Amol Palekar
Acting
Biography
Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema.
Born: November 24, 1944
Place of Birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Known For
Silence! The Court Is in Session
A political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to help the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is levelled against Miss Benare, another cast-member. Suddenly the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.
Safed Jhooth
Kamla does his best to protect a young woman who reminds him of his slain sister, but it turns out that she has several surprises in store for him.
200: Halla Ho
Inspired by true events, the film narrates the story of women terrorised by a mobster who gang-raped, robbed, terrorised and murdered 300 families for 15 years until he met his nemesis in a young Dalit girl.
Farzi
Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is catapulted into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note, even as Michael, a fiery, unorthodox task force officer wants to rid the country of the counterfeiting menace. In this thrilling cat-and-mouse race, losing is not an option!
Do Ladke Dono Kadke
Two hapless petty thieves find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping when they decide to break into a house on the very same night that two dim-witted kidnappers plan to abduct the child who lives there.
Teesra Kaun?
On a train bound for Bombay, three friends become prime suspects in a murder. On the run, they have to prove their innocence and catch the real killer.
Chhoti Si Baat
Arun is a timid accountant in Bombay who dreams of romancing Prabha, but is too shy to share his feelings. While Arun twiddles his thumbs, the suave Nagesh steps into the picture and turns on the heat, prompting Arun to take "love coaching" from "romance specialist" Julius Nagendranath to win Prabha back.
Gol Maal
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Olangal
Many years ago, fate brought Ravi Chattana to a remote village, where he met and fell in love with Rita, a kind and responsive girl. But life separated the lovers. Years passed. Ravi married another woman and had a daughter. It seemed that nothing could cloud his family happiness. But an unexpected phone call and a subsequent meeting with the parish priest disrupt the peaceful life of the Chattana family: Ravi has a son, Raju, whose existence he was unaware of. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the boy's mother, Rita, has died, and now it is up to the father to take care of the boy and take him into his family. Inspired from novel Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal.
Khamosh
A young actress is found to have committed suicide at the filming location. Things take a different turn when further investigation reveals it to be a cold-blooded murder and the killer is someone within the film crew.
Filmography
as Sudhakar Batra
as Madhav Nanu
as Justice Vitthal Daangle
as Dr. Amar Kishore Singh
as Keshav Vaze
as Defense Minister
as C.K. Kadam
as Amol Palekar
as Yeshwant Bhosle
as Inspector Kamal Nath Srivastav
as Nandu Chaturvedi
as Rahul
as Ajay Sharma
as Madhu Gupta
as Ravi Chattan
as Ramprasad
as Kishan Lal
as Chandranath
as Dinesh
as Ram Prasad Dasharath Prasad Sharma / Laxman Prasad Dasharath Prasad Sharma
as Tony Braganza
as Bhagwant Kumar 'Bhagu' Bartendu
as Hari
as Amol 'Ramu' Palekar
as Keshav Dalvi
as Sudeep
as Dacoit Chenneera
as Arun Pradeep
as Vinod
as Sanjay