The 1st time Sonalee witnessed a motion picture camera was in FTII, Pune, while doing a small role in a docu-drama. she was then offered to play the roll 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. Soon after she was offered to do a lead role in Kedar Shinde's Bakula Namdev Ghotale. This was her a debut film as a lead Actress. She 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. later on she was seen in movies like Hay kay Nay Kay, Aaba Zindabad, Chal Gaja Karu Maja, Chal Gammat Karu, Gosht Lagnanatrchi. But this movies did not have much success on the Box Office.