Amol Palekar
Indian actor · India · On the map · Actors · Born 1944 · age 81
Amol Palekar is an Indian actor, director, and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is also a painter and an author. Palekar was part of the faction in Hindi cinema that popularised 'middle cinema'.
Amol Palekar is read about 585 times a day, in 27 languages.
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Reporting LiveFilm2023
FarziSeries, Madhav Nanu
GulmoharFilm, 2023Sudhakar Batra2015
Ek Nayi Ummeed: RoshniSeries, Dr. Amar Kishore Singh2006National Film Award for Best Feature Film in EnglishAward2005
PaheliFilm, Director, Writer2001
AksFilm, Defense Minister2000National Film Award for Best Film on Family WelfareAward1999National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social IssuesAward1996National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special MentionAward
The Square CircleFilm, 1996Director, Writer1995National Film Award for Best Feature Film in MarathiAward1994
Teesra Kaun?Film, C.K. Kadam1986
KhamoshFilm, Amol Palekar1985
JhoothiFilm, Inspector Kamal Nath Srivastav1983
Rang BirangiFilm, Ajay Sharma1981
Chehre Pe ChehraFilm1979
Baton Baton MeinFilm, Tony Braganza1977
BhumikaFilm, Keshav Dalvi1975
Jeevana JyothiFilm1971
Silence! The Court Is in SessionFilm1944Born24 November 1944
Reporting LiveFilm2023FarziSeries, Madhav NanuGulmoharFilm, 2023Sudhakar Batra2015Ek Nayi Ummeed: RoshniSeries, Dr. Amar Kishore Singh2006National Film Award for Best Feature Film in EnglishAward2005PaheliFilm, Director, Writer2001AksFilm, Defense Minister2000National Film Award for Best Film on Family WelfareAward1999National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social IssuesAward1996National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special MentionAwardThe Square CircleFilm, 1996Director, Writer1995National Film Award for Best Feature Film in MarathiAward1994Teesra Kaun?Film, C.K. Kadam1986KhamoshFilm, Amol Palekar1985JhoothiFilm, Inspector Kamal Nath Srivastav1983Rang BirangiFilm, Ajay Sharma1981Chehre Pe ChehraFilm1979Baton Baton MeinFilm, Tony Braganza1977BhumikaFilm, Keshav Dalvi1975Jeevana JyothiFilm1971Silence! The Court Is in SessionFilm1944Born24 November 1944People around Amol
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Basu Chatterjee Directed Chhoti Si Baat and Rajnigandha
Deepti Naval Amol directed Ankahee and Anahat
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Directed Gol Maal, Naram Garam and Rang Birangi
Dina Pathak Also in Solva Sawan, Bhumika and Gharaonda
Amitabh Bachchan Amol directed Paheli (2005), produced Aks (2001)
Sonali Kulkarni Amol directed Daayraa and Kairee
Utpal Dutt Also in Gol Maal, Baat Ban Jaye and Rang Birangi
Vidya Sinha Also in Rajnigandha and Plot No. 5
Naseeruddin Shah Amol directed Paheli (2005)
Rahul Dev Burman Wrote Gol Maal, Naram Garam and Aanchal
Baldev Raj Chopra Produced Chhoti Si Baat and Agni Pareeksha
Salil Chowdhury Wrote Chhoti Si Baat and Rajnigandha
Shriram Lagoo Amol directed Ankahee (1985)
Anant Nag Amol directed Anahat (2003)
Upendra Limaye Amol directed Bangarwadi and Kairee
Mithun Chakraborty Also in Baat Ban Jaye, Sameera and Teesra Kaun
Shabana Azmi Also in Apne Paraye, Khamosh and Sameera
Sharmila Tagore Amol directed Samaantar (2009)
A. K. Hangal Also in Shriman Shrimati, Naram Garam and Paheli
Rajesh Roshan Wrote Baton Baton Mein and Sameera
Nilu Phule Also in Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979)- Partho Ghosh Directed Teesra Kaun (1994)
Nirmal Pandey Amol directed Daayraa (1997)- Arvind Deshpande Also in Baton Baton Mein, Jeena Yahan and Tarang
Also in Français
Filmography 40
62 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
Photos 3
Awards
About this person
His most popular works include Chhoti Si Baat (1975), Chitchor (1976), Bhumika (1977), Baaton Baaton Mein (1979), and Gol Maal (1979).
Country
India
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 81
