards |url=https://www.filmfare.com//features/nominees-for-the-flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-45350.html |access-date=17 December 2020 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|2021]]
|''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-ott-awards-2021/nominations |title=My Glamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021 - Nominations |magazine=FilmFare |date=2 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|2019
|rowspan="2"|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
|''[[Four More Shots Please!]]''
|Best Actress - Web Series
|{{nom}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|2022
|''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
|Best Actress - Drama (OTT)
|{{won}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|2017
|[[8th Jagran Film Festival|Jagran Film Festival]]
|''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''
|Special Jury Award
|{{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Taapsee Pannu]] and Andrea Tariang for the same film.}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|2012
|rowspan="3"|[[Screen Awards]]
|''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]''
|Best Ensemble Cast
|{{nom}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|2017
|''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics)|Best Actress (Critics)]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|2018
|''[[Indu Sarkar]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|2012
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]''
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|}

==See also==
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*[[List of Indian film actresses]]
*[[List of people from Rajasthan]]

==Footnotes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Twitter}}

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