Amol Palekar has a special place in the hearts of ... and his sense of loss at their passing is evident, as is the 80-year-old actor’s own intimation of mortality. The elegiac note apart ...

PIC/GETTY IMAGES He seemed to enjoy himself ... From painter to thespian to celebrated Bollywood actor, Amol Palekar has now added one more feather to his cap with the launch of his autobiography ...

As diverse streams of art, music, tradition, literature and sciences of India and the world flowed into a vast sea of listeners across age, race, class and gender ... Esther Dufflo, Amol Palekar, Ira ...

Amol Palekar talked about slapping Smita Patil without her consent, after Shyam Benegal thought ‘he wasn’t violent enough' while filming Bhumika. Amol Palekar recently attended the Jaipur ...

Amol Palekar shared his regret at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2025 about slapping Smita Patil during the filming of Bhumika without her consent, following director Shyam Benegal’s instructions.

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 ...

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 ...

Actor Amol Palekar famously locked horns with legendary filmmaker BR Chopra back in the 1980s, to the extent that the latter threatened to throw him out of the film industry, and the actor dragged ...

Amol Palekar shared his regret at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2025 about slapping Smita Patil during the filming of ...

The Amol Palekar that most of us know from his films, is a mild-mannered, shy, bumbling man who doesn’t have the confidence to pursue the girl he likes. Someone who evokes enough empathy for ...

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Amol Palekar talked about slapping Smita Patil without her consent, after Shyam Benegal thought ‘he wasn’t violent enough' while filming Bhumika.