Sonali Kulkarni plays real
Sonali Kulkarni plays the role of a Bangladeshi immigrant in Revathy’s directorial venture for Mumbai Cutting. To authenticate her role, Sonali went without makeup and even borrowed a dress from her maid to suit the part. The actress floored the director with her presence on the sets. Revathy says, “The role demanded a fine actress and therefore I could not think of anyone else but Sonali. And the moment she entered the sets in the getup, she completely floored me. She has a deglamourised role. Being the confident actress that she is, Sonali performed exactly the way I wanted.”
Revathy’s short story in Mumbai Cutting is an exposé on the issues of moral and human injustice. The buzz that’s going around is that Sonali has given a stellar performance.
After seeing the rushes of Mumbai Cutting, the producer of White Cloud Production, Niyati Shah called up Sonali to congratulate her. A stunned Sonali said, “This was the first time a producer called to appreciate my work. It’s extremely satisfying to hear compliments from a producer especially for non-technical reasons and that too after portraying such a deglamorised role.”