Amol Palekar
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Amol Palekar is an India
n actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi
and Marathi cinema
.
experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]. He introduced Theatre of the Absurd
to Maharashtra
and a street theatre
-inspired practice of performing plays in the round
.
film Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe
directed by Satyadev Dubey
, which started the ‘New Cinema’ Movement in Marathi.
In 1974 he was cast as an actor by Basu Chatterjee
in Rajnigandha
, and a surprise low-budget hit, Chhoti Si Baat
. This led to many other such roles in "middle-class" comedies, mostly alternative cinema. These were often directed by Chatterjee or Hrishikesh Mukherjee
and include such films as Gol Maal
and Naram Garam
. He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Gol Maal.
He is noted for his image of the "middle-class everyman" who struggles to get a job (Gol-Maal), his own flat (Gharonda
), a girlfriend/wife (Baaton Baaton Mein), and appreciation from his boss.
In 1982 he played the role of Ravi in the Malayalam movie Olangal
, which is remade in Hindi as Masoom
.
He turned to directing with the Marathi
film Aakriet. He showed his capabilities as a director
with his movie Paheli
which was India's official entry in the race for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscars
. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations.
He has also given his voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS
.
. He was raised by his father who worked in GPO and mother who worked in a private company along with his three sisters Neelon, Rekha and Unnati. Palekar is an alumini of Sir JJ School of Arts and has exhibited his sketches, drawings, and paintings in Mumbai. He also does some social work. He has two daughters and is married to Sandhya Gokhale, who is a writer... after his divorce from his first wife Chitra Palekar regards himself as an agnostic.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...
.
Theater career
Palekar began in MarathiMarathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]. He introduced Theatre of the Absurd
Theatre of the Absurd
The Theatre of the Absurd is a designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction, written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from their work...
to Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and a street theatre
Street theatre
Street theatre is a form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including shopping centres, car parks, recreational reserves and street corners. They are especially seen in outdoor spaces where there are...
-inspired practice of performing plays in the round
Theatre in the round
Theatre-in-the-round or arena theatre is any theatre space in which the audience surrounds the stage area...
.
Movie career
Palekar made his debut in 1971 with the noted MarathiMarathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
film Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe
Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe
Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe is a Marathi play written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar and first performed in 1967...
directed by Satyadev Dubey
Satyadev Dubey
Satyadev Dubey is an Indian theatre director, actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film actor and director. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1971....
, which started the ‘New Cinema’ Movement in Marathi.
In 1974 he was cast as an actor by Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.He was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India....
in Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
, and a surprise low-budget hit, Chhoti Si Baat
Chhoti Si Baat
Chhoti Si Baat is a 1975 Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film's title means "Small Talk" in Hindi. Considered one of the best Hindi comedy films of the 1970s, it is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay...
. This led to many other such roles in "middle-class" comedies, mostly alternative cinema. These were often directed by Chatterjee or Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee ) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades,...
and include such films as Gol Maal
Gol Maal
Gol Maal is a 1979 Bollywood comedy movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film was produced by Mukherjee and N.C.Sippy with music by Rahul Dev Burman...
and Naram Garam
Naram Garam
Naram Garam is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The movie was produced by Subhash Gupta and Uday Narayan Singh and had music by R.D.Burman. It reprises many actors and actresses from the 1979 hit Gol Maal with the same names...
. He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Gol Maal.
He is noted for his image of the "middle-class everyman" who struggles to get a job (Gol-Maal), his own flat (Gharonda
Gharonda
Gharonda is a 1977 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Bhimsain Khurana the film stars Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Shreeram Lagoo and Jalal Agha. The music is by Jaidev.-Plot:...
), a girlfriend/wife (Baaton Baaton Mein), and appreciation from his boss.
In 1982 he played the role of Ravi in the Malayalam movie Olangal
Olangal
Olangal is a 1982 Indian film in Malayalam directed by Balu Mahendra.-Synopsis:Life goes on happily for the couple, Ravi and Radha who live with their only daughter until Father John arrives in the city with a young boy Raju, Ravi's son from an affair with Reetha before his marriage to Radha...
