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 ...

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The Amol Palekar that most of us know from his films ... of Govind Nihalani and Shyam Benegal. This gave rise to a new genre called Middle cinema. He recounts actor Shashi Kapoor ...

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When art entrepreneur Sanjoy K. Roy introduced Amol Palekar to the stage of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) on Day 4, he said, “For those who don’t know, he celebrated his 80th birthday ...