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Amol Palekar
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| Born | (1944-11-24) 24 November 1944[1] Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) | Chitra Palekar(m. 1969, div. 2001) Sandhya Gokhale(m. 2001) |
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| Awards | Filmfare Best Actor Award: 1979: Gol Maal |
| Website | www.amolpalekar.com |
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Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is a noted Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema.[3]
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Theatre journey
1.2 Movie career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
3.1 As an actor
3.2 As a director
3.3 Feature films in other regional languages
3.4 TV serials
4 Awards
5 Reality television shows
6 References
7 External links
Career
He studied fine arts at the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai, and commenced his artistic career as a painter.[4] As a painter, he had seven one-man exhibitions and participated in many group shows. He has been active in the avant garde theatre in India. He has been active 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 an actor, he was most prominent for over a decade from 1970. His image as a "boy next door" contrasted with the larger-than-life heroes prevalent at that time in Indian cinema. He received one Filmfare and six State awards as Best Actor. 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 journey
Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972.
Movie career
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.[5]
In 1974 he was cast as an actor by Basu Chatterjee in Rajnigandha, and in the surprise low-budget hit, Chhoti Si Baat. This led to many other such 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.[6]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.[7] He is willing to act once again if he is given a challenging role.[8]
Personal life
Amol Palekar was born to Kamlakar and Suhasini Palekar in a lower-middle-class family in Mumbai. He was raised along with his three sisters, Neelon, Rekha and Unnati, by his father who worked in the General Post Office and his mother who worked in a private company.[9] He worked at the Bank of India before he switched full-time to a career in acting. He also does some social work. He married Sandhya Gokhale after his divorce from his first wife, Chitra.[10][11][2] Palekar regards himself as an agnostic atheist.[12]
Filmography
As an actor
| Year | Film | Character/role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Bajiraocha Beta | Marathi film | |
| 1971 | Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe | Marathi film | |
| 1974 | Rajnigandha | Sanjay | |
| 1975 | Jeevana Jyoti | Sanjay | Telugu film |
| 1976 | Chhoti Si Baat | Arun Pradeep | |
| 1976 | Chitchor | Vinod | |
| 1977 | Gharonda | Sudip | |
| 1977 | Bhumika | Keshav Dalvi | |
| 1977 | Agar... If | Anil Aggarwal | |
| 1977 | Taxi Taxie | Dev/Hero | |
| 1977 | Tuch Maazi Raani | Marathi film | |
| 1977 | Kanneshwara Rama | Chenneera | Kannada film |
| 1978 | Damaad | ||
| 1978 | Safed Jhoot | Amol 'Ramu' Palekar | |
| 1979 | Baaton Baaton Mein | Tony Braganza | |
| 1979 | Gol Maal | Ram Prasad Sharma/ Lakshman Prasad Sharma (Lucky) | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
| 1979 | Do Ladke Dono Kadke | Hari | |
| 1979 | Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi | Bhagwant Kumar Bartendu "Bhagu" | |
| 1979 | Solva Sawan | ||
| 1979 | Bin Baap Ka Beta | ||
| 1979 | Mother 1979 film | Marathi film | |
| 1979 | Jeena Yahan | Dinesh | |
| 1980 | Aanchal | Kishan Lal | |
| 1980 | Apne Paraye | Chandranath | |
| 1981 | Naram Garam | Ram Eshwar Prasad | |
| 1981 | Sameera | ||
| 1981 | Akriet | Mukutrao Shinde | Marathi film |
| 1981 | Kalankini | Bengali film | |
| 1981 | Agni Pareeksha | Alok Choudhary / Ramesh Khanna | |
| 1981 | Chehre Pe Chehra | Peter | |
| 1981 | Plot No. 5 | ||
| 1982 | Jeevan Dhaara | Anand Bhatnagar | |