, which is remade in Hindi as Masoom
Masoom
Masoom is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were...
.
He turned to directing with the Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
film Aakriet. He showed his capabilities as a director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
with his movie Paheli
Paheli
Paheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...
which was India's official entry in the race for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscars
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations.
He has also given his voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS
TeachAIDS
TeachAIDS is a nonprofit organization that develops HIV prevention education technology materials, based on an approach invented through research at Stanford University.The TeachAIDS software has been cited as a model health intervention...
.
Personal life
Amol Palekar was born to Kamlakar and Suhasini Palekar in a lower middle-class family in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. He was raised by his father who worked in GPO and mother who worked in a private company along with his three sisters Neelon, Rekha and Unnati. Palekar is an alumini of Sir JJ School of Arts and has exhibited his sketches, drawings, and paintings in Mumbai. He also does some social work. He has two daughters and is married to Sandhya Gokhale, who is a writer... after his divorce from his first wife Chitra Palekar regards himself as an agnostic.
As an Actor
| Year | Film | Character/Role | Co-stars | Notes |
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| 1974 Bollywood films of 1974 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1974:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1974:Box office verdict of the last ten films in above list was flop-1974:-External links:... |
Rajnigandha Rajnigandha Rajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead... |
Sanjay | Vidya Sinha Vidya Sinha Vidya Sinha is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films.-Movie career:She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor... |
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| 1975 Bollywood films of 1975 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1975:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1975:--Aandhi could not run in theatres due to controversey... |
Chhoti Si Baat Chhoti Si Baat Chhoti Si Baat is a 1975 Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film's title means "Small Talk" in Hindi. Considered one of the best Hindi comedy films of the 1970s, it is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay... |
Arun | Vidya Sinha Vidya Sinha Vidya Sinha is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films.-Movie career:She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor... , Asrani Asrani Govardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:... , Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema... |
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| 1976 Bollywood films of 1976 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1976:-Highest grossing:The top twenty five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1976:... |
Chitchor Chitchor Chitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several... |
Vinod | Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress and former model, who was critically acclaimed for starring roles, such as in Chit Chor and Gopal Krishna in the 1970s.-Early life:... |
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| 1976 Bollywood films of 1976 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1976:-Highest grossing:The top twenty five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1976:... |
Gharonda | Sudip | Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress and former model, who was critically acclaimed for starring roles, such as in Chit Chor and Gopal Krishna in the 1970s.-Early life:... |
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| 1977 Bollywood films of 1977 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1977:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1977:-1977:-External links:* - A look back at 1977 with a focus on the Hindi film song... |
Bhumika Bhumika Bhumika is a 1977 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie stars Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri.... |
Keshav Dalvi | Smita Patil Smita Patil Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a... , Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:... , Anant Nag Anant Nag Anant Nagarkatte popularly known as Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with... |
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| 1977 Bollywood films of 1977 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1977:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1977:-1977:-External links:* - A look back at 1977 with a focus on the Hindi film song... |
Taxi Taxie Taxi Taxie Taxi Taxie is a 1977 Bollywood adventure film comedy directed by Irshad.-Cast:*Amol Palekar ... Dev / Hero*Zaheera ... Jyoti Sharma*Reena Roy ... Neelam*Rama Vij ... Prostitute*Jalal Agha ... RV*Asha Bhosle ... Singer*Aruna Irani ... Zarina... |
