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Amol Palekar recalls SLAPPING Smita Patil without consent during Bhumika; says, “She hugged me & we both cried”

Amol Palekar recently opened up about a deeply regrettable incident that occurred during the filming of the critically acclaimed film Bhumika. Amol Palekar recently opened up about a deeply ...
The Free Press Journal

Amol Palekar Takes A Dig At BJP Supporters: 'People Who Did Not Beat Thalis Were Named Urban Naxals'

During the event, Palekar stated that the "work of terrorising minorities" in the country has been going on for the last few decades. Veteran actor Amol Palekar recently attended an event in Kolhapur, ...
The Free Press Journal

Amol Palekar: 'Painting is more of an introvertish journey for me'

Amol Palekar has transcended through the multiverse of art with ease in the last five decades. Theater, films, television, OTT, fine art… he has been there, done that, got the t-shirt — as painter, ...
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Did Amol Palekar Accuse Aamir Khan Of ‘Lobbying’ To Send His Film To Oscars? Watch Video

I love everything about movies and have an eagle eye for the tiniest of details. Have a bad habit of making jokes in the most uncomfortable moments and I amplify the awkwardness with my dry humour. I ...
The Telegraph

Amol Palekar: 'People didn't see variations I brought in my boy-next-door characters'

Amol Palekar says he was happy being the quintessential boy-next-door but it bothered him that people didn't appreciate the variations he brought into his portrayals. Speaking at the launch of his ...
The Telegraph

Amol Palekar: 'I was not what a hero is supposed to be and people loved that'

Veteran actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar says he has always lived life on his own terms and that reflected in his choice of regular guy roles in Hindi cinema at a time when larger-than-life heroes were ...
The Free Press Journal

Amol Palekar Recalls Slapping Smita Patil Without Informing Her During Bhumika Shoot: 'She Was In Disbelief, I Started Crying'

Veteran actor Amol Palekar recalled an incident from the shoot of his 1977 film, Bhumika, in which he was forced to slap co-star Smita Patil. He said that director Shyam Benegal ordered him to slap ...
Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore

200 Halla Ho Review: Amol Palekar And Rinku Rajguru's Movie Delivers A Powerful Message, And Emotionally Charged Performances

Just the fact that we get to see the ever-dependable Amol Palekar back doing what he knows best after so long, is reason enough to watch this real-life gruesome melodrama about a mass rapist brought ...
Bollywood Hungama

Amol Palekar questions, “Why is the audience discussing box office numbers so much?”

Veteran artiste Amol Palekar recently launched his memoir in Mumbai. The book is released in two languages – ‘Aivaj’ in Marathi and ‘Viewfinder’ in English. Apart from his wife and partner Sandhya ...
The Telegraph

Amol Palekar says there is need to rethink the criteria for defining a ‘good’ film

Expressing his concern over the declining state of Hindi films, veteran actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar on Friday said there’s a need to rethink the criteria for defining a “good” film, which shouldn't ...
Indiatimes

Amol Palekar almost rejected Nana Patekar for 'Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen' over on-set fight with Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'I told Nana, ‘You don’t have softness''

Nana Patekar’s fiery reputation almost cost him a role in Amol Palekar’s Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen. Despite concerns about his temperament and a past clash with Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Parinda’s set, ...
Bollywood Hungama

Amol Palekar compares early Bollywood with south cinema; says, “I found the south Indian film industry to be so much more professional”

Veteran actor Amol Palekar, who rose to prominence in Hindi cinema in the 1970s, admitted that the south Indian film industries were much more organised and well-run than the Hindi film industries ...