Nivedita Kulkarni (Actor)

Nivedita Kulkarni is a writer/actress/comedian and entrepreneur based in NYC. Nivedita’s most recent film as an Executive Producer, Shayda, (co-produced by Cate Blanchett) premiered opening night at Sundance Film Festival in 2023, sold to Sony Pictures Classics. She showcased for the New York Just For Laughs Showcase in 2022. In 2020, Nivedita won the ABC SAMMA Diversity Initiative, where she worked with ABC Network casting directors on preparing for network TV roles. She also acted in the web series “Night Crew,” which won the New York Film & TV Festival and was purchased by Comedy Central. Previously, Nivedita was chosen as one of 16 honorees for HBO's East of Main Street, profiling Hollywood's most promising Asian American talent. Nivedita is a former a national face of Bank of America. She previously served as a staff writer on “The News Show with Lisa Curry.” She has worked at Paramount, Saatchi & Saatchi, The 51 Fund, BET, Segal NYC, and more.

As an entrepreneur, she founded the community Nuva - a networking platform for women and non-binary folks in the entertainment industry. Sign up for Nuva here: www.nuva.io
She also founded the non-profit organization the Asian American Script Lab, which develops scripts with AAPI leading characters. www.aascriptlab.com
Nivedita is an alum of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, and she is originally from Chicago. www.niveditakulkarni.com  IG: KindofIndian