Amol Palekar

Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is a well known actor of the '70s and later director of notable Indian movies.

Amol Palekar was born in Bombay, where he attended the Sir J. J. School of Art. He started with the Marathi experimental stage with Satyadev Dubey and later started his own group 'Aniket' set up in 1972. He introduced theatre of the absurd in Maharashtra and a street theatre-inspired practice of performing plays in the round.

In 1974 he was cast as an actor by Basu Chatterjee in Rajnigandha, which lead to many parts in middle-class comedies. He became a director with the Marathi film Aakriet.

He has also has proved his capabilities as a director as his movie Paheli was India's official entry in the race for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscar. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations.

Filmography

As an Actor

*Baaton Baaton Mein
*Golmaal
*Rajnigandha
*Rangbirangi
*Naram Garam
*Chhoti Si Baat
*Do Ladke Dono Kadke
*Meri Biwi Ke Shaadi
*Chitchor
*Damaad
*Khamosh
*Gharonda

As a Director

* Akriet
*Ankahi (Unspoken) - 1984
*Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye
*Daayraa (The Square Circle)
*Anahat (Forever)
* Bangarwadi
*Kairee
*Dhyaas Parva
*Paheli (Riddle) - 2005

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