Dev/Hero | Zaheera Zaheera Zaheera is an Indian actress. She made her debut in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969. She played the role of an Indian girl named Zara. She made a few Bollywood movies over the next decade, and some of them were successful. She appeared in a lead role for the first time... , Reena Roy Reena Roy Reena Roy was one of the top Hindi film actresses in India. She performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985 .-Early life and background:... , Jalal Agha Jalal Agha Jalal Agha was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. Son of the popular comedian Agha, Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:... , Aruna Irani Aruna Irani Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit... |
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| 1978 Bollywood films of 1978 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1978:-Highest grossing:The top thirty six grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1978:... |
Damaad Damaad Damaad is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Rakshit.-Cast:*Amol Palekar*Ranjeeta Kaur*Shreeram Lagoo*Keshto Mukherjee*Preeti Ganguli*Pinchoo Kapoor*Ashok Saraf... |
Ranjeeta | ||
| 1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:... |
Baaton Baaton Mein | Tony Braganza | Tina Munim Tina Munim Tina Munim is an Indian film actress who had a successful Bollywood career during the late seventies and early eighties. She is married to Anil Ambani. She is involved in a number of philanthropic and charity activities and is currently running an NGO and a hospital.-Early life and... , David David Abraham Cheulkar David Abraham Cheulkar , popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor, who started his film career with 1941 film Naya Sansar and went on to act in over 110 films.... , Asrani Asrani Govardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:... |
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| 1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:... |
Gol Maal Gol Maal Gol Maal is a 1979 Bollywood comedy movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film was produced by Mukherjee and N.C.Sippy with music by Rahul Dev Burman... |
Ram Prasad Sharma/ Lakshman Prasad Sharma |
Bindiya Goswami Bindiya Goswami Bindiya Goswami is a former Bollywood actress. She acted in Hindi films from the late 1970s to early 1980s.-Film career:... , Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period... |
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| 1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:... |
Do Ladke Dono Kadke Do Ladke Dono Kadke Do Ladke Dono Kadke is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee.-Cast:*Navin Nischol ... Lekhraj Malhotra*Amol Palekar ... Hari*Moushumi Chatterjee ... Rani*G. Asrani ... Ramu*Keshto Mukherjee ... Shantu's husband / Local drunk... |
Hari | Moushumi Chatterji, Navin Nischol Navin Nischol Navin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970.-Early life:... |
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| 1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:... |
Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi is a 1979 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajat Rakshit.-Plot:When he experiences chest pains, hopeless hypochondriac Bhagwant checks into the hospital for a checkup and overhears his doctor discussing the diagnosis of a terminally ill patient with an associate... |
Bhagwant Kumar Bartendu "Bhagu" | Ranjeeta, Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf is an Indian actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi movies for since the late 1960s.Ashok Saraf is known mainly for comedy movies, many of which he appeared in with Laxmikant Berde... |
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| 1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:... |
Aanchal Aanchal (1980 film) Aanchal is a Hindi blockbuster released in 1980 starring Rajesh Khanna, Rakhee, Rekha as the main protagonist and supported by Prem Chopra and Amol Palekar. This story basically revolves around divine relationship shared by Rajesh Khanna with Rakhee. Music is by R D Burman. Songs are sung by... |
Kishan Lal | Rakhee, Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician.... |
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| 1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:... |
Apne Paraye | Chandranath | Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and... , Girish Karnad Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language... , Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period... |
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| 1981 Bollywood films of 1981 -Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981:The last four were box office flops-1981:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database* - A look back at the year 1981 with a special focus on the Hindi film song*... |
Naram Garam Naram Garam Naram Garam is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The movie was produced by Subhash Gupta and Uday Narayan Singh and had music by R.D.Burman. It reprises many actors and actresses from the 1979 hit Gol Maal with the same names... |
Ram Eshwar Prasad | Swaroop Sampat Swaroop Sampat Swaroop Sampat is a Bollywood actress who has acted in several Hindi language films such as Naram Garam. She won the Miss India contest in 1979 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1979.-Early life:... , Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period... , A. K. Hangal A. K. Hangal Avtar Kishan Hangal , popularly known as A. K. Hangal, is a well known Indian character actor in Hindi language films. His most notable roles are as the Inder Sen in Shaukeen, as Rahim Chacha in Sholay and as Ram Shastri in Aaina... |
