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Amol Palekar was born in Bombay, India, where he attended the Sir J. J. School of Art. He is a Maharashtrian. He started with the Marathi experimental stage with Satyadev Dubey and later started his own group 'Aniket' set up in 1972. He introduced Theatre of the Absurd in Maharashtra and a street theatre-inspired practice of performing plays in the round. This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... The Sir J. J. School of Art was founded in March 1857 with a donation offered by Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy, after whom the school is named. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Theatre of the Absurd, or Theater of the Absurd (French: Le Théâtre de lAbsurde) is a designation for particular plays written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... A troupe of street theatre performers by the beach in Vancouver, Canada. ... Theatre-in-the-round or arena theatre is any theatre space in which the audience surrounds the stage area. ...

He made his debut in 1971 with noted Marathi film, Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe directed by Satyadev Dubey, which started the ‘New Cinema’ Movement in Marathi ^[1]. In 1974 he was cast as an actor by Basu Chatterjee in Rajnigandha, which led to many other such roles in middle-class comedies often directed by Chatterjee or Hrishikesh Mukherjee such as Golmaal, Chhoti Si Baat and Naram Garam. He turned from actor to director with the Marathi film Aakriet. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Basu Chatterjee is a noted Indian Film Director. ... Rajnigandha is the name of a Hindi movie released in 1974 and directed by Basu Chatterjee. ... Hrishikesh Mukherjee is one of the most famous Indian film directors. ... Golmaal is a Bollywood Hindi comedy movie. ... Chhoti Si Baat (Devnagari: छोटी सी बात) is a 1975 Hindi romantic comedy film. ... Naram Garam is a 1981 Bollywood movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

He proved his capabilities as a director through his movie Paheli which was India's official entry in the race for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscar. The movie, however, did not make it to the final nominations. Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Paheli (Devanagari: पहेली, Nastaliq: پہیلی, English: Riddle) is a Bollywood movie, released in India on June 24, 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

Personal life

Palekar openly claims to be agnostic and atheist, even though brought up in a Hindu background ^[2]. The term agnosticism and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...

Partial Filmography

As an Actor

• Aks
• Shriman Shrimati
• Baaton Baaton Mein(Tina Munim, David and others)
• Golmaal(Bindiya Goswami)
• Rajnigandha(Vidya Sinha)
• Rang Birangi(Deepti Naval)
• Naram Garam(Swaroop Sampath)
• Chhoti Si Baat(Vidya Sinha Asrani Ashok Kumar)
• Do Ladke Dono Kadke(Moushumi Chatterji)
• Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi(Ranjeeta)
• Chitchor(Zarina Wahab)
• Damaad(Ranjeeta)
• Khamosh(Shabana Azmi)
• Gharonda(Zarina Wahab)
• Olangal(Ravi Chattan) (1982) Malayalam

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As a Director

• Akrit (Unimaginable) - 1981
• Ankahi (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 National Award for Best film on family welfare based on Raghunath Karve's life.
• Paheli (Riddle) - 2005
• thaang (quest) - 2006

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TV Serials

• Kachchi Dhoop - 1987
• Naqab - 1988
• Paoolkhuna - 1993
• Mrignayanee - 1991
• Kareena Kareena - 2004

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Note

Amol in Marathi language means 'invaluable' - something you cannot put a value/price for. Amol is also a very common name among people from Western parts of India mainly Maharashtra. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

External links

• Amol Palekar at the Internet Movie Database
• National Award List 2001

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References

1. ^ Chronology of Indian Cinema at upperstall
2. ^ Amol Palekar at ibnlive