| 1982 | Olangal | Ravi Chattan | Malayalam film |
| 1982 | Ramnagari | ||
| 1982 | Spandan | ||
| 1982 | Shriman Shrimati | Madhu Gupta | |
| 1983 | Rang Birangi | Ajay Sharma | |
| 1983 | Ashray | ||
| 1983 | Pyaasi Aankhen | ||
| 1983 | Chena Achena | Bengali film | |
| 1984 | Tarang | Rahul | |
| 1984 | Aadmi Aur Aurat | Tapan Sinha | TV Movie |
| 1984 | Prarthana | ||
| 1984 | Sringara Masa | Kannada film | |
| 1984 | Mr. X | Amar | Voice dubbed by other artist |
| 1985 | Khamosh | Amol Palekar | |
| 1985 | Jhoothi | Inspector Kamal Nath | |
| 1985 | Ankahee (1985 film) | Devkinandan Chaturvedi 'Nandu' | |
| 1985 | 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 |
As a director
Aakreit (Unimaginable in Marathi) – 1981
Ankahee (Unspoken) – 1985
Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye – 1990
Bangarwadi – 1995
Daayraa (The Square Circle) – 1996
Anahat (Forever)
Kairee (Raw mango) – 2001
Dhyaas Parva (Kal Kaa Aadmi in Hindi) – 2001 (based on Raghunath Karve's life, won the National Award for Best Film on Family Welfare)[13]
Paheli (Riddle) – 2005 (India's official entry to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film)
Quest (English) – 2006 (won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English)
Dumkata (2007)
Samaantar (Marathi) – 2009
...And Once Again – 2010
Dhoosar (Marathi) – 2011 (won the Maharashtra State Film Award)
Feature films in other regional languages
Mother (Bengali) (with Sharmila Tagore & Dipankar Dey)
Kalankini (Bengali) (with Mamata Shankar – directed by Dhiren Ganguly)
Chena Achena (Bengali) (with Tanuja & Soumitra Chaterjee)
Kanneshwara Rama (Kannada) (with Anant Nag & Shabana Aazmi – directed by M.S. Sathyu)
Paper Boats (Kannada & English) (with Deepa – directed by Pattabhirama Reddy)
Olangal (Malayalam) (with Poornima Jyaram & Ambika – directed by Balu Mahendra)
TV serials
Kachchi Dhoop – 1987
Naqab – 1988
Paoolkhuna – 1993
Mrignayanee – 1991
Kareena Kareena – 2004
AA Bail Mujhe Maar – 1987
Ek Nayi Ummeed-Roshni – 2015
Awards
| Award | Film | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
National Film Awards | |||
Best Feature Film in Marathi | Bangarwadi | 1995 | Won |
Special Jury Award (Feature Film) | Daayraa | 1996 | Won |
Best Film on Other Social Issues | Kairee | 1999 | Won |
Best Film on Family Welfare | Dhyaas Parva | 2000 | Won |
Best Feature Film in English | Quest | 2006 | Won |
Filmfare Award | |||
| Best Actor | Chhoti Si Baat | 1977 | Nominated |
| Gol Maal | 1980 | Won | |
Filmfare Marathi Awards | |||
| Best Actor | Akriet | 1981 | Won |
Reality television shows
- lokesh
References
^ ‘आपल्यातीलच एक’ थोडासा रुमानी झाला तेव्हा A correct reference about his birthday from Marathi language newspaper loksatta news, Birthday is confirmed person with him to be 24 November,1944 during Marathi language wikipedia workshop
^ abc Amol Palekar: Baaton Baaton Mein
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^ "Painting is like 'ghar wapsi' for me: Amol Palekar". Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^ "Amol Palekar's debut". Times of India. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^ https://kanikahanda.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/thoda-sa-roomani-ho-jaaye-movie-review/
^ "Star touch to animated film on HIV/AIDS". The New Indian Express. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
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^ "Amol Palekar: Can return to screen if role is challenging". November 17, 2013. NDTV. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
^ "Amol Palekar: Baaton Baaton Mein - The Times of India". The Times of India.
^ [1] Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Amol Palekar is back in action, this time with an English language ..." The Indian Express. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
^ "Atheism is the religion for these filmi folk". The Times Group. Times of India. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "Focus". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
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