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| 1982 | Olangal Olangal Olangal is a 1982 Indian film in Malayalam directed by Balu Mahendra.-Synopsis:Life goes on happily for the couple, Ravi and Radha who live with their only daughter until Father John arrives in the city with a young boy Raju, Ravi's son from an affair with Reetha before his marriage to Radha... |
Ravi Chattan | Poornima Jayaram Poornima Jayaram Poornima Jayaram is an Indian film actress of Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She was a mainstream actress of the 80's. Her pairing with Shankar in Malayalam was a hit. She is married to Tamil director, actor, producer and script-writer Bhagyaraj and has a son Shantanu Bhagyaraj, who is... , Adoor Bhasi Adoor Bhasi Adoor Bhasi was an Indian film actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and roles became the cynosure of comic scenes in the Malayalam films of the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s. He is also famous for his... |
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| 1983 Bollywood films of 1983 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Shriman Shrimati Shriman Shrimati Shriman Shrimati is a 1982 Hindi film produced by B. Nagi Reddy and directed by Vijay Reddy. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee, A. K. Hangal, Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Roshan, Sarika and Lalita Pawar... |
Madhu Gupta | Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee, Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (Hindi: राकेश रोशन (born Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath on 6 September 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a producer, director and former actor in Bollywood films who was born in a Punjabi Hindu Kayastha family... |
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| 1983 Bollywood films of 1983 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Rang Birangi Rang Birangi Rang Birangi is a 1983 Hindi film, based on a story by noted Hindi writer, Kamleshwar, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. This comedy classic is most remembered for the Utpal Dutt's role of Police Inspector Dhurindhar Bhatawrekar, which won him the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for the... |
Ajay Sharma | Parveen Babi Parveen Babi Parveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan... , Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval Deepti Naval Deepti Naval is an acclaimed Indian actress. She has acted in over 75 Hindi films, and most often worked in arthouse and independent films, known as parallel cinema in India.-Early life:Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India... |
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| 1984 | Tarang | Rahul | Smita Patil Smita Patil Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a... , Shreeram Lagoo, Girish Karnad Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language... |
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| 1984 | Aadmi Aur Aurat Aadmi Aur Aurat Aadmi Aur Aurat is 1984 Hindi language Telefilm directed by Tapan Sinha and starring Amol Palekar, Mahua Roy Chawdhary, Kalyan Chatterjee, Nirmal Ghosh, Parimal Sengupta, Sudhir K. Singh, Dipak Sanyal, Sameer Mukharjee. The movie was telecast on Doordarshan, Government owned TV Channel of India... |
Mahua Roy Choudury, Kalyan Chatterjee | ||
| 1985 Bollywood films of 1985 -Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1985:A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1985:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Khamosh Khamosh Khamosh is 1985 Indian thriller directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.The film starred Bollywood actors such as Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Pankaj Kapoor. It, however, did not do well at the box office.... |
Himself | Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:... , Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and... |
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| 1985 Bollywood films of 1985 -Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1985:A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1985:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Jhuthi | Inspector Kamal Nath | Rekha, Raj Babbar Raj Babbar Raj Babbar is a Hindi & Punjabi film actor since 1977 and the current Member of Parliament from Firozabad which he won by defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav & daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. This is his fourth term as MP, in previous terms he was the part of Samajwadi... |
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| 1986 Bollywood films of 1986 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1986:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1986:... |
Baat Ban Jaye Baat Ban Jaye Baat Ban Jaye is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Bharat Rangachary, starring Sanjeev Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt, Raj Babbar, Zeenat Aman, Amol Palekar, Aruna Irani and Shakti Kapoor.-Plot:... |
Yeshwant Rao Bhonsle | Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970... , Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period... |
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| 1994 Bollywood films of 1994 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1994.-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1994.-1994:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Teesra Kaun? Teesra Kaun Teesra Kaun is a Hindi thriller released in 1994 directed by Partho Ghosh and featuring Mithun Chakraborty, Chunky Pandey, Amol Palekar, Satish Shah, Rakesh Bedi. This film is the remake of 1990 Malayalam film No.20 Madras Mail directed by Joshy, starring Mohanlal and Mammootty in lead roles.- Plot... |
