Amruta Khanvilkar is an Indian actress and producer who appears primarily in Marathi and Hindi films. She has established herself as one of the most popular celebrities in Maharashtra and also one of the highest-paid actors in the Marathi industry. Khanvilkar is also widely known for her dancing, and has appeared in more than 30 films, and has won several accolades, including three Maharashtracha Favourite Kon, one Maharashtra State Film Award, and three Filmfare Awards Marathi nominations.
She made her film debut in the Marathi romantic comedy Golmaal (2006). The following year, she made her Hindi film debut with Mumbai Salsa. Though the film was average commercially, Khanvilkar continued in films and attained commercial success with Saade Maade Teen and Phoonk. The Latter earned her an Exciting New Face nomination at the Stardust Awards. She starred in a string of commercial successes and portrayed a variety of characters—a NRI girl in Gaiir (2009), a strong-encouraging girlfriend in Arjun (2011), and a dashing village girl in Zhakaas (2011)—all of them earning her nominations at the MFK Awards and winning her trophy for Zhakaas. In 2013, she won the Best Actress award at the CineRockom International Film Festival for Aayna Ka Bayna. She played a Muslim artist in the epic musical drama Katyar Kaljat Ghusali, for which she received various nominations, including the 53rd Maharashtra State Film Awards, the 2nd Filmfare Awards Marathi, and the Maharashtracha Favourite Kon in the Supporting Actress category. For portraying a lady serial killer in the crime thriller Damaged, Amruta won a ScreenXX Summit & Awards and IWMBuzz Digital Awards in the Negative Performer category. She won the Zee Talkies Comedy Awards for Best Actress for Choricha Mamla (2020).
In 2022, Khanvilkar portrayed the tamasha dancer in the romantic drama Chandramukhi, which won her numerous awards, including the second MFK Award for Favourite Actress, the Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman, and earned nominations at the Filmfare Award, Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar and MaTa Sanman. Also that year, she received nominations at the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and Pravah Picture Awards for the drama film Pondicherry and the MFK Award for Favourite Supporting Actress for the historical action film Har Har Mahadev.
In addition to acting, Khanvilkar received an award for Lokmat Maharashtra's Most Stylish in 2017. She has also received the Majha Sanman Puraskar for her contribution to the arts, the Lokmat Stylish Awards for her contribution to regional cinema, and the Pune Times Mirror Hall of Fame Award for her contribution in the field of cinema and entertainment. In 2025, she was honored with the Pune Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement, becoming one of the youngest actresses to receive the recognition.
Major awards
Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman The Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman is an annual event organized by the Marathi television channel Fakt Marathi to honour excellence in Marathi cinema. Year Nominated work Category Result 2022 Chandramukhi Best Actress in a Lead Role 2023Autograph
Filmfare Awards Marathi The Filmfare Marathi Awards are presented annually by The Times Group for excellence in cinematic achievements in Marathi cinema. Year Nominated work Category Result 2016 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Best Supporting Actress 2023Pondicherry ChandramukhiBest Actress
Maharashtra State Film Awards The Maharashtra State Film Awards are presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra for excellence of cinematic achievements in Marathi cinema. Year Nominated work Category Result 2016 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Best Supporting Actress 2025 Chandramukhi Best Actress
Maharashtracha Favourite Kon The Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? are presented annually by the Marathi television channel Zee Talkies to honour excellence in Marathi cinema. Khanvilkar won three awards in two categories from sixteen nominations. Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 Gaiir Favourite Actress Most Popular Face of the Year2011ArjunFavourite Actress2012ZhakaasMost Popular Face of the Year201420152016Katyar Kaljat GhusaliFavourite Actress2017Most Popular Face of the Year2021Most Popular Face of the DecadeZhakaasFavourite Actress of the Decade2022ChandramukhiFavourite ActressHar Har MahadevFavourite Supporting ActressMost Popular Face of the Year2023
Stardust Awards The Stardust Awards are an annual event organized by Magna Publishing Company Limited. Year Nominated work Category Result 2009 Phoonk Exciting New Face
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar The Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar are presented annually by the Zee Marathi television network to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Marathi-language film industry of India. Year Nominated work Category Result 2010GaiirBest Actress 2016 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Best Supporting Actress Natural Performer Of The Year 2023ChandramukhiBest Actress
Miscellaneous awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2013CineRockom International Film FestivalBest ActressAayna Ka Bayna2017Lokmat Maharashtra's Most StylishMaharashtra's Most Stylish – Reader's Choice2018City Cine AwardsBest ActressBus Stop2018Majha Sanman PuraskarActress for Contribution in Art2019Lokmat Stylish AwardsActress for Contribution to Regional Cinema2019IWMBuzz Digital AwardsBest Performer in a Negative Role (Female)Damaged2019ScreenXX Summit & AwardsBest Actress in a Negative Role – Hindi Web Originals2019Sakal Premier AwardsSpecial Contribution Award2020Zee Talkies Comedy AwardsBest ActressChoricha Mamla2021City Cine AwardsBest Actress2021Majja Digital Awards FilmOutstanding Actor in a Lead Role (Female)2022Pune Times Mirror Hall of Fame AwardContribution in the field of Cinema and Entertainment2022Maharashtra Gaurav SanmanBest ActressChandramukhi2022Navarashtra Planet Marathi Film & OTT AwardsBest Actress2022Sakal SanmanMost Talented Actress2022Pravah Picture AwardsBest ActressChandramukhiBest Supporting ActressPondicherry2022Maharashtra Times SanmanBest ActressChandramukhi2023City Cine AwardsBest Actress2023Lokmat Sakhi AwardsBest Actor Films2023Sakal Premier AwardsBest Actress2024Mid-Day Showbiz Icons AwardsMarathi Trailblazer of the YearSanskruti Kala DarpanBest ActressAutographLokmat Stylish AwardsMost Stylish – Actress2025Pune Festival AwardLifetime Achievement AwardInfluential Leaders MaharashtraMost Inspirational in the field of Entertainment (Acting)2026Times Business AwardsEmerging Brand in Heritage SareersAmulya by Amruta
See also List of accolades received by Chandramukhi
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