Amol Palekar Filmography

Very few reach the heights of their profession as an actor. Even few make it as an actor and a director. Amol Palekar is one of those very few who shone as an actor and a director. Palekar brought a new dimension to heroes in the 70s who were mostly larger-than-life characters. Born on November 24, 1944, in Bombay, Palekar began his life in the arts as a painter. It was, however, theatre that laid the foundation for Palekar the actor and the director. In the 60s, he was one of the most highly regarded proponents of the avant-garde in India. His first movie as an actor, ‘Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe,’ led to a new wave in Marathi cinema. His portrayal of a normal middle-class Indian in movies such as ‘Gol Maal’ (1979) and ‘Naram Garam’ (1981) made him an easily relatable actor to many Indians. He began his directorial adventure with the Marathi film ‘Aakriet’ in 1981. Palekar brought the same essence of reality he portrayed as an actor to his directorial ventures as well. ‘Paheli,’ a 2005 movie directed by him was India’s official entry for the Oscars in 2006.

Amol Palekar’s Best Works

Chhoti Si Baat

1976

Jeevana Jyothi

1975

Jhoothi

1985

Gol Maal

1979 Rated 7.6 out of 10

Khamosh

1986

Aks

2001

Rajnigandha

1974

Unimaginable

1981

Jeena Yahan

1979

200: Halla Ho

2021

Acting credits

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2020s

2023

Farzi

8 episodes · as Madhav Nanu

Rated 7.8 out of 10

2023

Gulmohar

as Sudhakar Batra

2021

200: Halla Ho

as Justice Vitthal Daangle

2010s

2015

Ek Nayi Ummeed: Roshni

90 episodes · as Dr. Amar Kishore Singh

2000s

2009

Parallel Folds

as Keshav Vaze

2005

History Of Marathi Cinema

2001

Aks

as Defense Minister

1990s

1994

Teesra Kaun?

as C.K. Kadam

1980s

1986

Baat Ban Jaye

as Yeshwant Bhosle

1986

Khamosh

as Amol Palekar

1985

Jhoothi

as Inspector Kamal Nath Srivastav

1985

The Unspoken

as Nandu Chaturvedi

1984

Man and Woman

1984

Tarang

as Rahul

1983

Chena Achena

1983

Rang Birangi

as Ajay Sharma

1982

Jeevan Dhaara

1982

Olangal

as Ravi Chattan

1982

Ramnagri

1982

Shriman Shrimati

as Madhu Gupta

1982

Spandan

1982

Sringara Masa

1981

Chehre Pe Chehra

1981

Kalankini

1981

Naram Garam

as Ramprasad

1981

Sameera

1981

Unimaginable

1980

Aanchal

as Kishan Lal

1980

Apne Paraye

as Chandranath

1970s

1979

Baton Baton Mein

as Tony Braganza

1979

Do Ladke Dono Kadke

as Hari

1979

Gol Maal

as Ram Prasad Dasharath Prasad Sharma / Laxman Prasad Dasharath Prasad Sharma

Rated 7.6 out of 10

1979

Jeena Yahan

as Dinesh

1979

Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi

as Bhagwant Kumar 'Bhagu' Bartendu

1979

Solva Sawan

1978

Damaad

as Sharad

1978

Safed Jhooth

as Amol 'Ramu' Palekar

1977

Agar... If

1977

Bhumika

as Keshav Dalvi

1977

Gharaonda

as Sudeep

1977

Kanneshwara Rama

as Dacoit Chenneera

1977

Taxi Taxie

1976

Chhoti Si Baat

as Arun Pradeep

1976

Chitchor

as Vinod

1975

Jeevana Jyothi

1974

Rajnigandha

as Sanjay

1971

Silence! The Court Is in Session

47 credits shown · 1971–2023.

Behind the camera

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2000s

2009

Parallel Folds

Director

2006

Quest

Director

2005

Paheli

Director · Story

2003

Anaahat

Director

2000

The Raw Mango

Screenplay · Director

1990s

1996

The Square Circle

Screenplay · Director

1995

The Village Had No Walls

Director

1990

Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen

Director

1980s

1985

The Unspoken

Director

1981

Unimaginable

Director

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