C. K. Kadam | Chunky Pandey Chunky Pandey Suyash 'Chunky' Pandey is an Indian film actor who has appeared in various Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 55 movies in a career that has spanned over two decades and has been nominated once for his supportive role in Tezaab... , Satish Shah Satish Shah Satish Ravilal Shah is a Hindi and Marathi film and television actor best known for his comedy films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ever popular 80's sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha. He is famous for playing the role of Municipal Commissioner... , Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi is an Indian film actor and television personality. He started his career as a supporting actor in the 1979 film Hamare Tumhare starring Sanjeev Kumar, and then went on to act in over 150 films and a couple of TV serials. Some of his most memorable roles were in the 1981 film Chashme... |
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| 2001 Bollywood films of 2001 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2001:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian box office in 2001:-2001:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Aks | The Defence Minister | Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades... , Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films as well.... , Manoj Bajpai Manoj Bajpai Manoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:... |
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| 2009 | Samaantar Samaantar Samaantar is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar and starring Palekar himself and Sharmila Tagore in the lead roles. This is Sharmila's first Marathi film.-Plot:... |
Keshav Vaze | Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011... , Makrand Deshpande Makrand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi and Marathi films and theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, and Darna Zaroori Hai where he often plays drunkard, wayfarer roles. He has directed over 5... |
Marathi Marathi language Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most... film |
As a Director
- Aakreit (Unimaginable in Marathi) – 1981
- Anakahi (Unspoken) – 1985
- Thodasa Rumani Ho JayeThodasa Roomani Ho JaayenThodasa Roomani Ho Jayen is a Hindi movie directed by Amol Palekar and released in 1990. It features Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar and Vikram Gokhale as major actors. It is a Hindi remake of 1956 English movie The Rainmaker. This movie has become a part of management courses and study pertaining to...
– 1990 - Bangarwadi – 1995
- DaayraaDaayraaDaayraa is a 1997 Bollywood movie starring Nirmal Pandey, Sonali Kulkarni . It was directed by Amol Palekar.-Synopsis:...
(The Square Circle) – 1996 - AnahatAnahat (The Movie)Anahat is a 2003 Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar and starring Sonali Bendre, Anant Nag and Deepti Naval. Anahat focuses on a woman asserting her right to sexual fulfillment....
(Forever) - Kairee (Raw mango) – 2001
- Dhyaas ParvaDhyaas ParvaDhyaas Parva is a 1999 Indian biopic on Raghunath Karve directed by Amol Palekar.-Cast:*Kishore Kadam as Raghunath Karve*Seema Biswas as Malati Karve*Atul Kulkarni as Gopal Krishna Gokhale*Sachin Khedekar as Wrangler Paranjpe...
(Kal Kaa Aadmi in Hindi) – 2001 (based on Raghunath KarveRaghunath KarveRaghunath Dhondo Karve was a professor of mathematics and a visionary social reformer from Maharashtra, India. He was a pioneer in initiating family planning and birth control for masses in Mumbai in 1921.Raghunath was the eldest son of Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve...
's life, won the National Award for Best film on family welfare) - PaheliPaheliPaheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...
(Riddle) – 2005 - QuestQuest (2006 film)Quest is a 2006 English-language Indian film directed by Amol Palekar. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English....
(English) – 2006 (won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in EnglishNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in EnglishThe National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English winners:-References:*...
) - DumkataDumkataDumkata is a Hindi comedy film released in 2007 and directed by Amol Palekar. The film stars Om Puri and Sachin Khedekar in lead roles. Shernaz Patel and Aseen Desai have important supporting roles in the film...
(2007) - SamaantarSamaantarSamaantar is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar and starring Palekar himself and Sharmila Tagore in the lead roles. This is Sharmila's first Marathi film.-Plot:...
(Marathi) – 2009 (with Sharmila TagoreSharmila TagoreSharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
) - And Once AgainAnd Once AgainAnd Once Again is a 2010 Indian family drama film directed by legendary director Amol Palekar. The film premiered in Mumbai on 20 August 2010.-Plot:...
– 2010 - Dhoosar (Marathi) – 2011 (won the Maharashtra State Film Award )
TV Serials
- Kachchi Dhoop – 1987
- Naqab – 1988
- Paoolkhuna – 1993
- Mrignayanee – 1991
- Kareena KareenaKareena KareenaKareena Kareena was a Zee TV comedy serial that aired from September 1, 2004 to 17 October 2005. To boost the show's popularity, numerous celebrities have also made appearances on the show such as Amol Palekar, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, and Rajeev Khandelwal.-Cast:*Kulraj...
– 2004 - AA Bail Mujhe Maar