16 Facts About Amol Palekar

Amol Palekar was born on 24 November 1944 and is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema.

Amol Palekar had three sisters called Neelon, Rekha and Unnati.

Amol Palekar's father worked in the General Post Office and his mother worked in a private company.

Amol Palekar studied fine arts at the Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai, and commenced his artistic career as a painter.

Amol Palekar has been active in the avant garde theatre in India in Marathi and Hindi theatre as an actor, director and producer since 1967.

Amol Palekar received three Filmfare Awards and six State awards as Best Actor.

Amol Palekar decided not to act after 1986 in order to concentrate on filmmaking.

Amol Palekar has directed several television serials on the national network such as Kachchi Dhoop, Mrignayani, Naquab, Paool Khuna and Krishna Kali.

Amol Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972.

Amol Palekar won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Gol Maal.

Amol Palekar played the role of an intellectually disabled man, a character played by Kamal Haasan in the original Tamil movie.

Amol Palekar turned to directing with the Marathi film Aakriet.

Amol Palekar showed his capabilities as a director with movies such as Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen and Paheli.

Amol Palekar is willing to act if he is given a challenging role.

Amol Palekar married Sandhya Gokhale after his divorce from his first wife, Chitra.

In February 2022, Amol Palekar was hospitalized in Pune for COVID-19 related complications.