Kulhari began her film acting career with Khichdi: The Movie, which released in October 2010. Kulhari got noticed for her second film as an actor in Shaitan, which released in June 2011. In 2016, she was seen in Pink (film) with Tapsee Pannu & Amitabh Bacchan for which she got praised. The film was both commercially & critically success. In 2017,she appeared in the title role of Indu in Madhur Bhandarkar's political thriller film Indu Sarkar. In 2018, she starred in Blackmail (2018 film) with Irrfan Khan.
Kulhari started her career with theatre and TV commercials. She did a one-month acting workshop in a Hindi theatre group called Yatri. She worked on three plays after that – Chinta Chod Chintamani with Yatri group, Shehenshah Of Azeemo with AK Various productions and a Hindi adaptation of Sakharaam Binder with Yatri group. Kulhari was the face of many TV commercials – Lotus Mutual Funds, Travel Guru, Videocon Air Conditioners, Parachute Gorgeous Hamesha Campaign, ICICI Bank, Kaya Skin Clinic, Taj Mahal Tea (along with Indian actor Saif Ali Khan), Everyuth Face Wash, Whirlpool Refrigerators (along with Indian actors Ajay Devgn and Kajol), Spice Mobile, Virgin Mobiles (along with Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor), Close-up, JK White Cement and Tic Tac mouth freshener. Kulhari was the face of beauty brand Nivea Visage Sparkling Glow's face for a duration of 2 years. Kulhari was also a part of three music videos – Hik vich jaan in Desi Rockstar 2 album by Gippy Grewal, Junoon by singer Abhijit Saawant and Mitran Di Chatri by Babbu Mann.
