Sonali Kulkarni recently revisited a chapter of her career that was filled with disappointment and self-doubt. The actress revealed she was once jealous of Tabu after losing the National Award to her for Maachis. However, watching Tabu's performances eventually helped her overcome her insecurities.

Sonali on losing National Award

In an interview with SCREEN, Sonali opened up about being disappointed when she failed to bag the award despite several of her films consistently making it to the final rounds of the National Film Awards. “Every year, my films were considered among the best films in the final rounds of the National Awards. Year after year, I was getting disappointed. And that was the time when I really wanted a National Award. I was winning others, but what you don’t get, you crave the most,” she explained.