Sometimes confused with another actress " Sonali Kulkarni" due to both having the same name.
Sonalee witnessed a motion picture camera was in FTII, Pune, while doing a small role in a docu-drama.
Kedar Shinde's Bakula Namdev Ghotale was her debut film as a lead actress.
Sonalee offered the role of a Katthak Dancer in a Marathi daily soap Ha Khel Sanchitacha alongside veteran Marathi actor Vikram Gokhle.
On the sets of this TV show, she was offered her first Marathi film, Gadhavach lagn where she did a cameo in a dance number called Indra Darbari, Nache Sundari.
Sonalee received Best Actress for Bakula Namdev Ghotale at Zee Gaurav 2008 and also Best Actress in a debut film at 45th Maharashtra state awards for Marathi film 2008.