Amol Palekar

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy datesTemplate:Use Indian English Template:Infobox person Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director, and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is also a painter and an author. Palekar was part of the Bollywood faction that popularised 'middle cinema'. His most popular works include roles in films like Gol Maal, Chhoti Si Baat, and Bhumika. At the age of 80, Palekar released his autobiography; its English version was titled Viewfinder.

Early life and education

Palekar was born to Kamlakara and Suhasini Palekar in a Marathi speaking middle-class family in Mumbai. He had three sisters named Neelon, Rekha, and Unnati. His father worked in the General Post Office and his mother worked in a private company.<ref name="times baaton"/> Palekar studied Fine Arts at the Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, and commenced his artistic career as a painter. As a painter, he has had seven solo exhibitions and participated in many group shows.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Acting career

Although he trained in fine arts, Palekar is better known as a stage and film actor. He has been active in the avant-garde theatre in India in Marathi and Hindi theatre as an actor, director and producer since 1967. His contribution to the modern Indian theatre is often overshadowed by his popularity as a lead actor in Hindi films.

As a film actor, he was most prominent in the 1970s. His image as a "boy next door"<ref>* {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> contrasted with the larger-than-life heroes prevalent at that time in Indian cinema. He received three Filmfare Awards and six State awards as Best Actor for his works. His performances in regional language films in Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada fetched him critical acclaim as well. He decided not to act after 1986 in order to concentrate on filmmaking.

As a director, he is known for the sensitive portrayal of women, selection of classic stories from Indian literature, and perceptive handling of progressive issues. He has directed several television serials on the national network such as Kachchi Dhoop, Mrignayani, Naquab, Paool Khuna and Krishna Kali.

Theatre career

Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972. As a theatre actor, he was part of popular plays like Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe, Hayavadana and Adhe Adhure.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following a performance on stage at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in 1994, he returned to theatre after a gap of 25 years with the suspenseful play, Kusur (The Mistake).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This play is directed by him and he also plays the lead role.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Movie career

Palekar in 2011

Palekar made his debut in 1971 with the Marathi film Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe directed by Satyadev Dubey, which started the New Cinema Movement in Marathi.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1974, he was cast as an actor by director Basu Chatterjee in Rajnigandha, and in the surprise low-budget hit, Chhoti Si Baat. This led to him getting more roles in "middle-class" comedies, mostly alternative. These were mostly directed by Chatterjee or Hrishikesh Mukherjee and included films such 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 1979, he was paired with a sixteen-year-old Sridevi in Solva Saawan, which was her debut Hindi movie as a heroine. Amol played the role of an intellectually disabled man, a character played by Kamal Haasan in the original Tamil movie.

In 1982, he played the role of Ravi in the Malayalam movie Olangal. He turned to directing with the Marathi film Aakriet. He showed his capabilities as a director with movies such as Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen and Paheli. Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen has become a part of management courses and study pertaining to human behaviour. Paheli was India's official entry for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscars. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations.

Palekar in 2016

He has also given his voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAids.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Personal life

Palekar regards himself as an agnostic atheist.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He married Sandhya Gokhale after his divorce from his first wife, Chitra.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="times baaton" />

In February 2022, Palekar was hospitalized in Pune for COVID-19 related complications.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Controversies

Palekar was a part of the 1981 film Agni Pareeksha. Even after the production of the film was completed, Palekar had not received his dues. He brought up this issue with the film's producer B. R. Chopra. The argument turned into an ugly spat where Chopra threatened Palekar to "kick him out of the industry". Palekar sued Chopra over unfulfilled dues, and won the case.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015, Palekar was appointed as the chairperson for the jury committee to pick India's official entry to the Oscars. He had stated that he faced external pressure to select certain films which he denies obliging to. That year, the Marathi film Court was nominated as an Oscar entry.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

As an actor

Year Film Role Notes
1969 Bajiraocha Beta Marathi film
1971 Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe Marathi film
1974 Rajnigandha Sanjay
1975 Jeevana Jyoti Sanjay Telugu film
Chhoti Si Baat Arun Pradeep Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1976 Chitchor Vinod
1977 Gharaonda Sudip
Bhumika Keshav Dalvi Won: Filmfare Special Performance Award<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Agar... If Anil Aggarwal
Taxi Taxie Dev/Hero
Tuch Maazi Raani Marathi film
Kanneshwara Rama Chenneera Kannada film
1978 Damaad Sharad Mazgaonkar
Safed Jhoot Amol 'Ramu' Palekar
1979 Baaton Baaton Mein Tony Braganza
Gol Maal Ram Prasad Sharma / Lakshman Prasad Sharma (Lucky) Won: Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Do Ladke Dono Kadke Hari
Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi Bhagwant Kumar Bartendu "Bhagu"
Solva Sawan
Bin Baap Ka Beta
Mother Marathi film
Jeena Yahan Dinesh
1980 Aanchal Kishan Lal
Apne Paraye Chandranath
1981 Naram Garam Ram Eshwar Prasad
Sameera
Akriet Mukutrao Shinde Marathi film won: Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Marathi
Kalankini Bengali film
Agni Pareeksha Alok Choudhary / Ramesh Khanna
Chehre Pe Chehra Peter
Plot No. 5
1982 Jeevan Dhaara Anand Bhatnagar
Olangal Ravi Chattan Malayalam film
Ramnagari
Spandan
Shriman Shrimati Madhu Gupta
1983 Rang Birangi Ajay Sharma
Ashray
Pyaasi Aankhen
Chena Achena Bengali film
1984 Tarang Rahul
Aadmi Aur Aurat Tapan Sinha TV movie
Prarthana
Sringara Masa Kannada film
Mr. X Amar Voice dubbed by other artist
1985 Khamosh Amol Palekar
Jhoothi Inspector Kamal Nath
Ankahee Devkinandan Chaturvedi 'Nandu'
Abasheshe Bengali film
1986 Baat Ban Jaye Yeshwant Rao Bhonsle
1994 Teesra Kaun? C. K. Kadam
2001 Aks The Defence Minister
2009 Samaantar Keshav Vaze Marathi film
2021 200 – Halla Ho Justice Vitthal Daangle Hindi ZEE5 film
2023 Gulmohar Sudhakar Batra Disney+Hotstarfilm

As a director

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Feature films in other regional languages

TV serials

  • Kachchi Dhoop – 1987
  • Naqab – 1988
  • Paoolkhuna – 1993
  • Mrignayanee – 1991
  • Kareena Kareena – 2004
  • AA Bail Mujhe Maar – 1987
  • Ek Nayi Ummeed-Roshni – 2015

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
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Awards

Award Film Year Status
National Film Awards
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Best Feature Film in Marathi Bangarwadi 1995 Template:Won
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Best Film on Family Welfare Dhyaas Parva 2000 Template:Won
Best Feature Film in English Quest 2006 Template:Won
Filmfare Awards
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Filmfare Marathi Awards
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